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Fertility in Saint Kitts and Nevis sits at 1.50 children per woman in 2026, below the replacement level of 2.1. Over the preceding five years it has held broadly steady. About 528 babies are born a year, a crude birth rate of 11.2 per 1,000. Its net reproduction rate sits at 0.72, well below the 1.0 that marks generational replacement. Women are having children later in life, at a mean age of 27.6 years, up from 26.5 in 1980. Mothers aged 15-19 account for 11% of births. By 2100, projections see it reaching 1.56 children per woman.
Fertility rate
1.50 children/woman
Birth rate
11.2 per 1,000 people
Total births
528
Mean age at birth
27.6 years
Saint Kitts and Nevis' fertility rate has fallen dramatically from 7.3 children per woman in 1958 to 1.50 today, below the 2.1 replacement level. Teen pregnancy remains notable, with 11% of births to mothers aged 15-19.