Fertility rate: births per woman in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.77 live births per woman in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Fertility rate: births per woman in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate: births per woman in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 1.77 live births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 7.36 live births per woman in 1955 and was at its lowest, 1.77 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 131st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.32 live births per woman | 7.28 live births per woman | 7.36 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.78 live births per woman | 6.28 live births per woman | 7.25 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.25 live births per woman | 4.29 live births per woman | 6.12 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.27 live births per woman | 2.73 live births per woman | 3.92 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.59 live births per woman | 2.31 live births per woman | 2.76 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.15 live births per woman | 2.03 live births per woman | 2.31 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 live births per woman | 1.86 live births per woman | 2.14 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 live births per woman | 1.77 live births per woman | 1.83 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 128 Georgia 1.81 live births per woman compare
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- 130 North Korea 1.78 live births per woman compare
- 131 El Salvador 1.77 live births per woman compare
- 133 Bulgaria 1.75 live births per woman compare
- 134 Brunei 1.75 live births per woman compare
More reference data data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0202 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.77 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.77 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.798 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.5018 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 65.6 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 65.65 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.5029 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 83.63 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 1.77 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 7.36 live births per woman in 1955.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 131st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.