Fertility & birth rates in Bahrain and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate in Bahrain vs Saint Lucia by year

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Bahrain

Saint Lucia

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Year	Fertility rate
	Bahrain	Saint Lucia
2023	1.82	1.38
2022	1.84	1.39
2021	1.85	1.4
2020	1.86	1.41
2019	1.84	1.42
2018	1.91	1.44
2017	1.98	1.45
2016	2.04	1.46
2015	2.11	1.47
2014	2.15	1.49
2013	2.17	1.5
2012	2.11	1.5
2011	2.03	1.5
2010	1.99	1.67
2009	2.05	1.74
2008	2.15	1.7
2007	2.28	1.7
2006	2.46	1.77
2005	2.67	1.81
2004	2.77	1.86
2003	2.78	1.94
2002	2.7	2.03
2001	2.65	2.13
2000	2.8	2.21
1999	2.9	2.5
1998	2.89	2.4
1997	2.92	2.74
1996	2.99	2.71
1995	3.13	3.03
1994	3.29	3.03
1993	3.46	3
1992	3.55	3.11
1991	3.63	3.19
1990	3.82	3.24
1989	3.96	3.31
1988	4.04	3.44
1987	4.13	3.61
1986	4.25	3.8
1985	4.28	3.97
1984	4.3	4.02
1983	4.41	4.08
1982	4.51	4.17
1981	4.6	4.28
1980	4.76	4.41
1979	4.94	4.58
1978	5.12	4.83
1977	5.29	4.97
1976	5.45	5.16
1975	5.62	5.36
1974	5.79	5.57
1973	5.97	5.69
1972	6.14	5.81
1971	6.28	5.95
1970	6.43	6.1
1969	6.57	6.25
1968	6.71	6.39
1967	6.84	6.51
1966	6.94	6.61
1965	7.03	6.69
1964	7.09	6.76
1963	7.14	6.72
1962	7.19	6.82
1961	7.23	6.84
1960	7.26	6.77

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Bahrain was 1.82 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.38 in Saint Lucia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bahrain vs Saint Lucia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Bahrain

Saint Lucia

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Year	Natural population change
	Bahrain	Saint Lucia
2023	16,356	475
2022	17,058	530
2021	15,401	-15
2020	15,056	562
2019	16,639	609
2018	17,445	694
2017	18,140	724
2016	17,996	767
2015	18,193	841
2014	17,826	852
2013	17,044	892
2012	16,219	916
2011	15,990	934
2010	16,474	1,176
2009	15,795	1,349
2008	15,541	1,369
2007	15,393	1,422
2006	15,248	1,511
2005	15,196	1,553
2004	14,454	1,615
2003	13,243	1,694
2002	11,875	1,774
2001	10,948	1,860
2000	11,339	1,967
1999	11,397	2,389
1998	10,970	2,294
1997	10,739	2,709
1996	10,607	2,649
1995	10,824	3,019
1994	11,133	2,976
1993	11,521	2,899
1992	11,577	2,981
1991	11,491	3,009
1990	12,337	3,061
1989	12,293	3,146
1988	11,995	3,229
1987	11,709	3,351
1986	11,455	3,496
1985	10,924	3,591
1984	10,269	3,526
1983	9,821	3,443
1982	9,396	3,360
1981	9,020	3,306
1980	8,802	3,275
1979	8,587	3,301
1978	8,358	3,340
1977	8,093	3,240
1976	7,818	3,166
1975	7,535	3,126
1974	7,265	3,106
1973	7,012	3,033
1972	6,763	3,028
1971	6,650	3,046
1970	6,973	3,093
1969	7,277	3,143
1968	7,584	3,154
1967	7,492	3,113
1966	7,342	3,028
1965	7,148	3,042
1964	6,873	3,074
1963	6,557	3,048
1962	6,232	3,124
1961	5,882	3,173
1960	5,513	3,202

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.04% in Bahrain and +0.26% in Saint Lucia.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +1.16% in Bahrain and +0.34% in Saint Lucia.

Birth rate in Bahrain vs Saint Lucia by year

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Bahrain

Saint Lucia

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Bahrain	Saint Lucia
2023	12.5	11.3
2022	13.3	11.4
2021	13	11.6
2020	12.8	11.7
2019	13.3	11.9
2018	13.6	12
2017	14.1	12.1
2016	14.6	12.2
2015	15.4	12.3
2014	15.6	12.4
2013	15.6	12.5
2012	15.4	12.4
2011	15.4	12.4
2010	15.5	13.8
2009	15.5	14.6
2008	16.2	14.6
2007	17	14.8
2006	18.1	15.3
2005	19.4	15.6
2004	19.9	16
2003	19.7	16.6
2002	19.1	17.3
2001	19.1	18
2000	20.4	18.8
1999	21.1	21.5
1998	20.9	20.9
1997	21	23.7
1996	21.3	23.5
1995	22.3	26.2
1994	23.4	26.2
1993	24.7	26
1992	25.5	27
1991	26	27.6
1990	27.1	28.3
1989	27.9	29
1988	28.3	29.8
1987	28.6	31.1
1986	29	32.4
1985	28.8	33.6
1984	28.2	33.4
1983	28	33.4
1982	27.9	33.5
1981	27.9	33.6
1980	28.4	34.2
1979	29	34.9
1978	29.7	35.6
1977	30.3	35.3
1976	31	35.4
1975	31.6	35.6
1974	32.4	36.1
1973	33.2	36.3
1972	34.1	36.7
1971	35.5	37.4
1970	38.4	38.5
1969	40.7	39.5
1968	43.2	40.2
1967	44.3	40.4
1966	45.5	40.1
1965	46.6	41
1964	47.4	42
1963	48.1	42.6
1962	48.7	44.3
1961	49.2	45.7
1960	49.6	47.1

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 12.5 in Bahrain and 11.3 in Saint Lucia, compared with 49.6 and 47.1, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Bahrain

Factual

UN forecast

Saint Lucia

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Bahrain	Saint Lucia
2100	16.6%	12%
2099	16.6%	12%
2098	16.6%	12%
2097	16.6%	12%
2096	16.6%	12%
2095	16.6%	11.9%
2094	16.5%	11.9%
2093	16.5%	11.9%
2092	16.5%	11.9%
2091	16.5%	11.9%
2090	16.5%	11.8%
2089	16.6%	11.8%
2088	16.6%	11.8%
2087	16.6%	11.8%
2086	16.6%	11.8%
2085	16.6%	11.8%
2084	16.6%	11.8%
2083	16.6%	11.8%
2082	16.6%	11.8%
2081	16.6%	11.8%
2080	16.6%	11.8%
2079	16.6%	11.8%
2078	16.6%	11.8%
2077	16.6%	11.9%
2076	16.6%	11.9%
2075	16.6%	11.9%
2074	16.6%	12%
2073	16.6%	12%
2072	16.6%	12.1%
2071	16.6%	12.1%
2070	16.6%	12.1%
2069	16.5%	12.2%
2068	16.5%	12.2%
2067	16.5%	12.2%
2066	16.5%	12.3%
2065	16.5%	12.3%
2064	16.5%	12.3%
2063	16.5%	12.4%
2062	16.6%	12.4%
2061	16.6%	12.4%
2060	16.6%	12.4%
2059	16.7%	12.5%
2058	16.7%	12.5%
2057	16.8%	12.5%
2056	16.8%	12.6%
2055	16.9%	12.6%
2054	16.9%	12.7%
2053	17%	12.8%
2052	17%	12.9%
2051	17.1%	13%
2050	17.2%	13.1%
2049	17.2%	13.2%
2048	17.2%	13.3%
2047	17.3%	13.5%
2046	17.3%	13.6%
2045	17.3%	13.8%
2044	17.3%	14%
2043	17.3%	14.1%
2042	17.3%	14.3%
2041	17.3%	14.5%
2040	17.3%	14.7%
2039	17.3%	14.9%
2038	17.3%	15.1%
2037	17.2%	15.3%
2036	17.2%	15.5%
2035	17.1%	15.7%
2034	17.1%	15.8%
2033	17.2%	16%
2032	17.3%	16.2%
2031	17.4%	16.4%
2030	17.5%	16.5%
2029	17.7%	16.7%
2028	17.8%	16.9%
2027	18%	17%
2026	18.3%	17.1%
2025	18.6%	17.4%
2024	18.7%	17.5%
2023	19%	17.9%
2022	19.1%	18.2%
2021	19.3%	18.5%
2020	19.9%	18.7%
2019	20.1%	19.1%
2018	19.8%	19.5%
2017	19.8%	19.9%
2016	20.1%	20.3%
2015	20.5%	20.9%
2014	20.3%	21.5%
2013	19.8%	22.1%
2012	19.9%	22.7%
2011	20.4%	23.5%
2010	20.4%	24.3%
2009	20.6%	25.1%
2008	21.3%	25.9%
2007	22%	26.8%
2006	22.8%	27.6%
2005	23.7%	28.4%
2004	24.9%	29.2%
2003	26.2%	30%
2002	27.6%	30.7%
2001	28.9%	31.4%
2000	29.8%	32.4%
1999	30.2%	33.5%
1998	30.7%	34.7%
1997	31.2%	35.7%
1996	31.7%	36.2%
1995	32.2%	36.7%
1994	32.6%	37%
1993	33.1%	37.3%
1992	33.5%	37.7%
1991	33.6%	38.1%
1990	33.6%	38.9%
1989	33.4%	40.2%
1988	33.3%	41.7%
1987	33.3%	42.6%
1986	33.3%	42.8%
1985	33.4%	43.1%
1984	33.7%	43.3%
1983	34%	43.5%
1982	34.4%	43.9%
1981	34.8%	44.3%
1980	35.3%	44.8%
1979	36%	45.5%
1978	36.8%	46.6%
1977	37.7%	47.9%
1976	38.7%	48.9%
1975	39.8%	49.5%
1974	41%	49.9%
1973	42.2%	50.2%
1972	43.4%	50.4%
1971	44.4%	50.4%
1970	45.3%	50.2%
1969	45.8%	50%
1968	46.1%	49.8%
1967	45.9%	50%
1966	45.3%	50.4%
1965	44.7%	50.5%
1964	44.1%	50.1%
1963	43.6%	49.6%
1962	43.2%	48.9%
1961	42.9%	48.1%
1960	42.7%	47.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.7% of the population in Bahrain and 17.5% in Saint Lucia in 2024, compared to 33.6% and 38.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bahrain and Saint Lucia compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Bahrain vs Saint Lucia

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Bahrain

Saint Lucia

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bahrain	Saint Lucia
2023	17	44
2022	5	48
2021	10	94
2020	7	43
2019	17	43
2018	16	41
2017	17	43
2016	17	46
2015	16	46
2014	16	49
2013	17	53
2012	17	55
2011	18	56
2010	18	56
2009	18	51
2008	19	55
2007	19	55
2006	20	53
2005	20	55
2004	21	54
2003	22	56
2002	23	62
2001	24	70
2000	25	83
1999	26	88
1998	27	89
1997	28	89
1996	30	72
1995	31	60
1994	33	60
1993	33	58
1992	34	58
1991	34	71
1990	35	72
1989	35	66
1988	36	71
1987	36	69
1986	37	57
1985	37	56

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 17 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bahrain, compared to 44 deaths in Saint Lucia.

Under-five mortality rates

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Bahrain

Saint Lucia

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Bahrain	Saint Lucia
2023	0.86%	1.55%
2022	0.84%	1.58%
2021	0.82%	1.6%
2020	0.8%	1.63%
2019	0.78%	1.65%
2018	0.77%	1.67%
2017	0.77%	1.7%
2016	0.76%	1.72%
2015	0.77%	1.74%
2014	0.78%	1.75%
2013	0.79%	1.77%
2012	0.81%	1.78%
2011	0.83%	1.79%
2010	0.86%	1.8%
2009	0.9%	1.81%
2008	0.94%	1.82%
2007	0.98%	1.82%
2006	1.03%	1.82%
2005	1.06%	1.83%
2004	1.1%	1.83%
2003	1.13%	1.83%
2002	1.16%	1.83%
2001	1.2%	1.84%
2000	1.25%	1.85%
1999	1.32%	1.86%
1998	1.41%	1.87%
1997	1.52%	1.88%
1996	1.66%	1.9%
1995	1.82%	1.92%
1994	1.97%	1.95%
1993	2.1%	1.98%
1992	2.21%	2.01%
1991	2.27%	2.05%
1990	2.31%	2.09%
1989	2.32%	2.14%
1988	2.34%	2.2%
1987	2.38%	2.27%
1986	2.44%	2.35%
1985	2.52%	2.44%
1984	2.63%	2.55%
1983	2.76%	2.68%
1982	2.91%	2.83%
1981	3.09%	3%
1980	3.3%	3.2%
1979	3.54%	3.42%
1978	3.81%	3.68%
1977	4.11%	3.97%
1976	4.45%	4.3%
1975	4.84%	4.67%
1974	5.29%	5.08%
1973	5.8%	5.53%
1972	6.38%	6.02%
1971	7.05%	6.54%
1970	7.79%	7.1%
1969	8.6%	7.7%
1968	9.5%	8.32%
1967	10.5%	8.96%
1966	11.5%	9.62%
1965	12.7%	10.3%
1964	13.9%	11%
1963	15.2%	11.6%
1962	16.6%	12.3%
1961	18.2%	12.9%
1960	19.8%	13.4%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.86% in Bahrain and 1.55% in Saint Lucia. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.