Fertility & birth rates in Belize and Saint Vincent

Fertility rate in Belize vs Saint Vincent chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Belize was 2.01 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.78 in Saint Vincent in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Belize vs Saint Vincent population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Belize	Saint Vincent
1960	6.5	7.25
1961	6.48	7.16
1962	6.46	7.03
1963	6.44	6.92
1964	6.42	6.83
1965	6.4	6.74
1966	6.38	6.64
1967	6.36	6.53
1968	6.34	6.42
1969	6.32	6.28
1970	6.3	6.12
1971	6.29	5.95
1972	6.28	5.77
1973	6.29	5.59
1974	6.29	5.38
1975	6.28	5.17
1976	6.25	4.95
1977	6.2	4.75
1978	6.11	4.55
1979	5.99	4.29
1980	5.85	3.92
1981	5.68	3.85
1982	5.5	3.74
1983	5.31	3.56
1984	5.12	3.28
1985	5	3.08
1986	4.94	2.92
1987	4.88	2.82
1988	4.87	2.75
1989	4.86	2.73
1990	4.8	2.73
1991	4.6	2.75
1992	4.43	2.76
1993	4.21	2.74
1994	3.97	2.68
1995	3.88	2.61
1996	3.76	2.53
1997	3.74	2.43
1998	3.75	2.35
1999	3.73	2.31
2000	3.63	2.31
2001	3.53	2.3
2002	3.43	2.22
2003	3.34	2.14
2004	3.25	2.09
2005	3.17	2.07
2006	3.02	2.03
2007	2.89	2.06
2008	2.78	2.15
2009	2.66	2.17
2010	2.55	2.14
2011	2.53	2.08
2012	2.51	2.11
2013	2.5	2.11
2014	2.47	2.14
2015	2.43	2.13
2016	2.4	2.06
2017	2.37	1.94
2018	2.34	1.9
2019	2.14	1.86
2020	2.04	1.83
2021	1.84	1.81
2022	1.95	1.79
2023	2.01	1.78
2024	2.02	1.76
2025	2.01	1.75
2026	1.99	1.73
2027	1.98	1.72
2028	1.96	1.71
2029	1.94	1.71
2030	1.93	1.7
2031	1.92	1.7
2032	1.91	1.69
2033	1.9	1.69
2034	1.89	1.68
2035	1.88	1.68
2036	1.86	1.68
2037	1.85	1.68
2038	1.85	1.67
2039	1.84	1.67
2040	1.83	1.67
2041	1.82	1.67
2042	1.82	1.67
2043	1.81	1.67
2044	1.81	1.66
2045	1.8	1.66
2046	1.8	1.66
2047	1.79	1.66
2048	1.79	1.66
2049	1.78	1.66
2050	1.78	1.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Belize	Saint Vincent
1960	44.9%	49%
1961	45.4%	48.8%
1962	46%	48.6%
1963	46.6%	48.2%
1964	47.2%	47.7%
1965	47.8%	47.4%
1966	48.3%	47.1%
1967	48.8%	46.8%
1968	49.2%	46.6%
1969	49.4%	46.4%
1970	49.2%	46.2%
1971	48.7%	46%
1972	48.2%	45.8%
1973	47.7%	45.7%
1974	47.2%	45.5%
1975	46.7%	45.3%
1976	46.2%	45%
1977	45.7%	44.7%
1978	45.3%	44.4%
1979	44.9%	44.1%
1980	44.6%	43.5%
1981	44.4%	42.6%
1982	44.4%	41.7%
1983	44.4%	41%
1984	44.5%	40.4%
1985	44.7%	39.9%
1986	44.8%	39.4%
1987	44.7%	38.9%
1988	44.6%	38.4%
1989	44.5%	38%
1990	44.3%	37.5%
1991	44.1%	36.8%
1992	43.8%	36%
1993	43.5%	35.1%
1994	43.2%	34.4%
1995	42.7%	33.7%
1996	42.1%	33.1%
1997	41.5%	32.5%
1998	40.9%	32%
1999	40.4%	31.6%
2000	39.9%	31.4%
2001	39.5%	31%
2002	39.1%	30.3%
2003	38.7%	29.7%
2004	38.3%	29%
2005	37.9%	28.4%
2006	37.5%	27.8%
2007	37.1%	27.2%
2008	36.7%	26.7%
2009	36.2%	26.1%
2010	35.5%	25.7%
2011	34.7%	25.2%
2012	34%	24.8%
2013	33.3%	24.4%
2014	32.5%	24%
2015	31.8%	23.7%
2016	31.1%	23.4%
2017	30.4%	23%
2018	29.9%	22.7%
2019	29.4%	22.5%
2020	28.9%	22.2%
2021	28.3%	22.1%
2022	27.6%	21.9%
2023	27%	21.6%
2024	26.6%	21.3%
2025	26.3%	20.9%
2026	26%	20.4%
2027	25.7%	20%
2028	25.4%	19.5%
2029	25%	19%
2030	24.6%	18.6%
2031	24.2%	18.1%
2032	23.8%	17.8%
2033	23.4%	17.5%
2034	23%	17.3%
2035	22.7%	17.1%
2036	22.5%	17%
2037	22.2%	16.9%
2038	21.9%	16.9%
2039	21.6%	16.9%
2040	21.2%	16.9%
2041	20.9%	16.9%
2042	20.5%	16.9%
2043	20.2%	16.9%
2044	19.8%	17%
2045	19.5%	17%
2046	19.2%	17%
2047	18.9%	17%
2048	18.7%	16.9%
2049	18.4%	16.9%
2050	18.2%	16.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 26.6% of the population in Belize and 21.3% in Saint Vincent in 2024, compared to 44.3% and 37.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Belize and Saint Vincent compared.

Natural population change in Belize vs Saint Vincent by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.45% in Belize and +0.24% in Saint Vincent. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Belize	Saint Vincent
1960	2,903	3,029
1961	2,657	3,059
1962	2,961	3,073
1963	2,983	3,086
1964	3,010	3,130
1965	3,045	3,165
1966	3,092	3,194
1967	3,158	3,212
1968	3,240	3,218
1969	3,346	3,200
1970	3,486	3,161
1971	3,651	3,102
1972	3,814	3,033
1973	3,974	2,952
1974	4,136	2,863
1975	4,294	2,775
1976	4,484	2,694
1977	4,659	2,622
1978	4,804	2,581
1979	4,929	2,575
1980	5,029	2,362
1981	5,132	2,429
1982	5,155	2,477
1983	5,161	2,411
1984	5,128	2,248
1985	5,155	2,128
1986	5,238	2,020
1987	5,328	1,937
1988	5,465	1,876
1989	5,629	1,843
1990	5,728	1,825
1991	5,656	1,821
1992	5,562	1,849
1993	5,436	1,832
1994	5,283	1,786
1995	5,339	1,715
1996	5,339	1,610
1997	5,494	1,496
1998	5,733	1,379
1999	5,914	1,315
2000	5,934	1,279
2001	5,915	1,231
2002	5,967	1,166
2003	5,968	1,063
2004	5,997	992
2005	6,030	949
2006	5,874	881
2007	5,728	867
2008	5,643	904
2009	5,506	881
2010	5,381	796
2011	5,509	676
2012	5,628	637
2013	5,767	580
2014	5,864	580
2015	5,899	542
2016	5,931	443
2017	6,042	340
2018	6,112	271
2019	5,516	206
2020	4,993	-10
2021	4,186	-9
2022	4,825	96
2023	5,386	66

Maternal mortality chart: Belize vs Saint Vincent

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Belize, compared to 56 deaths in Saint Vincent.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Belize	Saint Vincent
1985	98	77
1986	87	71
1987	83	69
1988	82	67
1989	80	70
1990	77	72
1991	75	71
1992	74	89
1993	73	76
1994	72	78
1995	73	80
1996	74	79
1997	77	78
1998	79	77
1999	77	72
2000	78	68
2001	76	64
2002	68	62
2003	67	59
2004	63	56
2005	60	55
2006	55	54
2007	52	54
2008	48	56
2009	45	56
2010	41	59
2011	39	59
2012	40	61
2013	41	73
2014	44	64
2015	47	59
2016	51	52
2017	56	58
2018	60	56
2019	61	58
2020	88	57
2021	157	105
2022	110	56
2023	67	56

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.27% in Belize and 1.06% in Saint Vincent. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Belize	Saint Vincent
1967	11.3%	-
1968	10.8%	-
1969	10.3%	6.03%
1970	9.89%	6.42%
1971	9.48%	6.82%
1972	9.08%	7.2%
1973	8.69%	7.52%
1974	8.33%	7.71%
1975	8%	7.7%
1976	7.67%	7.45%
1977	7.38%	7.03%
1978	7.09%	6.49%
1979	6.81%	5.91%
1980	6.55%	5.34%
1981	6.3%	4.82%
1982	6.04%	4.34%
1983	5.78%	3.91%
1984	5.52%	3.54%
1985	5.25%	3.22%
1986	4.98%	2.96%
1987	4.71%	2.75%
1988	4.44%	2.59%
1989	4.18%	2.47%
1990	3.93%	2.38%
1991	3.69%	2.31%
1992	3.48%	2.26%
1993	3.3%	2.24%
1994	3.13%	2.23%
1995	2.99%	2.23%
1996	2.86%	2.23%
1997	2.74%	2.24%
1998	2.64%	2.25%
1999	2.54%	2.25%
2000	2.45%	2.25%
2001	2.36%	2.25%
2002	2.28%	2.24%
2003	2.21%	2.25%
2004	2.15%	2.25%
2005	2.1%	2.26%
2006	2.06%	2.26%
2007	2.01%	2.25%
2008	1.97%	2.23%
2009	1.93%	2.19%
2010	1.88%	2.14%
2011	1.83%	2.06%
2012	1.77%	1.98%
2013	1.7%	1.88%
2014	1.63%	1.79%
2015	1.56%	1.69%
2016	1.5%	1.59%
2017	1.44%	1.49%
2018	1.39%	1.39%
2019	1.35%	1.31%
2020	1.32%	1.23%
2021	1.3%	1.17%
2022	1.28%	1.11%
2023	1.27%	1.06%