Fertility & birth rates in Brazil and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate in Brazil vs Saint Lucia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Brazil was 1.62 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 Brazil vs Saint Lucia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Brazil	Saint Lucia
1960	6.05	6.77
1961	6.02	6.84
1962	5.98	6.82
1963	5.93	6.72
1964	5.82	6.76
1965	5.68	6.69
1966	5.52	6.61
1967	5.34	6.51
1968	5.17	6.39
1969	5.04	6.25
1970	4.93	6.1
1971	4.84	5.95
1972	4.74	5.81
1973	4.64	5.69
1974	4.5	5.57
1975	4.42	5.36
1976	4.34	5.16
1977	4.27	4.97
1978	4.2	4.83
1979	4.12	4.58
1980	4.04	4.41
1981	3.94	4.28
1982	3.84	4.17
1983	3.72	4.08
1984	3.6	4.02
1985	3.48	3.97
1986	3.36	3.8
1987	3.23	3.61
1988	3.11	3.44
1989	3.01	3.31
1990	2.9	3.24
1991	2.81	3.19
1992	2.71	3.11
1993	2.66	3
1994	2.6	3.03
1995	2.57	3.03
1996	2.51	2.71
1997	2.47	2.74
1998	2.42	2.4
1999	2.34	2.5
2000	2.25	2.21
2001	2.16	2.13
2002	2.08	2.03
2003	2.01	1.94
2004	1.97	1.86
2005	1.94	1.81
2006	1.9	1.77
2007	1.85	1.7
2008	1.82	1.7
2009	1.8	1.74
2010	1.79	1.67
2011	1.78	1.5
2012	1.77	1.5
2013	1.76	1.5
2014	1.78	1.49
2015	1.78	1.47
2016	1.73	1.46
2017	1.74	1.45
2018	1.74	1.44
2019	1.71	1.42
2020	1.65	1.41
2021	1.64	1.4
2022	1.63	1.39
2023	1.62	1.38
2024	1.61	1.38
2025	1.6	1.38
2026	1.59	1.37
2027	1.58	1.37
2028	1.58	1.36
2029	1.58	1.36
2030	1.58	1.37
2031	1.57	1.37
2032	1.57	1.37
2033	1.57	1.37
2034	1.57	1.37
2035	1.57	1.38
2036	1.57	1.38
2037	1.57	1.38
2038	1.57	1.38
2039	1.57	1.38
2040	1.57	1.39
2041	1.57	1.39
2042	1.57	1.4
2043	1.57	1.4
2044	1.57	1.4
2045	1.57	1.41
2046	1.57	1.41
2047	1.56	1.41
2048	1.56	1.41
2049	1.56	1.42
2050	1.56	1.42

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Brazil	Saint Lucia
1960	44.2%	47.1%
1961	44.3%	48.1%
1962	44.4%	48.9%
1963	44.5%	49.6%
1964	44.4%	50.1%
1965	44.2%	50.5%
1966	44%	50.4%
1967	43.8%	50%
1968	43.4%	49.8%
1969	43%	50%
1970	42.7%	50.2%
1971	42.2%	50.4%
1972	41.8%	50.4%
1973	41.4%	50.2%
1974	40.9%	49.9%
1975	40.5%	49.5%
1976	40%	48.9%
1977	39.6%	47.9%
1978	39.1%	46.6%
1979	38.8%	45.5%
1980	38.4%	44.8%
1981	38.1%	44.3%
1982	37.9%	43.9%
1983	37.7%	43.5%
1984	37.4%	43.3%
1985	37.2%	43.1%
1986	36.9%	42.8%
1987	36.6%	42.6%
1988	36.3%	41.7%
1989	35.9%	40.2%
1990	35.5%	38.9%
1991	35%	38.1%
1992	34.5%	37.7%
1993	34%	37.3%
1994	33.4%	37%
1995	32.8%	36.7%
1996	32.2%	36.2%
1997	31.6%	35.7%
1998	31%	34.7%
1999	30.5%	33.5%
2000	29.9%	32.4%
2001	29.3%	31.4%
2002	28.7%	30.7%
2003	28.2%	30%
2004	27.6%	29.2%
2005	27.1%	28.4%
2006	26.6%	27.6%
2007	26.1%	26.8%
2008	25.7%	25.9%
2009	25.2%	25.1%
2010	24.7%	24.3%
2011	24.2%	23.5%
2012	23.7%	22.7%
2013	23.3%	22.1%
2014	22.8%	21.5%
2015	22.4%	20.9%
2016	22%	20.3%
2017	21.7%	19.9%
2018	21.4%	19.5%
2019	21.1%	19.1%
2020	20.8%	18.7%
2021	20.5%	18.5%
2022	20.2%	18.2%
2023	19.9%	17.9%
2024	19.7%	17.5%
2025	19.4%	17.2%
2026	19.1%	17.1%
2027	18.8%	16.9%
2028	18.5%	16.8%
2029	18.2%	16.6%
2030	17.9%	16.5%
2031	17.7%	16.3%
2032	17.4%	16.1%
2033	17.1%	15.9%
2034	16.9%	15.7%
2035	16.6%	15.6%
2036	16.4%	15.4%
2037	16.2%	15.2%
2038	16.1%	15%
2039	15.9%	14.8%
2040	15.8%	14.6%
2041	15.6%	14.4%
2042	15.5%	14.2%
2043	15.4%	14.1%
2044	15.3%	13.9%
2045	15.2%	13.7%
2046	15.1%	13.6%
2047	15%	13.4%
2048	14.9%	13.3%
2049	14.8%	13.1%
2050	14.6%	13%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.7% of the population in Brazil and 17.5% in Saint Lucia in 2024, compared to 35.5% and 38.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Brazil and Saint Lucia compared.

Natural population change in Brazil vs Saint Lucia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.68% in Brazil and +0.34% in Saint Lucia. 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
	Brazil	Saint Lucia
1960	2,190,392	3,202
1961	2,240,178	3,173
1962	2,286,666	3,124
1963	2,326,400	3,048
1964	2,338,478	3,074
1965	2,336,415	3,042
1966	2,325,332	3,028
1967	2,307,560	3,113
1968	2,301,561	3,154
1969	2,324,190	3,143
1970	2,362,073	3,093
1971	2,407,319	3,046
1972	2,454,698	3,028
1973	2,501,309	3,033
1974	2,524,254	3,106
1975	2,585,130	3,126
1976	2,648,647	3,166
1977	2,715,328	3,240
1978	2,778,815	3,340
1979	2,836,759	3,301
1980	2,887,768	3,275
1981	2,928,262	3,306
1982	2,948,552	3,360
1983	2,952,335	3,443
1984	2,931,496	3,526
1985	2,912,908	3,591
1986	2,880,440	3,496
1987	2,825,485	3,351
1988	2,768,082	3,229
1989	2,717,923	3,146
1990	2,652,959	3,061
1991	2,606,167	3,009
1992	2,547,698	2,981
1993	2,545,874	2,899
1994	2,532,951	2,976
1995	2,546,195	3,019
1996	2,530,690	2,649
1997	2,531,758	2,709
1998	2,514,728	2,294
1999	2,450,869	2,389
2000	2,372,043	1,967
2001	2,291,210	1,860
2002	2,207,017	1,774
2003	2,128,819	1,694
2004	2,108,072	1,615
2005	2,083,281	1,553
2006	2,026,119	1,511
2007	1,970,372	1,422
2008	1,908,051	1,369
2009	1,878,542	1,349
2010	1,847,336	1,176
2011	1,815,758	934
2012	1,782,516	916
2013	1,758,716	892
2014	1,757,948	852
2015	1,742,275	841
2016	1,609,488	767
2017	1,610,402	724
2018	1,583,935	694
2019	1,472,104	609
2020	1,146,174	562
2021	919,507	-15
2022	1,054,897	530
2023	1,107,434	475

Maternal mortality chart: Brazil vs Saint Lucia

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 Brazil, compared to 44 deaths in Saint Lucia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Brazil	Saint Lucia
1985	186	56
1986	176	57
1987	167	69
1988	161	71
1989	150	66
1990	140	72
1991	128	71
1992	118	58
1993	113	58
1994	108	60
1995	103	60
1996	98	72
1997	92	89
1998	84	89
1999	75	88
2000	69	83
2001	66	70
2002	66	62
2003	67	56
2004	70	54
2005	71	55
2006	72	53
2007	73	55
2008	71	55
2009	69	51
2010	66	56
2011	62	56
2012	60	55
2013	61	53
2014	63	49
2015	63	46
2016	64	46
2017	61	43
2018	62	41
2019	65	43
2020	85	43
2021	128	94
2022	104	48
2023	67	44

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.44% in Brazil and 1.55% in Saint Lucia. 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
	Brazil	Saint Lucia
1960	16.9%	13.4%
1961	16.5%	12.9%
1962	16%	12.3%
1963	15.6%	11.6%
1964	15.2%	11%
1965	14.9%	10.3%
1966	14.5%	9.62%
1967	14.2%	8.96%
1968	13.9%	8.32%
1969	13.6%	7.7%
1970	13.2%	7.1%
1971	12.9%	6.54%
1972	12.6%	6.02%
1973	12.2%	5.53%
1974	11.9%	5.08%
1975	11.6%	4.67%
1976	11.2%	4.3%
1977	10.8%	3.97%
1978	10.4%	3.68%
1979	10%	3.42%
1980	9.57%	3.2%
1981	9.14%	3%
1982	8.73%	2.83%
1983	8.34%	2.68%
1984	7.98%	2.55%
1985	7.67%	2.44%
1986	7.38%	2.35%
1987	7.11%	2.27%
1988	6.84%	2.2%
1989	6.58%	2.14%
1990	6.31%	2.09%
1991	6.02%	2.05%
1992	5.72%	2.01%
1993	5.41%	1.98%
1994	5.09%	1.95%
1995	4.77%	1.92%
1996	4.47%	1.9%
1997	4.19%	1.88%
1998	3.93%	1.87%
1999	3.68%	1.86%
2000	3.45%	1.85%
2001	3.22%	1.84%
2002	3.01%	1.83%
2003	2.81%	1.83%
2004	2.63%	1.83%
2005	2.46%	1.83%
2006	2.31%	1.82%
2007	2.17%	1.82%
2008	2.05%	1.82%
2009	1.95%	1.81%
2010	1.86%	1.8%
2011	1.79%	1.79%
2012	1.72%	1.78%
2013	1.67%	1.77%
2014	1.63%	1.75%
2015	1.6%	1.74%
2016	1.68%	1.72%
2017	1.54%	1.7%
2018	1.52%	1.67%
2019	1.5%	1.65%
2020	1.49%	1.63%
2021	1.47%	1.6%
2022	1.46%	1.58%
2023	1.44%	1.55%