Fertility & birth rates in Brazil and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate in Brazil vs Saint Lucia by year

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Brazil

Saint Lucia

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

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.

Natural population change by year

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Brazil

Saint Lucia

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Year	Natural population change
	Brazil	Saint Lucia
2023	1,107,434	475
2022	1,054,897	530
2021	919,507	-15
2020	1,146,174	562
2019	1,472,104	609
2018	1,583,935	694
2017	1,610,402	724
2016	1,609,488	767
2015	1,742,275	841
2014	1,757,948	852
2013	1,758,716	892
2012	1,782,516	916
2011	1,815,758	934
2010	1,847,336	1,176
2009	1,878,542	1,349
2008	1,908,051	1,369
2007	1,970,372	1,422
2006	2,026,119	1,511
2005	2,083,281	1,553
2004	2,108,072	1,615
2003	2,128,819	1,694
2002	2,207,017	1,774
2001	2,291,210	1,860
2000	2,372,043	1,967
1999	2,450,869	2,389
1998	2,514,728	2,294
1997	2,531,758	2,709
1996	2,530,690	2,649
1995	2,546,195	3,019
1994	2,532,951	2,976
1993	2,545,874	2,899
1992	2,547,698	2,981
1991	2,606,167	3,009
1990	2,652,959	3,061
1989	2,717,923	3,146
1988	2,768,082	3,229
1987	2,825,485	3,351
1986	2,880,440	3,496
1985	2,912,908	3,591
1984	2,931,496	3,526
1983	2,952,335	3,443
1982	2,948,552	3,360
1981	2,928,262	3,306
1980	2,887,768	3,275
1979	2,836,759	3,301
1978	2,778,815	3,340
1977	2,715,328	3,240
1976	2,648,647	3,166
1975	2,585,130	3,126
1974	2,524,254	3,106
1973	2,501,309	3,033
1972	2,454,698	3,028
1971	2,407,319	3,046
1970	2,362,073	3,093
1969	2,324,190	3,143
1968	2,301,561	3,154
1967	2,307,560	3,113
1966	2,325,332	3,028
1965	2,336,415	3,042
1964	2,338,478	3,074
1963	2,326,400	3,048
1962	2,286,666	3,124
1961	2,240,178	3,173
1960	2,190,392	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 +0.52% in Brazil and +0.26% in Saint Lucia.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.68% in Brazil and +0.34% in Saint Lucia.

Birth rate in Brazil vs Saint Lucia by year

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Brazil

Saint Lucia

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Brazil	Saint Lucia
2023	12.3	11.3
2022	12.6	11.4
2021	12.8	11.6
2020	13	11.7
2019	13.5	11.9
2018	14	12
2017	14.1	12.1
2016	14.1	12.2
2015	14.7	12.3
2014	14.8	12.4
2013	14.8	12.5
2012	14.9	12.4
2011	15.1	12.4
2010	15.3	13.8
2009	15.6	14.6
2008	15.8	14.6
2007	16.2	14.8
2006	16.7	15.3
2005	17.2	15.6
2004	17.5	16
2003	17.8	16.6
2002	18.5	17.3
2001	19.2	18
2000	19.9	18.8
1999	20.6	21.5
1998	21.2	20.9
1997	21.6	23.7
1996	21.9	23.5
1995	22.3	26.2
1994	22.5	26.2
1993	23	26
1992	23.3	27
1991	24.1	27.6
1990	24.8	28.3
1989	25.6	29
1988	26.5	29.8
1987	27.4	31.1
1986	28.3	32.4
1985	29.2	33.6
1984	30	33.4
1983	30.8	33.4
1982	31.5	33.5
1981	32	33.6
1980	32.4	34.2
1979	32.7	34.9
1978	33	35.6
1977	33.2	35.3
1976	33.3	35.4
1975	33.5	35.6
1974	33.7	36.1
1973	34.2	36.3
1972	34.5	36.7
1971	34.9	37.4
1970	35.2	38.5
1969	35.7	39.5
1968	36.3	40.2
1967	37.4	40.4
1966	38.6	40.1
1965	39.8	41
1964	41	42
1963	42	42.6
1962	42.7	44.3
1961	43.3	45.7
1960	43.9	47.1

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 12.3 in Brazil and 11.3 in Saint Lucia, compared with 43.9 and 47.1, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Brazil

Factual

UN forecast

Saint Lucia

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Brazil	Saint Lucia
2100	12.4%	12%
2099	12.4%	12%
2098	12.4%	12%
2097	12.4%	12%
2096	12.5%	12%
2095	12.5%	11.9%
2094	12.5%	11.9%
2093	12.5%	11.9%
2092	12.6%	11.9%
2091	12.6%	11.9%
2090	12.6%	11.8%
2089	12.6%	11.8%
2088	12.7%	11.8%
2087	12.7%	11.8%
2086	12.7%	11.8%
2085	12.7%	11.8%
2084	12.8%	11.8%
2083	12.8%	11.8%
2082	12.8%	11.8%
2081	12.8%	11.8%
2080	12.8%	11.8%
2079	12.9%	11.8%
2078	12.9%	11.8%
2077	12.9%	11.9%
2076	12.9%	11.9%
2075	12.9%	11.9%
2074	13%	12%
2073	13%	12%
2072	13%	12.1%
2071	13.1%	12.1%
2070	13.1%	12.1%
2069	13.2%	12.2%
2068	13.2%	12.2%
2067	13.3%	12.2%
2066	13.3%	12.3%
2065	13.4%	12.3%
2064	13.4%	12.3%
2063	13.5%	12.4%
2062	13.6%	12.4%
2061	13.7%	12.4%
2060	13.8%	12.4%
2059	13.8%	12.5%
2058	13.9%	12.5%
2057	14%	12.5%
2056	14.1%	12.6%
2055	14.2%	12.6%
2054	14.3%	12.7%
2053	14.4%	12.8%
2052	14.5%	12.9%
2051	14.6%	13%
2050	14.7%	13.1%
2049	14.8%	13.2%
2048	14.9%	13.3%
2047	15%	13.5%
2046	15.1%	13.6%
2045	15.2%	13.8%
2044	15.3%	14%
2043	15.5%	14.1%
2042	15.6%	14.3%
2041	15.7%	14.5%
2040	15.8%	14.7%
2039	16%	14.9%
2038	16.2%	15.1%
2037	16.3%	15.3%
2036	16.5%	15.5%
2035	16.7%	15.7%
2034	17%	15.8%
2033	17.3%	16%
2032	17.5%	16.2%
2031	17.8%	16.4%
2030	18.1%	16.5%
2029	18.4%	16.7%
2028	18.7%	16.9%
2027	19%	17%
2026	19.2%	17.1%
2025	19.5%	17.4%
2024	19.7%	17.5%
2023	19.9%	17.9%
2022	20.2%	18.2%
2021	20.5%	18.5%
2020	20.8%	18.7%
2019	21.1%	19.1%
2018	21.4%	19.5%
2017	21.7%	19.9%
2016	22%	20.3%
2015	22.4%	20.9%
2014	22.8%	21.5%
2013	23.3%	22.1%
2012	23.7%	22.7%
2011	24.2%	23.5%
2010	24.7%	24.3%
2009	25.2%	25.1%
2008	25.7%	25.9%
2007	26.1%	26.8%
2006	26.6%	27.6%
2005	27.1%	28.4%
2004	27.6%	29.2%
2003	28.2%	30%
2002	28.7%	30.7%
2001	29.3%	31.4%
2000	29.9%	32.4%
1999	30.5%	33.5%
1998	31%	34.7%
1997	31.6%	35.7%
1996	32.2%	36.2%
1995	32.8%	36.7%
1994	33.4%	37%
1993	34%	37.3%
1992	34.5%	37.7%
1991	35%	38.1%
1990	35.5%	38.9%
1989	35.9%	40.2%
1988	36.3%	41.7%
1987	36.6%	42.6%
1986	36.9%	42.8%
1985	37.2%	43.1%
1984	37.4%	43.3%
1983	37.7%	43.5%
1982	37.9%	43.9%
1981	38.1%	44.3%
1980	38.4%	44.8%
1979	38.8%	45.5%
1978	39.1%	46.6%
1977	39.6%	47.9%
1976	40%	48.9%
1975	40.5%	49.5%
1974	40.9%	49.9%
1973	41.4%	50.2%
1972	41.8%	50.4%
1971	42.2%	50.4%
1970	42.7%	50.2%
1969	43%	50%
1968	43.4%	49.8%
1967	43.8%	50%
1966	44%	50.4%
1965	44.2%	50.5%
1964	44.4%	50.1%
1963	44.5%	49.6%
1962	44.4%	48.9%
1961	44.3%	48.1%
1960	44.2%	47.1%

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.

Maternal mortality chart: Brazil vs Saint Lucia

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Brazil

Saint Lucia

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

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.

Under-five mortality rates

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Brazil

Saint Lucia

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Brazil	Saint Lucia
2023	1.44%	1.55%
2022	1.46%	1.58%
2021	1.47%	1.6%
2020	1.49%	1.63%
2019	1.5%	1.65%
2018	1.52%	1.67%
2017	1.54%	1.7%
2016	1.68%	1.72%
2015	1.6%	1.74%
2014	1.63%	1.75%
2013	1.67%	1.77%
2012	1.72%	1.78%
2011	1.79%	1.79%
2010	1.86%	1.8%
2009	1.95%	1.81%
2008	2.05%	1.82%
2007	2.17%	1.82%
2006	2.31%	1.82%
2005	2.46%	1.83%
2004	2.63%	1.83%
2003	2.81%	1.83%
2002	3.01%	1.83%
2001	3.22%	1.84%
2000	3.45%	1.85%
1999	3.68%	1.86%
1998	3.93%	1.87%
1997	4.19%	1.88%
1996	4.47%	1.9%
1995	4.77%	1.92%
1994	5.09%	1.95%
1993	5.41%	1.98%
1992	5.72%	2.01%
1991	6.02%	2.05%
1990	6.31%	2.09%
1989	6.58%	2.14%
1988	6.84%	2.2%
1987	7.11%	2.27%
1986	7.38%	2.35%
1985	7.67%	2.44%
1984	7.98%	2.55%
1983	8.34%	2.68%
1982	8.73%	2.83%
1981	9.14%	3%
1980	9.57%	3.2%
1979	10%	3.42%
1978	10.4%	3.68%
1977	10.8%	3.97%
1976	11.2%	4.3%
1975	11.6%	4.67%
1974	11.9%	5.08%
1973	12.2%	5.53%
1972	12.6%	6.02%
1971	12.9%	6.54%
1970	13.2%	7.1%
1969	13.6%	7.7%
1968	13.9%	8.32%
1967	14.2%	8.96%
1966	14.5%	9.62%
1965	14.9%	10.3%
1964	15.2%	11%
1963	15.6%	11.6%
1962	16%	12.3%
1961	16.5%	12.9%
1960	16.9%	13.4%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.44% in Brazil and 1.55% in Saint Lucia. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.