Fertility & birth rates in France and Saint Vincent

Fertility rate in France vs Saint Vincent chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in France was 1.66 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 France 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
	France	Saint Vincent
1960	2.85	7.25
1961	2.87	7.16
1962	2.89	7.03
1963	2.89	6.92
1964	2.87	6.83
1965	2.84	6.74
1966	2.8	6.64
1967	2.75	6.53
1968	2.69	6.42
1969	2.62	6.28
1970	2.55	6.12
1971	2.47	5.95
1972	2.38	5.77
1973	2.28	5.59
1974	2.18	5.38
1975	2.09	5.17
1976	2.01	4.95
1977	1.94	4.75
1978	1.89	4.55
1979	1.87	4.29
1980	1.85	3.92
1981	1.85	3.85
1982	1.86	3.74
1983	1.86	3.56
1984	1.86	3.28
1985	1.86	3.08
1986	1.85	2.92
1987	1.83	2.82
1988	1.81	2.75
1989	1.79	2.73
1990	1.77	2.73
1991	1.75	2.75
1992	1.74	2.76
1993	1.73	2.74
1994	1.73	2.68
1995	1.74	2.61
1996	1.75	2.53
1997	1.77	2.43
1998	1.78	2.35
1999	1.81	2.31
2000	1.89	2.31
2001	1.9	2.3
2002	1.88	2.22
2003	1.89	2.14
2004	1.92	2.09
2005	1.94	2.07
2006	2	2.03
2007	1.98	2.06
2008	2.01	2.15
2009	2	2.17
2010	2.03	2.14
2011	2.01	2.08
2012	2.01	2.11
2013	1.99	2.11
2014	2	2.14
2015	1.96	2.13
2016	1.92	2.06
2017	1.89	1.94
2018	1.87	1.9
2019	1.86	1.86
2020	1.83	1.83
2021	1.84	1.81
2022	1.79	1.79
2023	1.66	1.78
2024	1.66	1.76
2025	1.66	1.75
2026	1.66	1.73
2027	1.66	1.72
2028	1.66	1.71
2029	1.66	1.71
2030	1.66	1.7
2031	1.66	1.7
2032	1.66	1.69
2033	1.66	1.69
2034	1.66	1.68
2035	1.66	1.68
2036	1.66	1.68
2037	1.67	1.68
2038	1.66	1.67
2039	1.66	1.67
2040	1.66	1.67
2041	1.67	1.67
2042	1.67	1.67
2043	1.67	1.67
2044	1.67	1.66
2045	1.67	1.66
2046	1.67	1.66
2047	1.67	1.66
2048	1.67	1.66
2049	1.67	1.66
2050	1.67	1.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	France	Saint Vincent
1960	26.5%	49%
1961	26.5%	48.8%
1962	26.2%	48.6%
1963	26%	48.2%
1964	25.8%	47.7%
1965	25.6%	47.4%
1966	25.4%	47.1%
1967	25.3%	46.8%
1968	25.1%	46.6%
1969	25%	46.4%
1970	24.8%	46.2%
1971	24.7%	46%
1972	24.6%	45.8%
1973	24.4%	45.7%
1974	24.2%	45.5%
1975	23.9%	45.3%
1976	23.6%	45%
1977	23.3%	44.7%
1978	23%	44.4%
1979	22.7%	44.1%
1980	22.4%	43.5%
1981	22.1%	42.6%
1982	21.9%	41.7%
1983	21.7%	41%
1984	21.5%	40.4%
1985	21.3%	39.9%
1986	21%	39.4%
1987	20.7%	38.9%
1988	20.5%	38.4%
1989	20.3%	38%
1990	20.1%	37.5%
1991	20.1%	36.8%
1992	20%	36%
1993	19.9%	35.1%
1994	19.7%	34.4%
1995	19.5%	33.7%
1996	19.3%	33.1%
1997	19.1%	32.5%
1998	19%	32%
1999	19%	31.6%
2000	18.9%	31.4%
2001	18.9%	31%
2002	18.8%	30.3%
2003	18.7%	29.7%
2004	18.6%	29%
2005	18.5%	28.4%
2006	18.5%	27.8%
2007	18.4%	27.2%
2008	18.5%	26.7%
2009	18.5%	26.1%
2010	18.5%	25.7%
2011	18.5%	25.2%
2012	18.5%	24.8%
2013	18.4%	24.4%
2014	18.3%	24%
2015	18.2%	23.7%
2016	18.1%	23.4%
2017	17.9%	23%
2018	17.8%	22.7%
2019	17.6%	22.5%
2020	17.4%	22.2%
2021	17.2%	22.1%
2022	17%	21.9%
2023	16.8%	21.6%
2024	16.5%	21.3%
2025	16.2%	20.9%
2026	16%	20.4%
2027	15.7%	20%
2028	15.5%	19.5%
2029	15.3%	19%
2030	15.1%	18.6%
2031	15%	18.1%
2032	14.8%	17.8%
2033	14.8%	17.5%
2034	14.7%	17.3%
2035	14.7%	17.1%
2036	14.7%	17%
2037	14.7%	16.9%
2038	14.7%	16.9%
2039	14.8%	16.9%
2040	14.9%	16.9%
2041	15%	16.9%
2042	15.1%	16.9%
2043	15.2%	16.9%
2044	15.3%	17%
2045	15.4%	17%
2046	15.5%	17%
2047	15.5%	17%
2048	15.5%	16.9%
2049	15.6%	16.9%
2050	15.6%	16.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.5% of the population in France and 21.3% in Saint Vincent in 2024, compared to 20.1% and 37.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of France and Saint Vincent compared.

Natural population change in France vs Saint Vincent by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.2% in France 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
	France	Saint Vincent
1960	346,115	3,029
1961	354,504	3,059
1962	358,082	3,073
1963	361,694	3,086
1964	360,631	3,130
1965	354,132	3,165
1966	352,181	3,194
1967	339,843	3,212
1968	337,346	3,218
1969	329,831	3,200
1970	322,444	3,161
1971	309,747	3,102
1972	296,589	3,033
1973	282,979	2,952
1974	268,733	2,863
1975	248,413	2,775
1976	227,776	2,694
1977	217,946	2,622
1978	213,462	2,581
1979	208,923	2,575
1980	210,042	2,362
1981	222,414	2,429
1982	234,389	2,477
1983	235,655	2,411
1984	248,086	2,248
1985	249,328	2,128
1986	250,606	2,020
1987	251,971	1,937
1988	247,672	1,876
1989	243,361	1,843
1990	238,870	1,825
1991	234,216	1,821
1992	229,502	1,849
1993	224,592	1,832
1994	201,704	1,786
1995	220,303	1,715
1996	221,092	1,610
1997	215,885	1,496
1998	222,705	1,379
1999	229,907	1,315
2000	268,042	1,279
2001	263,867	1,231
2002	253,430	1,166
2003	230,325	1,063
2004	282,185	992
2005	271,677	949
2006	305,387	881
2007	288,076	867
2008	283,250	904
2009	278,238	881
2010	286,116	796
2011	280,966	676
2012	256,065	637
2013	244,192	580
2014	265,248	580
2015	206,300	542
2016	193,500	443
2017	160,604	340
2018	147,749	271
2019	141,503	206
2020	67,602	-10
2021	74,627	-9
2022	54,452	96
2023	47,802	66

Maternal mortality chart: France vs Saint Vincent

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 7 deaths per 100,000 live births in France, compared to 56 deaths in Saint Vincent.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	France	Saint Vincent
1985	20	77
1986	20	71
1987	19	69
1988	19	67
1989	19	70
1990	18	72
1991	18	71
1992	17	89
1993	16	76
1994	15	78
1995	15	80
1996	13	79
1997	11	78
1998	10	77
1999	10	72
2000	9	68
2001	9	64
2002	9	62
2003	9	59
2004	9	56
2005	9	55
2006	9	54
2007	9	54
2008	10	56
2009	10	56
2010	9	59
2011	9	59
2012	9	61
2013	9	73
2014	9	64
2015	9	59
2016	9	52
2017	8	58
2018	9	56
2019	8	58
2020	9	57
2021	9	105
2022	9	56
2023	7	56

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.43% in France 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
	France	Saint Vincent
1960	2.85%	-
1961	2.7%	-
1962	2.57%	-
1963	2.45%	-
1964	2.34%	-
1965	2.24%	-
1966	2.14%	-
1967	2.06%	-
1968	1.99%	-
1969	1.91%	6.03%
1970	1.82%	6.42%
1971	1.74%	6.82%
1972	1.66%	7.2%
1973	1.6%	7.52%
1974	1.54%	7.71%
1975	1.49%	7.7%
1976	1.44%	7.45%
1977	1.39%	7.03%
1978	1.34%	6.49%
1979	1.28%	5.91%
1980	1.24%	5.34%
1981	1.19%	4.82%
1982	1.15%	4.34%
1983	1.11%	3.91%
1984	1.07%	3.54%
1985	1.04%	3.22%
1986	1.01%	2.96%
1987	0.98%	2.75%
1988	0.96%	2.59%
1989	0.93%	2.47%
1990	0.9%	2.38%
1991	0.86%	2.31%
1992	0.81%	2.26%
1993	0.75%	2.24%
1994	0.7%	2.23%
1995	0.65%	2.23%
1996	0.61%	2.23%
1997	0.58%	2.24%
1998	0.57%	2.25%
1999	0.55%	2.25%
2000	0.54%	2.25%
2001	0.52%	2.25%
2002	0.51%	2.24%
2003	0.49%	2.25%
2004	0.48%	2.25%
2005	0.46%	2.26%
2006	0.45%	2.26%
2007	0.44%	2.25%
2008	0.44%	2.23%
2009	0.43%	2.19%
2010	0.42%	2.14%
2011	0.42%	2.06%
2012	0.41%	1.98%
2013	0.41%	1.88%
2014	0.41%	1.79%
2015	0.42%	1.69%
2016	0.42%	1.59%
2017	0.42%	1.49%
2018	0.42%	1.39%
2019	0.42%	1.31%
2020	0.42%	1.23%
2021	0.43%	1.17%
2022	0.43%	1.11%
2023	0.43%	1.06%