Fertility & birth rates in Gabon and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate in Gabon vs Saint Lucia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Gabon was 3.65 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 Gabon 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
	Gabon	Saint Lucia
1960	4.42	6.77
1961	4.5	6.84
1962	4.59	6.82
1963	4.65	6.72
1964	4.71	6.76
1965	4.79	6.69
1966	4.86	6.61
1967	4.92	6.51
1968	4.98	6.39
1969	5.05	6.25
1970	5.1	6.1
1971	5.16	5.95
1972	5.24	5.81
1973	5.29	5.69
1974	5.33	5.57
1975	5.39	5.36
1976	5.46	5.16
1977	5.52	4.97
1978	5.57	4.83
1979	5.61	4.58
1980	5.66	4.41
1981	5.73	4.28
1982	5.74	4.17
1983	5.76	4.08
1984	5.73	4.02
1985	5.71	3.97
1986	5.69	3.8
1987	5.67	3.61
1988	5.62	3.44
1989	5.55	3.31
1990	5.46	3.24
1991	5.37	3.19
1992	5.29	3.11
1993	5.19	3
1994	5.04	3.03
1995	4.88	3.03
1996	4.74	2.71
1997	4.66	2.74
1998	4.58	2.4
1999	4.5	2.5
2000	4.47	2.21
2001	4.42	2.13
2002	4.36	2.03
2003	4.3	1.94
2004	4.25	1.86
2005	4.21	1.81
2006	4.17	1.77
2007	4.14	1.7
2008	4.12	1.7
2009	4.14	1.74
2010	4.15	1.67
2011	4.15	1.5
2012	4.09	1.5
2013	4.02	1.5
2014	3.95	1.49
2015	3.92	1.47
2016	3.92	1.46
2017	3.91	1.45
2018	3.91	1.44
2019	3.88	1.42
2020	3.83	1.41
2021	3.78	1.4
2022	3.71	1.39
2023	3.65	1.38
2024	3.59	1.38
2025	3.54	1.38
2026	3.49	1.37
2027	3.43	1.37
2028	3.37	1.36
2029	3.33	1.36
2030	3.29	1.37
2031	3.24	1.37
2032	3.2	1.37
2033	3.16	1.37
2034	3.12	1.37
2035	3.08	1.38
2036	3.04	1.38
2037	3.01	1.38
2038	2.97	1.38
2039	2.94	1.38
2040	2.91	1.39
2041	2.88	1.39
2042	2.84	1.4
2043	2.81	1.4
2044	2.78	1.4
2045	2.75	1.41
2046	2.73	1.41
2047	2.7	1.41
2048	2.67	1.41
2049	2.64	1.42
2050	2.62	1.42

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Gabon	Saint Lucia
1960	31.4%	47.1%
1961	31.8%	48.1%
1962	32.2%	48.9%
1963	32.6%	49.6%
1964	33%	50.1%
1965	33.5%	50.5%
1966	33.9%	50.4%
1967	34.3%	50%
1968	34.7%	49.8%
1969	35.1%	50%
1970	35.4%	50.2%
1971	35.8%	50.4%
1972	36.3%	50.4%
1973	36.7%	50.2%
1974	37.1%	49.9%
1975	37.6%	49.5%
1976	38%	48.9%
1977	38.4%	47.9%
1978	38.8%	46.6%
1979	39.2%	45.5%
1980	39.6%	44.8%
1981	39.9%	44.3%
1982	40.3%	43.9%
1983	40.7%	43.5%
1984	41%	43.3%
1985	41.4%	43.1%
1986	41.6%	42.8%
1987	41.9%	42.6%
1988	42.1%	41.7%
1989	42.3%	40.2%
1990	42.4%	38.9%
1991	42.5%	38.1%
1992	42.5%	37.7%
1993	42.5%	37.3%
1994	42.4%	37%
1995	42.3%	36.7%
1996	42%	36.2%
1997	41.8%	35.7%
1998	41.5%	34.7%
1999	41.2%	33.5%
2000	40.8%	32.4%
2001	40.5%	31.4%
2002	40.1%	30.7%
2003	39.7%	30%
2004	39.4%	29.2%
2005	39%	28.4%
2006	38.6%	27.6%
2007	38.2%	26.8%
2008	37.9%	25.9%
2009	37.6%	25.1%
2010	37.3%	24.3%
2011	37.1%	23.5%
2012	37%	22.7%
2013	36.8%	22.1%
2014	36.7%	21.5%
2015	36.6%	20.9%
2016	36.6%	20.3%
2017	36.6%	19.9%
2018	36.7%	19.5%
2019	36.8%	19.1%
2020	36.8%	18.7%
2021	36.8%	18.5%
2022	36.8%	18.2%
2023	36.7%	17.9%
2024	36.5%	17.5%
2025	36.2%	17.2%
2026	35.9%	17.1%
2027	35.6%	16.9%
2028	35.3%	16.8%
2029	34.9%	16.6%
2030	34.6%	16.5%
2031	34.2%	16.3%
2032	33.8%	16.1%
2033	33.4%	15.9%
2034	33%	15.7%
2035	32.7%	15.6%
2036	32.3%	15.4%
2037	32%	15.2%
2038	31.8%	15%
2039	31.5%	14.8%
2040	31.3%	14.6%
2041	31.1%	14.4%
2042	31%	14.2%
2043	30.8%	14.1%
2044	30.6%	13.9%
2045	30.5%	13.7%
2046	30.3%	13.6%
2047	30.2%	13.4%
2048	30%	13.3%
2049	29.8%	13.1%
2050	29.6%	13%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.5% of the population in Gabon and 17.5% in Saint Lucia in 2024, compared to 42.4% and 38.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Gabon and Saint Lucia compared.

Natural population change in Gabon vs Saint Lucia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.31% in Gabon 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
	Gabon	Saint Lucia
1960	5,732	3,202
1961	6,161	3,173
1962	6,609	3,124
1963	7,001	3,048
1964	7,402	3,074
1965	7,902	3,042
1966	8,410	3,028
1967	8,883	3,113
1968	9,417	3,154
1969	9,969	3,143
1970	10,635	3,093
1971	11,357	3,046
1972	12,095	3,028
1973	12,731	3,033
1974	13,381	3,106
1975	14,162	3,126
1976	14,998	3,166
1977	15,842	3,240
1978	16,714	3,340
1979	17,553	3,301
1980	18,503	3,275
1981	19,528	3,306
1982	20,292	3,360
1983	21,162	3,443
1984	21,851	3,526
1985	22,617	3,591
1986	23,362	3,496
1987	24,212	3,351
1988	24,888	3,229
1989	25,359	3,146
1990	25,858	3,061
1991	26,334	3,009
1992	26,810	2,981
1993	27,235	2,899
1994	27,271	2,976
1995	27,290	3,019
1996	27,450	2,649
1997	28,053	2,709
1998	28,697	2,294
1999	29,330	2,389
2000	30,210	1,967
2001	30,941	1,860
2002	31,777	1,774
2003	32,633	1,694
2004	33,615	1,615
2005	34,766	1,553
2006	35,984	1,511
2007	37,394	1,422
2008	39,002	1,369
2009	41,037	1,349
2010	43,061	1,176
2011	44,922	934
2012	45,941	916
2013	46,829	892
2014	47,704	852
2015	48,876	841
2016	50,321	767
2017	51,455	724
2018	52,476	694
2019	53,185	609
2020	52,745	562
2021	52,611	-15
2022	52,944	530
2023	53,167	475

Maternal mortality chart: Gabon vs Saint Lucia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 233 deaths per 100,000 live births in Gabon, compared to 44 deaths in Saint Lucia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Gabon	Saint Lucia
1985	373	56
1986	369	57
1987	366	69
1988	367	71
1989	366	66
1990	368	72
1991	369	71
1992	371	58
1993	364	58
1994	357	60
1995	341	60
1996	321	72
1997	290	89
1998	258	89
1999	216	88
2000	178	83
2001	160	70
2002	151	62
2003	134	56
2004	142	54
2005	175	55
2006	186	53
2007	173	55
2008	158	55
2009	158	51
2010	144	56
2011	149	56
2012	173	55
2013	235	53
2014	273	49
2015	239	46
2016	215	46
2017	184	43
2018	176	41
2019	179	43
2020	194	43
2021	249	94
2022	216	48
2023	233	44

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.32% in Gabon 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
	Gabon	Saint Lucia
1960	21.9%	13.4%
1961	21.2%	12.9%
1962	20.5%	12.3%
1963	19.8%	11.6%
1964	19.2%	11%
1965	18.6%	10.3%
1966	17.9%	9.62%
1967	17.4%	8.96%
1968	16.8%	8.32%
1969	16.2%	7.7%
1970	15.7%	7.1%
1971	15.2%	6.54%
1972	14.7%	6.02%
1973	14.2%	5.53%
1974	13.7%	5.08%
1975	13.3%	4.67%
1976	12.8%	4.3%
1977	12.4%	3.97%
1978	12%	3.68%
1979	11.6%	3.42%
1980	11.2%	3.2%
1981	10.8%	3%
1982	10.5%	2.83%
1983	10.1%	2.68%
1984	9.81%	2.55%
1985	9.52%	2.44%
1986	9.26%	2.35%
1987	9.03%	2.27%
1988	8.82%	2.2%
1989	8.64%	2.14%
1990	8.49%	2.09%
1991	8.35%	2.05%
1992	8.24%	2.01%
1993	8.14%	1.98%
1994	8.06%	1.95%
1995	7.98%	1.92%
1996	7.89%	1.9%
1997	7.79%	1.88%
1998	7.67%	1.87%
1999	7.53%	1.86%
2000	7.37%	1.85%
2001	7.19%	1.84%
2002	7.01%	1.83%
2003	6.81%	1.83%
2004	6.6%	1.83%
2005	6.39%	1.83%
2006	6.21%	1.82%
2007	5.99%	1.82%
2008	5.77%	1.82%
2009	5.57%	1.81%
2010	5.35%	1.8%
2011	5.14%	1.79%
2012	4.94%	1.78%
2013	4.73%	1.77%
2014	4.57%	1.75%
2015	4.42%	1.74%
2016	4.24%	1.72%
2017	4.1%	1.7%
2018	3.96%	1.67%
2019	3.8%	1.65%
2020	3.62%	1.63%
2021	3.52%	1.6%
2022	3.41%	1.58%
2023	3.32%	1.55%