Fertility & birth rates in Italy and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate in Italy vs Saint Lucia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Italy was 1.2 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 Italy 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
	Italy	Saint Lucia
1960	2.4	6.77
1961	2.44	6.84
1962	2.46	6.82
1963	2.51	6.72
1964	2.66	6.76
1965	2.6	6.69
1966	2.58	6.61
1967	2.5	6.51
1968	2.46	6.39
1969	2.47	6.25
1970	2.38	6.1
1971	2.4	5.95
1972	2.35	5.81
1973	2.3	5.69
1974	2.28	5.57
1975	2.17	5.36
1976	2.04	5.16
1977	1.93	4.97
1978	1.84	4.83
1979	1.73	4.58
1980	1.64	4.41
1981	1.58	4.28
1982	1.56	4.17
1983	1.51	4.08
1984	1.46	4.02
1985	1.42	3.97
1986	1.35	3.8
1987	1.33	3.61
1988	1.36	3.44
1989	1.33	3.31
1990	1.33	3.24
1991	1.3	3.19
1992	1.3	3.11
1993	1.25	3
1994	1.21	3.03
1995	1.19	3.03
1996	1.2	2.71
1997	1.22	2.74
1998	1.22	2.4
1999	1.23	2.5
2000	1.26	2.21
2001	1.25	2.13
2002	1.27	2.03
2003	1.29	1.94
2004	1.34	1.86
2005	1.33	1.81
2006	1.37	1.77
2007	1.39	1.7
2008	1.44	1.7
2009	1.44	1.74
2010	1.44	1.67
2011	1.42	1.5
2012	1.42	1.5
2013	1.39	1.5
2014	1.38	1.49
2015	1.36	1.47
2016	1.36	1.46
2017	1.34	1.45
2018	1.31	1.44
2019	1.27	1.42
2020	1.24	1.41
2021	1.25	1.4
2022	1.24	1.39
2023	1.2	1.38
2024	1.21	1.38
2025	1.22	1.38
2026	1.22	1.37
2027	1.23	1.37
2028	1.24	1.36
2029	1.24	1.36
2030	1.25	1.37
2031	1.26	1.37
2032	1.26	1.37
2033	1.27	1.37
2034	1.28	1.37
2035	1.28	1.38
2036	1.29	1.38
2037	1.29	1.38
2038	1.3	1.38
2039	1.3	1.38
2040	1.31	1.39
2041	1.31	1.39
2042	1.31	1.4
2043	1.32	1.4
2044	1.32	1.4
2045	1.33	1.41
2046	1.33	1.41
2047	1.34	1.41
2048	1.34	1.41
2049	1.35	1.42
2050	1.35	1.42

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Italy	Saint Lucia
1960	25%	47.1%
1961	25%	48.1%
1962	24.7%	48.9%
1963	24.5%	49.6%
1964	24.5%	50.1%
1965	24.5%	50.5%
1966	24.5%	50.4%
1967	24.6%	50%
1968	24.6%	49.8%
1969	24.7%	50%
1970	24.7%	50.2%
1971	24.6%	50.4%
1972	24.6%	50.4%
1973	24.6%	50.2%
1974	24.5%	49.9%
1975	24.3%	49.5%
1976	24.1%	48.9%
1977	23.7%	47.9%
1978	23.4%	46.6%
1979	22.8%	45.5%
1980	22.3%	44.8%
1981	21.6%	44.3%
1982	21.1%	43.9%
1983	20.5%	43.5%
1984	19.9%	43.3%
1985	19.3%	43.1%
1986	18.7%	42.8%
1987	18.1%	42.6%
1988	17.5%	41.7%
1989	17%	40.2%
1990	16.5%	38.9%
1991	15.8%	38.1%
1992	15.2%	37.7%
1993	15%	37.3%
1994	14.8%	37%
1995	14.6%	36.7%
1996	14.5%	36.2%
1997	14.4%	35.7%
1998	14.3%	34.7%
1999	14.3%	33.5%
2000	14.3%	32.4%
2001	14.2%	31.4%
2002	14.2%	30.7%
2003	14.2%	30%
2004	14.2%	29.2%
2005	14.1%	28.4%
2006	14.1%	27.6%
2007	14%	26.8%
2008	14%	25.9%
2009	14%	25.1%
2010	14%	24.3%
2011	14%	23.5%
2012	14%	22.7%
2013	13.9%	22.1%
2014	13.8%	21.5%
2015	13.7%	20.9%
2016	13.6%	20.3%
2017	13.4%	19.9%
2018	13.2%	19.5%
2019	13%	19.1%
2020	12.8%	18.7%
2021	12.6%	18.5%
2022	12.4%	18.2%
2023	12.1%	17.9%
2024	11.9%	17.5%
2025	11.7%	17.2%
2026	11.4%	17.1%
2027	11.2%	16.9%
2028	11%	16.8%
2029	10.9%	16.6%
2030	10.7%	16.5%
2031	10.6%	16.3%
2032	10.5%	16.1%
2033	10.4%	15.9%
2034	10.3%	15.7%
2035	10.3%	15.6%
2036	10.3%	15.4%
2037	10.3%	15.2%
2038	10.3%	15%
2039	10.4%	14.8%
2040	10.4%	14.6%
2041	10.5%	14.4%
2042	10.5%	14.2%
2043	10.6%	14.1%
2044	10.7%	13.9%
2045	10.7%	13.7%
2046	10.8%	13.6%
2047	10.8%	13.4%
2048	10.9%	13.3%
2049	10.9%	13.1%
2050	10.9%	13%

Children aged 0-14 make up 11.9% of the population in Italy and 17.5% in Saint Lucia in 2024, compared to 16.5% and 38.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Italy and Saint Lucia compared.

Natural population change in Italy vs Saint Lucia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.38% in Italy 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
	Italy	Saint Lucia
1960	426,697	3,202
1961	459,880	3,173
1962	427,387	3,124
1963	440,767	3,048
1964	527,089	3,074
1965	474,222	3,042
1966	488,427	3,028
1967	439,074	3,113
1968	399,268	3,154
1969	390,827	3,143
1970	376,753	3,093
1971	383,922	3,046
1972	364,355	3,028
1973	328,508	3,033
1974	336,176	3,106
1975	271,660	3,126
1976	228,445	3,166
1977	190,248	3,240
1978	168,465	3,340
1979	129,531	3,301
1980	84,650	3,275
1981	73,452	3,306
1982	79,161	3,360
1983	33,939	3,443
1984	50,919	3,526
1985	28,297	3,591
1986	11,319	3,496
1987	16,980	3,351
1988	33,977	3,229
1989	28,336	3,146
1990	22,688	3,061
1991	11,352	3,009
1992	22,718	2,981
1993	0	2,899
1994	-17,053	2,976
1995	-34,107	3,019
1996	-22,744	2,649
1997	-22,756	2,709
1998	-39,835	2,294
1999	-22,766	2,389
2000	-17,082	1,967
2001	-11,396	1,860
2002	-22,836	1,774
2003	-40,179	1,694
2004	11,566	1,615
2005	-17,450	1,553
2006	0	1,511
2007	-5,876	1,422
2008	-11,842	1,369
2009	-17,866	1,349
2010	-23,928	1,176
2011	-48,021	934
2012	-78,248	916
2013	-90,468	892
2014	-96,513	852
2015	-162,620	841
2016	-138,265	767
2017	-192,007	724
2018	-192,475	694
2019	-215,025	609
2020	-338,801	562
2021	-301,579	-15
2022	-318,674	530
2023	-283,168	475

Maternal mortality chart: Italy vs Saint Lucia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 6 deaths per 100,000 live births in Italy, compared to 44 deaths in Saint Lucia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Italy	Saint Lucia
1985	22	56
1986	22	57
1987	21	69
1988	20	71
1989	19	66
1990	18	72
1991	18	71
1992	17	58
1993	16	58
1994	15	60
1995	15	60
1996	14	72
1997	13	89
1998	12	89
1999	11	88
2000	11	83
2001	10	70
2002	10	62
2003	8	56
2004	8	54
2005	8	55
2006	7	53
2007	7	55
2008	7	55
2009	8	51
2010	8	56
2011	8	56
2012	8	55
2013	8	53
2014	8	49
2015	8	46
2016	8	46
2017	8	43
2018	7	41
2019	7	43
2020	8	43
2021	7	94
2022	10	48
2023	6	44

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.28% in Italy 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
	Italy	Saint Lucia
1960	5.19%	13.4%
1961	4.98%	12.9%
1962	4.76%	12.3%
1963	4.53%	11.6%
1964	4.31%	11%
1965	4.11%	10.3%
1966	3.93%	9.62%
1967	3.78%	8.96%
1968	3.64%	8.32%
1969	3.51%	7.7%
1970	3.36%	7.1%
1971	3.18%	6.54%
1972	2.98%	6.02%
1973	2.76%	5.53%
1974	2.53%	5.08%
1975	2.31%	4.67%
1976	2.11%	4.3%
1977	1.95%	3.97%
1978	1.82%	3.68%
1979	1.7%	3.42%
1980	1.61%	3.2%
1981	1.52%	3%
1982	1.43%	2.83%
1983	1.35%	2.68%
1984	1.27%	2.55%
1985	1.2%	2.44%
1986	1.14%	2.35%
1987	1.08%	2.27%
1988	1.04%	2.2%
1989	1%	2.14%
1990	0.97%	2.09%
1991	0.93%	2.05%
1992	0.89%	2.01%
1993	0.85%	1.98%
1994	0.8%	1.95%
1995	0.75%	1.92%
1996	0.7%	1.9%
1997	0.66%	1.88%
1998	0.62%	1.87%
1999	0.59%	1.86%
2000	0.56%	1.85%
2001	0.53%	1.84%
2002	0.51%	1.83%
2003	0.48%	1.83%
2004	0.46%	1.83%
2005	0.45%	1.83%
2006	0.43%	1.82%
2007	0.42%	1.82%
2008	0.41%	1.82%
2009	0.41%	1.81%
2010	0.4%	1.8%
2011	0.39%	1.79%
2012	0.38%	1.78%
2013	0.37%	1.77%
2014	0.36%	1.75%
2015	0.35%	1.74%
2016	0.34%	1.72%
2017	0.33%	1.7%
2018	0.32%	1.67%
2019	0.31%	1.65%
2020	0.3%	1.63%
2021	0.29%	1.6%
2022	0.28%	1.58%
2023	0.28%	1.55%