Fertility & birth rates in Jamaica and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate in Jamaica vs Saint Lucia by year

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Jamaica

Saint Lucia

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Year	Fertility rate
	Jamaica	Saint Lucia
2023	1.36	1.38
2022	1.37	1.39
2021	1.38	1.4
2020	1.38	1.41
2019	1.39	1.42
2018	1.4	1.44
2017	1.43	1.45
2016	1.46	1.46
2015	1.51	1.47
2014	1.54	1.49
2013	1.59	1.5
2012	1.65	1.5
2011	1.72	1.5
2010	1.8	1.67
2009	1.88	1.74
2008	1.95	1.7
2007	2.02	1.7
2006	2.09	1.77
2005	2.15	1.81
2004	2.2	1.86
2003	2.24	1.94
2002	2.27	2.03
2001	2.3	2.13
2000	2.35	2.21
1999	2.47	2.5
1998	2.57	2.4
1997	2.68	2.74
1996	2.77	2.71
1995	2.85	3.03
1994	2.93	3.03
1993	2.99	3
1992	3.03	3.11
1991	3	3.19
1990	2.96	3.24
1989	2.93	3.31
1988	2.98	3.44
1987	3.02	3.61
1986	3.11	3.8
1985	3.21	3.97
1984	3.32	4.02
1983	3.41	4.08
1982	3.46	4.17
1981	3.51	4.28
1980	3.59	4.41
1979	3.72	4.58
1978	3.84	4.83
1977	4	4.97
1976	4.21	5.16
1975	4.44	5.36
1974	4.67	5.57
1973	5	5.69
1972	5.06	5.81
1971	5.21	5.95
1970	5.35	6.1
1969	5.47	6.25
1968	5.58	6.39
1967	5.67	6.51
1966	5.69	6.61
1965	5.72	6.69
1964	5.79	6.76
1963	5.73	6.72
1962	5.64	6.82
1961	5.6	6.84
1960	5.54	6.77

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Jamaica was 1.36 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 Jamaica vs Saint Lucia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Jamaica

Saint Lucia

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Year	Natural population change
	Jamaica	Saint Lucia
2023	10,072	475
2022	11,215	530
2021	6,382	-15
2020	12,170	562
2019	13,094	609
2018	13,929	694
2017	15,419	724
2016	16,944	767
2015	18,489	841
2014	19,751	852
2013	21,037	892
2012	22,320	916
2011	23,627	934
2010	25,031	1,176
2009	26,311	1,349
2008	27,553	1,369
2007	28,886	1,422
2006	30,213	1,511
2005	31,506	1,553
2004	32,500	1,615
2003	33,340	1,694
2002	33,572	1,774
2001	33,666	1,860
2000	34,452	1,967
1999	36,649	2,389
1998	38,628	2,294
1997	40,521	2,709
1996	42,297	2,649
1995	43,705	3,019
1994	45,210	2,976
1993	46,090	2,899
1992	46,494	2,981
1991	45,617	3,009
1990	44,465	3,061
1989	43,591	3,146
1988	43,978	3,229
1987	44,155	3,351
1986	44,520	3,496
1985	45,122	3,591
1984	45,644	3,526
1983	45,095	3,443
1982	43,816	3,360
1981	42,898	3,306
1980	42,316	3,275
1979	42,449	3,301
1978	42,475	3,340
1977	42,999	3,240
1976	43,878	3,166
1975	44,736	3,126
1974	45,526	3,106
1973	47,438	3,033
1972	46,676	3,028
1971	47,206	3,046
1970	47,547	3,093
1969	48,258	3,143
1968	49,189	3,154
1967	50,187	3,113
1966	50,808	3,028
1965	51,423	3,042
1964	52,501	3,074
1963	52,277	3,048
1962	51,758	3,124
1961	51,931	3,173
1960	51,944	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 +0.35% in Jamaica and +0.26% in Saint Lucia.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.49% in Jamaica and +0.34% in Saint Lucia.

Birth rate in Jamaica vs Saint Lucia by year

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Jamaica

Saint Lucia

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Jamaica	Saint Lucia
2023	11.6	11.3
2022	11.9	11.4
2021	12	11.6
2020	12	11.7
2019	12.2	11.9
2018	12.3	12
2017	12.6	12.1
2016	12.9	12.2
2015	13.3	12.3
2014	13.6	12.4
2013	14	12.5
2012	14.4	12.4
2011	14.9	12.4
2010	15.6	13.8
2009	16.2	14.6
2008	16.7	14.6
2007	17.3	14.8
2006	17.9	15.3
2005	18.4	15.6
2004	18.8	16
2003	19.2	16.6
2002	19.4	17.3
2001	19.7	18
2000	20.1	18.8
1999	21.2	21.5
1998	22.2	20.9
1997	23.1	23.7
1996	24	23.5
1995	24.8	26.2
1994	25.6	26.2
1993	26.2	26
1992	26.7	27
1991	26.5	27.6
1990	26.2	28.3
1989	25.9	29
1988	26.3	29.8
1987	26.6	31.1
1986	27.1	32.4
1985	27.7	33.6
1984	28.3	33.4
1983	28.6	33.4
1982	28.4	33.5
1981	28.3	33.6
1980	28.3	34.2
1979	28.6	34.9
1978	28.7	35.6
1977	29.2	35.3
1976	29.8	35.4
1975	30.5	35.6
1974	31.3	36.1
1973	32.6	36.3
1972	32.6	36.7
1971	33.1	37.4
1970	33.8	38.5
1969	34.5	39.5
1968	35.4	40.2
1967	36.3	40.4
1966	37	40.1
1965	37.8	41
1964	38.9	42
1963	39.2	42.6
1962	39.4	44.3
1961	40	45.7
1960	40.5	47.1

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.6 in Jamaica and 11.3 in Saint Lucia, compared with 40.5 and 47.1, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Jamaica

Factual

UN forecast

Saint Lucia

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Jamaica	Saint Lucia
2100	10.7%	12%
2099	10.7%	12%
2098	10.7%	12%
2097	10.7%	12%
2096	10.6%	12%
2095	10.6%	11.9%
2094	10.6%	11.9%
2093	10.6%	11.9%
2092	10.5%	11.9%
2091	10.5%	11.9%
2090	10.5%	11.8%
2089	10.5%	11.8%
2088	10.5%	11.8%
2087	10.5%	11.8%
2086	10.5%	11.8%
2085	10.4%	11.8%
2084	10.4%	11.8%
2083	10.4%	11.8%
2082	10.4%	11.8%
2081	10.5%	11.8%
2080	10.5%	11.8%
2079	10.5%	11.8%
2078	10.5%	11.8%
2077	10.5%	11.9%
2076	10.5%	11.9%
2075	10.6%	11.9%
2074	10.6%	12%
2073	10.6%	12%
2072	10.6%	12.1%
2071	10.7%	12.1%
2070	10.7%	12.1%
2069	10.8%	12.2%
2068	10.8%	12.2%
2067	10.8%	12.2%
2066	10.9%	12.3%
2065	11%	12.3%
2064	11%	12.3%
2063	11.1%	12.4%
2062	11.2%	12.4%
2061	11.2%	12.4%
2060	11.3%	12.4%
2059	11.4%	12.5%
2058	11.5%	12.5%
2057	11.6%	12.5%
2056	11.7%	12.6%
2055	11.8%	12.6%
2054	12%	12.7%
2053	12.1%	12.8%
2052	12.2%	12.9%
2051	12.4%	13%
2050	12.6%	13.1%
2049	12.7%	13.2%
2048	12.9%	13.3%
2047	13.1%	13.5%
2046	13.3%	13.6%
2045	13.5%	13.8%
2044	13.7%	14%
2043	13.9%	14.1%
2042	14.1%	14.3%
2041	14.3%	14.5%
2040	14.5%	14.7%
2039	14.7%	14.9%
2038	14.9%	15.1%
2037	15.2%	15.3%
2036	15.4%	15.5%
2035	15.6%	15.7%
2034	15.8%	15.8%
2033	16.1%	16%
2032	16.3%	16.2%
2031	16.5%	16.4%
2030	16.8%	16.5%
2029	17.1%	16.7%
2028	17.4%	16.9%
2027	17.7%	17%
2026	18.1%	17.1%
2025	18.5%	17.4%
2024	18.7%	17.5%
2023	19.1%	17.9%
2022	19.6%	18.2%
2021	20%	18.5%
2020	20.6%	18.7%
2019	21.1%	19.1%
2018	21.7%	19.5%
2017	22.3%	19.9%
2016	22.8%	20.3%
2015	23.4%	20.9%
2014	24%	21.5%
2013	24.7%	22.1%
2012	25.4%	22.7%
2011	26.2%	23.5%
2010	26.9%	24.3%
2009	27.7%	25.1%
2008	28.5%	25.9%
2007	29.3%	26.8%
2006	30%	27.6%
2005	30.6%	28.4%
2004	31.2%	29.2%
2003	31.7%	30%
2002	32.2%	30.7%
2001	32.7%	31.4%
2000	33.2%	32.4%
1999	33.8%	33.5%
1998	34.2%	34.7%
1997	34.6%	35.7%
1996	34.9%	36.2%
1995	35.1%	36.7%
1994	35.2%	37%
1993	35.3%	37.3%
1992	35.4%	37.7%
1991	35.5%	38.1%
1990	35.8%	38.9%
1989	36.1%	40.2%
1988	36.5%	41.7%
1987	36.8%	42.6%
1986	37.2%	42.8%
1985	37.5%	43.1%
1984	37.9%	43.3%
1983	38.2%	43.5%
1982	38.7%	43.9%
1981	39.2%	44.3%
1980	39.8%	44.8%
1979	40.4%	45.5%
1978	41%	46.6%
1977	41.7%	47.9%
1976	42.3%	48.9%
1975	42.9%	49.5%
1974	43.5%	49.9%
1973	44%	50.2%
1972	44.4%	50.4%
1971	44.8%	50.4%
1970	45%	50.2%
1969	45%	50%
1968	44.9%	49.8%
1967	44.6%	50%
1966	44.3%	50.4%
1965	43.9%	50.5%
1964	43.3%	50.1%
1963	42.7%	49.6%
1962	42.2%	48.9%
1961	41.7%	48.1%
1960	41.2%	47.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.7% of the population in Jamaica and 17.5% in Saint Lucia in 2024, compared to 35.8% and 38.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Jamaica and Saint Lucia compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Jamaica vs Saint Lucia

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Jamaica

Saint Lucia

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Jamaica	Saint Lucia
2023	130	44
2022	138	48
2021	186	94
2020	126	43
2019	120	43
2018	112	41
2017	106	43
2016	102	46
2015	100	46
2014	100	49
2013	94	53
2012	89	55
2011	89	56
2010	94	56
2009	93	51
2008	91	55
2007	89	55
2006	89	53
2005	81	55
2004	77	54
2003	79	56
2002	81	62
2001	82	70
2000	82	83
1999	81	88
1998	80	89
1997	79	89
1996	77	72
1995	74	60
1994	71	60
1993	67	58
1992	62	58
1991	58	71
1990	54	72
1989	50	66
1988	48	71
1987	46	69
1986	45	57
1985	45	56

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 130 deaths per 100,000 live births in Jamaica, compared to 44 deaths in Saint Lucia.

Under-five mortality rates

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Jamaica

Saint Lucia

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Jamaica	Saint Lucia
2023	1.93%	1.55%
2022	1.93%	1.58%
2021	1.91%	1.6%
2020	1.9%	1.63%
2019	1.88%	1.65%
2018	1.87%	1.67%
2017	1.86%	1.7%
2016	1.86%	1.72%
2015	1.87%	1.74%
2014	1.87%	1.75%
2013	1.88%	1.77%
2012	1.89%	1.78%
2011	1.9%	1.79%
2010	1.91%	1.8%
2009	1.91%	1.81%
2008	1.92%	1.82%
2007	1.92%	1.82%
2006	1.91%	1.82%
2005	1.92%	1.83%
2004	1.92%	1.83%
2003	1.94%	1.83%
2002	1.97%	1.83%
2001	2%	1.84%
2000	2.06%	1.85%
1999	2.12%	1.86%
1998	2.19%	1.87%
1997	2.27%	1.88%
1996	2.35%	1.9%
1995	2.43%	1.92%
1994	2.51%	1.95%
1993	2.58%	1.98%
1992	2.66%	2.01%
1991	2.73%	2.05%
1990	2.8%	2.09%
1989	2.88%	2.14%
1988	2.96%	2.2%
1987	3.04%	2.27%
1986	3.13%	2.35%
1985	3.22%	2.44%
1984	3.32%	2.55%
1983	3.43%	2.68%
1982	3.54%	2.83%
1981	3.66%	3%
1980	3.78%	3.2%
1979	3.92%	3.42%
1978	4.06%	3.68%
1977	4.21%	3.97%
1976	4.37%	4.3%
1975	4.55%	4.67%
1974	4.74%	5.08%
1973	4.95%	5.53%
1972	5.18%	6.02%
1971	5.41%	6.54%
1970	5.64%	7.1%
1969	5.87%	7.7%
1968	6.08%	8.32%
1967	6.28%	8.96%
1966	6.49%	9.62%
1965	6.69%	10.3%
1964	6.91%	11%
1963	7.17%	11.6%
1962	7.45%	12.3%
1961	7.79%	12.9%
1960	8.17%	13.4%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.93% in Jamaica and 1.55% in Saint Lucia. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.