Fertility & birth rates in Laos and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate in Laos vs Saint Lucia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Laos was 2.42 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 Laos 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
	Laos	Saint Lucia
1960	6.29	6.77
1961	6.31	6.84
1962	6.31	6.82
1963	6.32	6.72
1964	6.31	6.76
1965	6.32	6.69
1966	6.31	6.61
1967	6.31	6.51
1968	6.3	6.39
1969	6.3	6.25
1970	6.31	6.1
1971	6.3	5.95
1972	6.28	5.81
1973	6.28	5.69
1974	6.29	5.57
1975	6.29	5.36
1976	6.29	5.16
1977	6.29	4.97
1978	6.3	4.83
1979	6.31	4.58
1980	6.33	4.41
1981	6.35	4.28
1982	6.37	4.17
1983	6.38	4.08
1984	6.37	4.02
1985	6.33	3.97
1986	6.26	3.8
1987	6.21	3.61
1988	6.16	3.44
1989	6.1	3.31
1990	6.06	3.24
1991	5.99	3.19
1992	5.9	3.11
1993	5.8	3
1994	5.6	3.03
1995	5.36	3.03
1996	5.15	2.71
1997	4.96	2.74
1998	4.79	2.4
1999	4.64	2.5
2000	4.43	2.21
2001	4.29	2.13
2002	4.13	2.03
2003	4.02	1.94
2004	3.9	1.86
2005	3.69	1.81
2006	3.56	1.77
2007	3.44	1.7
2008	3.33	1.7
2009	3.23	1.74
2010	3.14	1.67
2011	3.05	1.5
2012	2.95	1.5
2013	2.87	1.5
2014	2.8	1.49
2015	2.8	1.47
2016	2.74	1.46
2017	2.69	1.45
2018	2.63	1.44
2019	2.59	1.42
2020	2.54	1.41
2021	2.49	1.4
2022	2.46	1.39
2023	2.42	1.38
2024	2.4	1.38
2025	2.36	1.38
2026	2.33	1.37
2027	2.3	1.37
2028	2.27	1.36
2029	2.24	1.36
2030	2.21	1.37
2031	2.19	1.37
2032	2.16	1.37
2033	2.14	1.37
2034	2.12	1.37
2035	2.1	1.38
2036	2.08	1.38
2037	2.06	1.38
2038	2.04	1.38
2039	2.03	1.38
2040	2.01	1.39
2041	1.99	1.39
2042	1.97	1.4
2043	1.96	1.4
2044	1.95	1.4
2045	1.94	1.41
2046	1.92	1.41
2047	1.91	1.41
2048	1.9	1.41
2049	1.89	1.42
2050	1.89	1.42

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Laos	Saint Lucia
1960	41.8%	47.1%
1961	41.8%	48.1%
1962	41.9%	48.9%
1963	42%	49.6%
1964	42.1%	50.1%
1965	42.2%	50.5%
1966	42.2%	50.4%
1967	42.2%	50%
1968	42.2%	49.8%
1969	42.2%	50%
1970	42.2%	50.2%
1971	42.3%	50.4%
1972	42.4%	50.4%
1973	42.4%	50.2%
1974	42.5%	49.9%
1975	42.7%	49.5%
1976	43%	48.9%
1977	43.2%	47.9%
1978	43.5%	46.6%
1979	43.8%	45.5%
1980	43.9%	44.8%
1981	44%	44.3%
1982	44.1%	43.9%
1983	44.1%	43.5%
1984	44.1%	43.3%
1985	44%	43.1%
1986	44%	42.8%
1987	44%	42.6%
1988	43.9%	41.7%
1989	43.9%	40.2%
1990	43.9%	38.9%
1991	43.9%	38.1%
1992	43.9%	37.7%
1993	43.9%	37.3%
1994	44%	37%
1995	43.9%	36.7%
1996	43.9%	36.2%
1997	43.8%	35.7%
1998	43.7%	34.7%
1999	43.5%	33.5%
2000	43.2%	32.4%
2001	42.9%	31.4%
2002	42.5%	30.7%
2003	42%	30%
2004	41.5%	29.2%
2005	40.9%	28.4%
2006	40%	27.6%
2007	39%	26.8%
2008	38%	25.9%
2009	37.1%	25.1%
2010	36.3%	24.3%
2011	35.6%	23.5%
2012	34.9%	22.7%
2013	34.3%	22.1%
2014	33.7%	21.5%
2015	33.2%	20.9%
2016	32.9%	20.3%
2017	32.5%	19.9%
2018	32.2%	19.5%
2019	31.9%	19.1%
2020	31.6%	18.7%
2021	31.3%	18.5%
2022	30.9%	18.2%
2023	30.6%	17.9%
2024	30.2%	17.5%
2025	29.8%	17.2%
2026	29.5%	17.1%
2027	29.1%	16.9%
2028	28.8%	16.8%
2029	28.4%	16.6%
2030	27.9%	16.5%
2031	27.5%	16.3%
2032	27.1%	16.1%
2033	26.6%	15.9%
2034	26.2%	15.7%
2035	25.8%	15.6%
2036	25.5%	15.4%
2037	25.1%	15.2%
2038	24.8%	15%
2039	24.4%	14.8%
2040	24.1%	14.6%
2041	23.8%	14.4%
2042	23.5%	14.2%
2043	23.2%	14.1%
2044	22.9%	13.9%
2045	22.7%	13.7%
2046	22.4%	13.6%
2047	22.1%	13.4%
2048	21.9%	13.3%
2049	21.6%	13.1%
2050	21.4%	13%

Children aged 0-14 make up 30.2% of the population in Laos and 17.5% in Saint Lucia in 2024, compared to 43.9% and 38.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Laos and Saint Lucia compared.

Natural population change in Laos vs Saint Lucia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.65% in Laos 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
	Laos	Saint Lucia
1960	47,575	3,202
1961	48,992	3,173
1962	51,244	3,124
1963	51,056	3,048
1964	52,482	3,074
1965	54,268	3,042
1966	55,494	3,028
1967	57,763	3,113
1968	59,567	3,154
1969	61,595	3,143
1970	63,896	3,093
1971	65,959	3,046
1972	68,095	3,028
1973	70,513	3,033
1974	74,652	3,106
1975	76,725	3,126
1976	77,575	3,166
1977	79,149	3,240
1978	80,604	3,340
1979	82,852	3,301
1980	86,548	3,275
1981	89,963	3,306
1982	94,058	3,360
1983	98,178	3,443
1984	102,318	3,526
1985	106,047	3,591
1986	109,266	3,496
1987	113,005	3,351
1988	117,050	3,229
1989	121,044	3,146
1990	125,297	3,061
1991	129,523	3,009
1992	132,417	2,981
1993	135,295	2,899
1994	134,201	2,976
1995	132,241	3,019
1996	131,142	2,649
1997	130,388	2,709
1998	128,409	2,294
1999	127,255	2,389
2000	124,201	1,967
2001	123,847	1,860
2002	122,110	1,774
2003	122,158	1,694
2004	121,888	1,615
2005	118,165	1,553
2006	118,602	1,511
2007	119,980	1,422
2008	121,042	1,369
2009	122,174	1,349
2010	122,516	1,176
2011	122,863	934
2012	121,324	916
2013	119,845	892
2014	118,103	852
2015	118,723	841
2016	119,978	767
2017	120,515	724
2018	119,986	694
2019	119,797	609
2020	118,609	562
2021	115,323	-15
2022	116,620	530
2023	115,359	475

Maternal mortality chart: Laos vs Saint Lucia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 112 deaths per 100,000 live births in Laos, compared to 44 deaths in Saint Lucia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Laos	Saint Lucia
1985	994	56
1986	963	57
1987	930	69
1988	898	71
1989	856	66
1990	834	72
1991	798	71
1992	781	58
1993	751	58
1994	741	60
1995	709	60
1996	682	72
1997	660	89
1998	647	89
1999	638	88
2000	609	83
2001	574	70
2002	550	62
2003	524	56
2004	492	54
2005	458	55
2006	432	53
2007	402	55
2008	374	55
2009	336	51
2010	305	56
2011	267	56
2012	241	55
2013	215	53
2014	193	49
2015	180	46
2016	165	46
2017	154	43
2018	145	41
2019	137	43
2020	132	43
2021	139	94
2022	120	48
2023	112	44

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.9% in Laos 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
	Laos	Saint Lucia
1960	-	13.4%
1961	-	12.9%
1962	-	12.3%
1963	-	11.6%
1964	-	11%
1965	-	10.3%
1966	-	9.62%
1967	-	8.96%
1968	-	8.32%
1969	-	7.7%
1970	-	7.1%
1971	-	6.54%
1972	-	6.02%
1973	-	5.53%
1974	-	5.08%
1975	-	4.67%
1976	-	4.3%
1977	-	3.97%
1978	21.7%	3.68%
1979	21.1%	3.42%
1980	20.6%	3.2%
1981	20%	3%
1982	19.5%	2.83%
1983	18.9%	2.68%
1984	18.4%	2.55%
1985	18%	2.44%
1986	17.4%	2.35%
1987	16.9%	2.27%
1988	16.4%	2.2%
1989	15.9%	2.14%
1990	15.4%	2.09%
1991	14.9%	2.05%
1992	14.4%	2.01%
1993	13.9%	1.98%
1994	13.4%	1.95%
1995	12.9%	1.92%
1996	12.5%	1.9%
1997	12%	1.88%
1998	11.6%	1.87%
1999	11.2%	1.86%
2000	10.8%	1.85%
2001	10.3%	1.84%
2002	9.91%	1.83%
2003	9.49%	1.83%
2004	9.08%	1.83%
2005	8.68%	1.83%
2006	8.27%	1.82%
2007	7.88%	1.82%
2008	7.5%	1.82%
2009	7.14%	1.81%
2010	6.8%	1.8%
2011	6.47%	1.79%
2012	6.15%	1.78%
2013	5.86%	1.77%
2014	5.58%	1.75%
2015	5.32%	1.74%
2016	5.09%	1.72%
2017	4.88%	1.7%
2018	4.68%	1.67%
2019	4.51%	1.65%
2020	4.34%	1.63%
2021	4.19%	1.6%
2022	4.04%	1.58%
2023	3.9%	1.55%