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Fertility & birth rates in Liechtenstein and Vanuatu

Updated on by Georank team

Liechtenstein has an annual birth rate of 9.1 births per 1,000 people, compared to 28.1 for Vanuatu. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.45 in Liechtenstein and 3.6 in Vanuatu — 148% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -47.8% in Liechtenstein and by -47% in Vanuatu — in 1960, it was 2.78 and 6.78, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Liechtenstein is ranked 161/196 by birth rate compared to 40/196 for Vanuatu.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 32.2 in Liechtenstein — it's 28 in Vanuatu.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 1.72 in Liechtenstein vs 66.2 in Vanuatu.
  • In Liechtenstein, 20.7% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 24.3% in Vanuatu.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.23% in Liechtenstein and +2.3% in Vanuatu.

Birth rate data compared

Liechtenstein Vanuatu
Fertility rate 1.45 3.6
Birth rate 9.1 28.1
Birth rate rank 161/196 40/196
Age at first childbirth 31.3 years n/a
Average age at childbearing 32.2 years 28 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 1.06 65.3
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 49.8 189
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 18 49.9
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 20.7% 24.3%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 n/a 37.1%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff n/a 89.4%
Maternal mortality per live birth n/a 0.1%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) n/a 0.87%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.42% 1.42%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a 1.68%
Population change due to births and deaths +92 +7,359
Natural population change rank 153/196 121/196
Natural population change rate +0.23% +2.3%
Population growth +0.87% +2.3%
Population growth rank 111/197 40/197
Life expectancy 83.9 years 71.8 years

Fertility rate in Liechtenstein vs Vanuatu chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Liechtenstein was 1.45 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.6 in Vanuatu in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Liechtenstein vs Vanuatu population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Liechtenstein
Factual

UN forecast
Vanuatu
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Liechtenstein Vanuatu
1960 2.78 6.78
1961 2.78 6.73
1962 2.8 6.67
1963 2.85 6.62
1964 2.92 6.57
1965 2.96 6.52
1966 2.78 6.51
1967 2.48 6.51
1968 2.22 6.46
1969 2.13 6.41
1970 2.09 6.35
1971 2.03 6.29
1972 1.98 6.23
1973 1.94 6.15
1974 1.9 6.06
1975 1.9 5.98
1976 1.91 5.89
1977 1.92 5.81
1978 1.9 5.77
1979 1.67 5.73
1980 1.7 5.69
1981 1.69 5.65
1982 1.61 5.6
1983 1.53 5.55
1984 1.51 5.49
1985 1.5 5.43
1986 1.48 5.38
1987 1.5 5.33
1988 1.5 5.27
1989 1.5 5.21
1990 1.5 5.17
1991 1.5 5.13
1992 1.48 5.09
1993 1.45 5.02
1994 1.44 4.94
1995 1.44 4.85
1996 1.52 4.75
1997 1.57 4.66
1998 1.59 4.6
1999 1.63 4.56
2000 1.57 4.54
2001 1.52 4.5
2002 1.47 4.38
2003 1.36 4.29
2004 1.44 4.21
2005 1.49 4.13
2006 1.43 4.1
2007 1.42 4.12
2008 1.43 4.16
2009 1.71 4.16
2010 1.4 4.13
2011 1.69 4.09
2012 1.51 4.06
2013 1.45 4.04
2014 1.59 4
2015 1.4 3.95
2016 1.61 3.92
2017 1.44 3.88
2018 1.58 3.83
2019 1.48 3.79
2020 1.46 3.74
2021 1.53 3.7
2022 1.47 3.65
2023 1.45 3.6
2024 1.45 3.57
2025 1.45 3.53
2026 1.45 3.5
2027 1.46 3.46
2028 1.46 3.42
2029 1.46 3.39
2030 1.46 3.35
2031 1.46 3.32
2032 1.46 3.28
2033 1.46 3.25
2034 1.46 3.21
2035 1.46 3.18
2036 1.46 3.15
2037 1.46 3.13
2038 1.46 3.1
2039 1.46 3.08
2040 1.46 3.05
2041 1.46 3.03
2042 1.46 3
2043 1.47 2.97
2044 1.47 2.94
2045 1.47 2.92
2046 1.47 2.9
2047 1.47 2.88
2048 1.47 2.85
2049 1.47 2.83
2050 1.47 2.8

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Liechtenstein
Factual

UN forecast
Vanuatu
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Liechtenstein Vanuatu
1960 28.9% 44.6%
1961 28.7% 44.8%
1962 28.5% 45.1%
1963 28.4% 45.2%
1964 28.3% 45.4%
1965 28.2% 45.5%
1966 28.1% 45.7%
1967 28% 45.8%
1968 28% 45.8%
1969 28% 45.8%
1970 28% 45.7%
1971 27.8% 45.7%
1972 27.4% 45.6%
1973 27% 45.5%
1974 26.5% 45.5%
1975 26% 45.4%
1976 25.4% 45.2%
1977 24.9% 45.1%
1978 24.3% 45%
1979 23.7% 44.5%
1980 23.1% 44%
1981 22.7% 43.9%
1982 22.5% 44%
1983 22% 44%
1984 21.5% 44.1%
1985 20.9% 44.2%
1986 20.4% 44.2%
1987 20% 44.1%
1988 19.7% 44.1%
1989 19.3% 44%
1990 19.1% 43.9%
1991 18.9% 43.9%
1992 18.9% 44.1%
1993 18.9% 44.8%
1994 18.9% 45.2%
1995 18.9% 45%
1996 18.8% 44.8%
1997 18.7% 44.4%
1998 18.7% 44%
1999 18.6% 43.5%
2000 18.4% 42.9%
2001 18.3% 42.4%
2002 18.2% 41.8%
2003 18% 41.3%
2004 17.8% 40.7%
2005 17.5% 40.2%
2006 17.2% 39.6%
2007 16.9% 39.2%
2008 16.6% 38.8%
2009 16.4% 38.5%
2010 16.1% 38.2%
2011 15.8% 38.1%
2012 15.6% 38.2%
2013 15.3% 38.2%
2014 15.1% 38.4%
2015 15% 38.5%
2016 14.8% 38.7%
2017 14.7% 38.8%
2018 14.7% 38.9%
2019 14.6% 39%
2020 14.6% 39%
2021 14.5% 39%
2022 14.4% 38.8%
2023 14.3% 38.6%
2024 14.3% 38.3%
2025 14.2% 38%
2026 14.2% 37.6%
2027 14.2% 37.1%
2028 14.2% 36.7%
2029 14.1% 36.2%
2030 14.2% 35.8%
2031 14.1% 35.3%
2032 14.1% 34.9%
2033 14% 34.5%
2034 14% 34.1%
2035 13.9% 33.7%
2036 13.9% 33.4%
2037 13.9% 33.2%
2038 13.8% 32.9%
2039 13.8% 32.7%
2040 13.7% 32.5%
2041 13.7% 32.3%
2042 13.7% 32.2%
2043 13.6% 32%
2044 13.6% 31.8%
2045 13.6% 31.6%
2046 13.6% 31.5%
2047 13.6% 31.3%
2048 13.6% 31.1%
2049 13.6% 30.9%
2050 13.6% 30.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.3% of the population in Liechtenstein and 38.3% in Vanuatu in 2024, compared to 19.1% and 43.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Liechtenstein and Vanuatu compared.

Natural population change in Liechtenstein vs Vanuatu by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.23% in Liechtenstein and +2.53% in Vanuatu. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Liechtenstein
Vanuatu

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Liechtenstein Vanuatu
1960 257 1,796
1961 228 1,872
1962 194 1,947
1963 252 2,025
1964 238 2,098
1965 240 2,180
1966 218 2,278
1967 254 2,384
1968 284 2,470
1969 251 2,529
1970 260 2,597
1971 164 2,685
1972 210 2,775
1973 226 2,876
1974 178 2,968
1975 127 3,074
1976 168 3,174
1977 158 3,285
1978 150 3,428
1979 197 3,590
1980 216 3,383
1981 208 3,592
1982 215 3,778
1983 199 3,944
1984 226 4,088
1985 201 4,219
1986 164 4,360
1987 184 4,427
1988 221 4,577
1989 201 4,656
1990 184 4,762
1991 228 4,859
1992 196 4,941
1993 238 4,973
1994 149 4,973
1995 200 4,945
1996 177 4,897
1997 203 4,854
1998 190 4,866
1999 193 4,871
2000 183 5,026
2001 182 5,144
2002 179 5,181
2003 129 5,258
2004 176 5,353
2005 167 5,454
2006 140 5,606
2007 127 5,842
2008 146 6,138
2009 179 6,362
2010 90 6,548
2011 149 6,715
2012 132 6,877
2013 93 7,036
2014 104 7,143
2015 75 7,220
2016 106 7,315
2017 87 7,371
2018 103 7,379
2019 92 7,364
2020 35 7,233
2021 106 7,199
2022 83 7,358
2023 92 7,359

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