Fertility & birth rates in Luxembourg and Slovakia

Fertility rate in Luxembourg vs Slovakia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Luxembourg was 1.25 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.49 in Slovakia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Luxembourg vs Slovakia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Luxembourg	Slovakia
1960	2.29	3.04
1961	-	2.96
1962	2.37	2.83
1963	-	2.92
1964	2.34	2.89
1965	2.42	2.78
1966	2.34	2.66
1967	2.24	2.48
1968	2.12	2.39
1969	2.02	2.43
1970	1.97	2.41
1971	1.95	2.43
1972	1.75	2.49
1973	1.58	2.56
1974	1.58	2.61
1975	1.55	2.55
1976	1.48	2.55
1977	1.5	2.49
1978	1.48	2.47
1979	1.48	2.45
1980	1.5	2.32
1981	1.55	2.29
1982	1.49	2.28
1983	1.43	2.28
1984	1.42	2.26
1985	1.38	2.26
1986	1.43	2.2
1987	1.4	2.14
1988	1.51	2.13
1989	1.52	2.07
1990	1.6	2.09
1991	1.6	2.05
1992	1.64	1.93
1993	1.7	1.87
1994	1.72	1.67
1995	1.7	1.52
1996	1.77	1.47
1997	1.71	1.43
1998	1.68	1.37
1999	1.74	1.33
2000	1.76	1.3
2001	1.66	1.2
2002	1.63	1.19
2003	1.62	1.2
2004	1.66	1.25
2005	1.63	1.27
2006	1.65	1.25
2007	1.61	1.27
2008	1.61	1.34
2009	1.59	1.44
2010	1.63	1.43
2011	1.52	1.45
2012	1.57	1.34
2013	1.55	1.34
2014	1.5	1.37
2015	1.47	1.4
2016	1.41	1.48
2017	1.39	1.52
2018	1.38	1.54
2019	1.34	1.57
2020	1.36	1.59
2021	1.38	1.63
2022	1.31	1.57
2023	1.25	1.49
2024	1.25	1.49
2025	1.26	1.5
2026	1.26	1.5
2027	1.27	1.5
2028	1.27	1.51
2029	1.28	1.51
2030	1.28	1.51
2031	1.29	1.51
2032	1.29	1.51
2033	1.29	1.52
2034	1.29	1.52
2035	1.3	1.52
2036	1.3	1.52
2037	1.3	1.52
2038	1.3	1.52
2039	1.3	1.52
2040	1.31	1.52
2041	1.31	1.52
2042	1.31	1.52
2043	1.31	1.52
2044	1.32	1.53
2045	1.32	1.53
2046	1.32	1.53
2047	1.32	1.53
2048	1.32	1.53
2049	1.33	1.53
2050	1.33	1.53

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Luxembourg	Slovakia
1960	21.2%	31.5%
1961	21.5%	31.5%
1962	21.7%	31.3%
1963	21.9%	31%
1964	22.1%	30.8%
1965	22.3%	30.4%
1966	22.5%	29.9%
1967	22.6%	29.3%
1968	22.5%	28.6%
1969	22.4%	28.1%
1970	22.2%	27.5%
1971	22%	27%
1972	21.6%	26.6%
1973	21.2%	26.2%
1974	20.9%	26.1%
1975	20.5%	26%
1976	20.2%	26%
1977	19.9%	26%
1978	19.5%	26.1%
1979	19.2%	26.1%
1980	18.8%	26.1%
1981	18.4%	26.1%
1982	18.1%	26.2%
1983	17.8%	26.3%
1984	17.5%	26.4%
1985	17.2%	26.5%
1986	17%	26.4%
1987	16.9%	26.3%
1988	17%	26.1%
1989	17.2%	25.7%
1990	17.4%	25.2%
1991	17.6%	24.8%
1992	17.8%	24.4%
1993	18%	23.9%
1994	18.3%	23.3%
1995	18.4%	22.7%
1996	18.6%	22.1%
1997	18.7%	21.5%
1998	18.8%	20.9%
1999	18.9%	20.3%
2000	18.9%	19.7%
2001	18.9%	19%
2002	18.9%	18.4%
2003	18.8%	17.9%
2004	18.7%	17.3%
2005	18.5%	16.9%
2006	18.4%	16.4%
2007	18.2%	16%
2008	18%	15.7%
2009	17.8%	15.5%
2010	17.7%	15.5%
2011	17.4%	15.4%
2012	17.1%	15.4%
2013	16.9%	15.3%
2014	16.7%	15.3%
2015	16.6%	15.3%
2016	16.4%	15.4%
2017	16.2%	15.5%
2018	16.1%	15.7%
2019	16%	15.8%
2020	16%	15.9%
2021	15.9%	15.9%
2022	15.9%	16%
2023	15.8%	15.9%
2024	15.8%	15.8%
2025	15.7%	15.6%
2026	15.7%	15.4%
2027	15.7%	15.1%
2028	15.6%	15%
2029	15.5%	14.8%
2030	15.4%	14.6%
2031	15.3%	14.4%
2032	15.2%	14.1%
2033	15.1%	13.8%
2034	15%	13.6%
2035	14.9%	13.4%
2036	14.7%	13.2%
2037	14.6%	13%
2038	14.5%	12.9%
2039	14.3%	12.8%
2040	14.2%	12.7%
2041	14%	12.7%
2042	13.9%	12.7%
2043	13.8%	12.7%
2044	13.7%	12.7%
2045	13.6%	12.8%
2046	13.5%	12.8%
2047	13.5%	12.9%
2048	13.5%	13%
2049	13.5%	13%
2050	13.5%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.8% of the population in Luxembourg and 15.8% in Slovakia in 2024, compared to 17.4% and 25.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Luxembourg and Slovakia compared.

Natural population change in Luxembourg vs Slovakia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.33% in Luxembourg and -0.02% in Slovakia. 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
	Luxembourg	Slovakia
1960	1,319	56,546
1961	1,489	55,749
1962	1,091	49,587
1963	1,199	54,382
1964	1,377	54,092
1965	1,260	48,517
1966	1,168	45,440
1967	837	41,824
1968	604	38,113
1969	303	39,312
1970	272	38,575
1971	69	40,105
1972	-35	46,426
1973	-421	49,199
1974	-390	52,524
1975	-395	52,604
1976	-578	54,121
1977	-36	52,762
1978	-145	52,324
1979	72	52,353
1980	37	44,320
1981	329	43,640
1982	183	41,958
1983	37	39,717
1984	146	38,966
1985	74	37,680
1986	331	34,279
1987	222	31,859
1988	747	30,979
1989	679	26,380
1990	1,145	25,436
1991	1,239	23,865
1992	1,098	21,220
1993	1,470	20,769
1994	1,652	14,970
1995	1,634	9,115
1996	1,781	9,135
1997	1,552	6,999
1998	1,486	4,312
1999	1,808	3,777
2000	1,963	2,155
2001	1,766	-1,076
2002	1,607	-538
2003	1,220	-537
2004	1,878	1,611
2005	1,721	537
2006	1,748	537
2007	1,584	537
2008	2,003	4,303
2009	1,991	8,619
2010	2,129	7,008
2011	1,814	9,177
2012	2,124	3,245
2013	2,336	2,707
2014	2,225	3,793
2015	2,107	2,170
2016	2,095	5,431
2017	1,968	4,351
2018	1,945	3,268
2019	1,922	3,818
2020	1,828	-2,184
2021	2,240	-16,886
2022	2,024	-7,062
2023	1,933	-5,427

Maternal mortality chart: Luxembourg vs Slovakia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 11 deaths per 100,000 live births in Luxembourg, compared to 4 deaths in Slovakia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Luxembourg	Slovakia
1985	24	19
1986	24	19
1987	23	19
1988	24	18
1989	21	17
1990	24	18
1991	25	17
1992	26	15
1993	20	14
1994	20	12
1995	22	11
1996	23	10
1997	22	10
1998	18	10
1999	21	9
2000	18	8
2001	19	8
2002	17	7
2003	15	7
2004	17	7
2005	17	7
2006	16	6
2007	14	6
2008	13	5
2009	15	6
2010	17	5
2011	13	5
2012	13	5
2013	15	5
2014	13	5
2015	13	5
2016	13	5
2017	15	5
2018	9	5
2019	12	5
2020	6	4
2021	6	12
2022	6	5
2023	11	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.23% in Luxembourg and 0.61% in Slovakia. 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
	Luxembourg	Slovakia
1960	3.72%	3.67%
1961	3.54%	3.47%
1962	3.36%	3.32%
1963	3.2%	3.21%
1964	3.04%	3.14%
1965	2.89%	3.08%
1966	2.75%	3.05%
1967	2.61%	3.02%
1968	2.48%	3%
1969	2.36%	2.97%
1970	2.24%	2.95%
1971	2.11%	2.92%
1972	1.99%	2.89%
1973	1.88%	2.84%
1974	1.77%	2.78%
1975	1.67%	2.72%
1976	1.58%	2.64%
1977	1.51%	2.55%
1978	1.44%	2.46%
1979	1.39%	2.36%
1980	1.34%	2.27%
1981	1.29%	2.17%
1982	1.25%	2.08%
1983	1.21%	1.99%
1984	1.16%	1.91%
1985	1.12%	1.82%
1986	1.07%	1.73%
1987	1.02%	1.65%
1988	0.97%	1.59%
1989	0.93%	1.53%
1990	0.88%	1.47%
1991	0.83%	1.42%
1992	0.78%	1.37%
1993	0.73%	1.31%
1994	0.68%	1.25%
1995	0.64%	1.2%
1996	0.6%	1.14%
1997	0.56%	1.09%
1998	0.53%	1.05%
1999	0.5%	1%
2000	0.47%	0.96%
2001	0.44%	0.93%
2002	0.42%	0.91%
2003	0.39%	0.88%
2004	0.37%	0.86%
2005	0.35%	0.83%
2006	0.33%	0.8%
2007	0.31%	0.77%
2008	0.3%	0.74%
2009	0.29%	0.71%
2010	0.28%	0.69%
2011	0.27%	0.67%
2012	0.27%	0.66%
2013	0.26%	0.64%
2014	0.26%	0.63%
2015	0.26%	0.62%
2016	0.25%	0.61%
2017	0.25%	0.6%
2018	0.25%	0.6%
2019	0.25%	0.59%
2020	0.25%	0.59%
2021	0.24%	0.6%
2022	0.24%	0.6%
2023	0.23%	0.61%