Fertility & birth rates in Luxembourg and South Africa

Fertility rate in Luxembourg vs South Africa 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 2.22 in South Africa in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Luxembourg vs South Africa 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	South Africa
1960	2.29	6.11
1961	-	6.08
1962	2.37	6.05
1963	-	6.01
1964	2.34	5.96
1965	2.42	5.89
1966	2.34	5.91
1967	2.24	5.85
1968	2.12	5.78
1969	2.02	5.72
1970	1.97	5.63
1971	1.95	5.57
1972	1.75	5.49
1973	1.58	5.41
1974	1.58	5.3
1975	1.55	5.19
1976	1.48	5.07
1977	1.5	4.94
1978	1.48	4.85
1979	1.48	4.82
1980	1.5	4.78
1981	1.55	4.71
1982	1.49	4.7
1983	1.43	4.63
1984	1.42	4.57
1985	1.38	4.5
1986	1.43	4.41
1987	1.4	4.35
1988	1.51	4.18
1989	1.52	3.98
1990	1.6	3.72
1991	1.6	3.62
1992	1.64	3.48
1993	1.7	3.37
1994	1.72	3.26
1995	1.7	3.17
1996	1.77	2.99
1997	1.71	2.73
1998	1.68	2.63
1999	1.74	2.56
2000	1.76	2.41
2001	1.66	2.37
2002	1.63	2.32
2003	1.62	2.36
2004	1.66	2.44
2005	1.63	2.51
2006	1.65	2.55
2007	1.61	2.55
2008	1.61	2.68
2009	1.59	2.5
2010	1.63	2.44
2011	1.52	2.44
2012	1.57	2.45
2013	1.55	2.43
2014	1.5	2.42
2015	1.47	2.36
2016	1.41	2.26
2017	1.39	2.28
2018	1.38	2.27
2019	1.34	2.26
2020	1.36	2.26
2021	1.38	2.25
2022	1.31	2.23
2023	1.25	2.22
2024	1.25	2.21
2025	1.26	2.19
2026	1.26	2.17
2027	1.27	2.15
2028	1.27	2.13
2029	1.28	2.12
2030	1.28	2.1
2031	1.29	2.09
2032	1.29	2.07
2033	1.29	2.06
2034	1.29	2.05
2035	1.3	2.04
2036	1.3	2.03
2037	1.3	2.02
2038	1.3	2
2039	1.3	1.99
2040	1.31	1.98
2041	1.31	1.98
2042	1.31	1.97
2043	1.31	1.96
2044	1.32	1.95
2045	1.32	1.94
2046	1.32	1.93
2047	1.32	1.92
2048	1.32	1.91
2049	1.33	1.9
2050	1.33	1.89

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Luxembourg	South Africa
1960	21.2%	42.1%
1961	21.5%	42.1%
1962	21.7%	42.1%
1963	21.9%	42.1%
1964	22.1%	42.1%
1965	22.3%	42.1%
1966	22.5%	42.1%
1967	22.6%	42.2%
1968	22.5%	42.2%
1969	22.4%	42.2%
1970	22.2%	42.3%
1971	22%	42.2%
1972	21.6%	42.2%
1973	21.2%	42.1%
1974	20.9%	42%
1975	20.5%	41.9%
1976	20.2%	41.8%
1977	19.9%	41.7%
1978	19.5%	41.5%
1979	19.2%	41.3%
1980	18.8%	40.9%
1981	18.4%	40.5%
1982	18.1%	40.1%
1983	17.8%	39.8%
1984	17.5%	39.5%
1985	17.2%	39.2%
1986	17%	38.9%
1987	16.9%	38.7%
1988	17%	38.4%
1989	17.2%	38.1%
1990	17.4%	37.7%
1991	17.6%	37.5%
1992	17.8%	37.6%
1993	18%	37.3%
1994	18.3%	37.2%
1995	18.4%	37.5%
1996	18.6%	37.5%
1997	18.7%	37.2%
1998	18.8%	36.5%
1999	18.9%	35.7%
2000	18.9%	34.9%
2001	18.9%	34%
2002	18.9%	33.2%
2003	18.8%	32.3%
2004	18.7%	31.6%
2005	18.5%	31.1%
2006	18.4%	30.6%
2007	18.2%	30.2%
2008	18%	29.9%
2009	17.8%	29.7%
2010	17.7%	29.4%
2011	17.4%	29.1%
2012	17.1%	28.9%
2013	16.9%	28.7%
2014	16.7%	28.5%
2015	16.6%	28.3%
2016	16.4%	28.3%
2017	16.2%	28.3%
2018	16.1%	27.9%
2019	16%	27.4%
2020	16%	27%
2021	15.9%	26.6%
2022	15.9%	26.3%
2023	15.8%	26.1%
2024	15.8%	25.9%
2025	15.7%	25.7%
2026	15.7%	25.6%
2027	15.7%	25.4%
2028	15.6%	25.3%
2029	15.5%	25.2%
2030	15.4%	25.2%
2031	15.3%	25.1%
2032	15.2%	25%
2033	15.1%	24.8%
2034	15%	24.5%
2035	14.9%	24.3%
2036	14.7%	23.9%
2037	14.6%	23.6%
2038	14.5%	23.4%
2039	14.3%	23.1%
2040	14.2%	22.9%
2041	14%	22.7%
2042	13.9%	22.5%
2043	13.8%	22.4%
2044	13.7%	22.2%
2045	13.6%	22.1%
2046	13.5%	21.9%
2047	13.5%	21.8%
2048	13.5%	21.7%
2049	13.5%	21.6%
2050	13.5%	21.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.8% of the population in Luxembourg and 25.9% in South Africa in 2024, compared to 17.4% and 37.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Luxembourg and South Africa compared.

Natural population change in Luxembourg vs South Africa by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.33% in Luxembourg and +1.05% in South Africa. 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	South Africa
1960	1,319	421,263
1961	1,489	437,851
1962	1,091	455,634
1963	1,199	473,821
1964	1,377	490,606
1965	1,260	506,632
1966	1,168	534,862
1967	837	553,741
1968	604	571,841
1969	303	590,794
1970	272	605,102
1971	69	624,761
1972	-35	638,754
1973	-421	651,596
1974	-390	658,438
1975	-395	667,862
1976	-578	675,011
1977	-36	680,929
1978	-145	694,341
1979	72	716,541
1980	37	738,415
1981	329	767,833
1982	183	807,550
1983	37	837,013
1984	146	869,011
1985	74	893,889
1986	331	903,644
1987	222	922,330
1988	747	909,221
1989	679	884,629
1990	1,145	835,421
1991	1,239	827,296
1992	1,098	794,415
1993	1,470	789,220
1994	1,652	698,609
1995	1,634	743,488
1996	1,781	710,868
1997	1,552	667,969
1998	1,486	627,027
1999	1,808	594,643
2000	1,963	526,963
2001	1,766	484,801
2002	1,607	430,926
2003	1,220	415,018
2004	1,878	442,540
2005	1,721	464,464
2006	1,748	487,584
2007	1,584	503,567
2008	2,003	595,332
2009	1,991	554,115
2010	2,129	566,834
2011	1,814	601,708
2012	2,124	643,723
2013	2,336	652,427
2014	2,225	674,754
2015	2,107	668,771
2016	2,095	641,365
2017	1,968	645,975
2018	1,945	648,319
2019	1,922	652,130
2020	1,828	595,873
2021	2,240	456,411
2022	2,024	603,636
2023	1,933	602,793

Maternal mortality chart: Luxembourg vs South Africa

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 118 deaths in South Africa.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Luxembourg	South Africa
1985	24	208
1986	24	200
1987	23	192
1988	24	184
1989	21	177
1990	24	170
1991	25	162
1992	26	152
1993	20	145
1994	20	133
1995	22	125
1996	23	150
1997	22	152
1998	18	152
1999	21	151
2000	18	175
2001	19	192
2002	17	225
2003	15	245
2004	17	259
2005	17	279
2006	16	283
2007	14	272
2008	13	272
2009	15	241
2010	17	226
2011	13	202
2012	13	194
2013	15	180
2014	13	162
2015	13	150
2016	13	141
2017	15	134
2018	9	128
2019	12	119
2020	6	118
2021	6	191
2022	6	129
2023	11	118

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.23% in Luxembourg and 3.47% in South Africa. 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	South Africa
1960	3.72%	-
1961	3.54%	-
1962	3.36%	-
1963	3.2%	-
1964	3.04%	-
1965	2.89%	-
1966	2.75%	-
1967	2.61%	-
1968	2.48%	-
1969	2.36%	-
1970	2.24%	-
1971	2.11%	-
1972	1.99%	-
1973	1.88%	-
1974	1.77%	13.2%
1975	1.67%	12.5%
1976	1.58%	11.8%
1977	1.51%	11.1%
1978	1.44%	10.5%
1979	1.39%	9.88%
1980	1.34%	9.35%
1981	1.29%	8.84%
1982	1.25%	8.39%
1983	1.21%	7.98%
1984	1.16%	7.6%
1985	1.12%	7.24%
1986	1.07%	6.89%
1987	1.02%	6.56%
1988	0.97%	6.26%
1989	0.93%	6.01%
1990	0.88%	5.82%
1991	0.83%	5.7%
1992	0.78%	5.66%
1993	0.73%	5.7%
1994	0.68%	5.82%
1995	0.64%	5.95%
1996	0.6%	6.11%
1997	0.56%	6.29%
1998	0.53%	6.56%
1999	0.5%	6.85%
2000	0.47%	7.11%
2001	0.44%	7.43%
2002	0.42%	7.69%
2003	0.39%	7.93%
2004	0.37%	8.1%
2005	0.35%	8.03%
2006	0.33%	7.75%
2007	0.31%	7.19%
2008	0.3%	6.42%
2009	0.29%	5.7%
2010	0.28%	5%
2011	0.27%	4.5%
2012	0.27%	4.25%
2013	0.26%	4.1%
2014	0.26%	3.96%
2015	0.26%	3.82%
2016	0.25%	3.68%
2017	0.25%	3.58%
2018	0.25%	3.49%
2019	0.25%	3.45%
2020	0.25%	3.41%
2021	0.24%	3.41%
2022	0.24%	3.44%
2023	0.23%	3.47%