Fertility & birth rates in Luxembourg and Tuvalu

Fertility rate in Luxembourg vs Tuvalu 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 3.21 in Tuvalu in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Luxembourg vs Tuvalu 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	Tuvalu
1960	2.29	5.15
1961	-	5.09
1962	2.37	5
1963	-	4.91
1964	2.34	4.83
1965	2.42	4.73
1966	2.34	4.64
1967	2.24	4.49
1968	2.12	4.36
1969	2.02	4.23
1970	1.97	4.08
1971	1.95	3.94
1972	1.75	3.81
1973	1.58	3.71
1974	1.58	3.63
1975	1.55	3.58
1976	1.48	3.55
1977	1.5	3.56
1978	1.48	3.59
1979	1.48	3.65
1980	1.5	3.73
1981	1.55	3.8
1982	1.49	3.88
1983	1.43	3.91
1984	1.42	3.95
1985	1.38	3.97
1986	1.43	3.97
1987	1.4	3.94
1988	1.51	3.88
1989	1.52	3.8
1990	1.6	3.75
1991	1.6	3.79
1992	1.64	3.86
1993	1.7	3.92
1994	1.72	3.92
1995	1.7	3.96
1996	1.77	3.95
1997	1.71	3.95
1998	1.68	3.95
1999	1.74	3.92
2000	1.76	3.84
2001	1.66	3.75
2002	1.63	3.64
2003	1.62	3.58
2004	1.66	3.55
2005	1.63	3.55
2006	1.65	3.53
2007	1.61	3.45
2008	1.61	3.42
2009	1.59	3.43
2010	1.63	3.44
2011	1.52	3.46
2012	1.57	3.47
2013	1.55	3.39
2014	1.5	3.33
2015	1.47	3.31
2016	1.41	3.3
2017	1.39	3.3
2018	1.38	3.33
2019	1.34	3.33
2020	1.36	3.31
2021	1.38	3.28
2022	1.31	3.24
2023	1.25	3.21
2024	1.25	3.17
2025	1.26	3.14
2026	1.26	3.1
2027	1.27	3.06
2028	1.27	3.03
2029	1.28	3
2030	1.28	2.97
2031	1.29	2.94
2032	1.29	2.91
2033	1.29	2.88
2034	1.29	2.84
2035	1.3	2.82
2036	1.3	2.79
2037	1.3	2.77
2038	1.3	2.74
2039	1.3	2.72
2040	1.31	2.69
2041	1.31	2.67
2042	1.31	2.65
2043	1.31	2.63
2044	1.32	2.61
2045	1.32	2.58
2046	1.32	2.57
2047	1.32	2.54
2048	1.32	2.52
2049	1.33	2.5
2050	1.33	2.48

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Luxembourg	Tuvalu
1960	21.2%	41%
1961	21.5%	42.1%
1962	21.7%	43.1%
1963	21.9%	43.9%
1964	22.1%	44.1%
1965	22.3%	43.9%
1966	22.5%	43.9%
1967	22.6%	44.1%
1968	22.5%	44.3%
1969	22.4%	43.9%
1970	22.2%	43.2%
1971	22%	42.3%
1972	21.6%	41.3%
1973	21.2%	40.2%
1974	20.9%	39.4%
1975	20.5%	38.9%
1976	20.2%	38.1%
1977	19.9%	37%
1978	19.5%	35.5%
1979	19.2%	34.5%
1980	18.8%	34%
1981	18.4%	33.4%
1982	18.1%	32.8%
1983	17.8%	32.1%
1984	17.5%	31.6%
1985	17.2%	31.7%
1986	17%	32.3%
1987	16.9%	32.9%
1988	17%	33.5%
1989	17.2%	34.1%
1990	17.4%	34.5%
1991	17.6%	35%
1992	17.8%	35.4%
1993	18%	35.9%
1994	18.3%	36.1%
1995	18.4%	36.2%
1996	18.6%	36.3%
1997	18.7%	36.3%
1998	18.8%	36.3%
1999	18.9%	36.2%
2000	18.9%	36.3%
2001	18.9%	36.3%
2002	18.9%	36.3%
2003	18.8%	36%
2004	18.7%	35.5%
2005	18.5%	35%
2006	18.4%	34.5%
2007	18.2%	34%
2008	18%	33.5%
2009	17.8%	33.1%
2010	17.7%	32.8%
2011	17.4%	32.6%
2012	17.1%	32.5%
2013	16.9%	32.4%
2014	16.7%	32.1%
2015	16.6%	31.9%
2016	16.4%	31.8%
2017	16.2%	31.6%
2018	16.1%	31.6%
2019	16%	31.7%
2020	16%	31.7%
2021	15.9%	31.6%
2022	15.9%	32%
2023	15.8%	32.6%
2024	15.8%	32.9%
2025	15.7%	33%
2026	15.7%	32.9%
2027	15.7%	32.7%
2028	15.6%	32.3%
2029	15.5%	31.8%
2030	15.4%	31.2%
2031	15.3%	30.6%
2032	15.2%	29.9%
2033	15.1%	29.3%
2034	15%	28.7%
2035	14.9%	28.2%
2036	14.7%	27.8%
2037	14.6%	27.5%
2038	14.5%	27.1%
2039	14.3%	26.9%
2040	14.2%	26.9%
2041	14%	26.9%
2042	13.9%	26.9%
2043	13.8%	27%
2044	13.7%	27.1%
2045	13.6%	27.3%
2046	13.5%	27.4%
2047	13.5%	27.6%
2048	13.5%	27.7%
2049	13.5%	27.8%
2050	13.5%	27.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.8% of the population in Luxembourg and 32.9% in Tuvalu in 2024, compared to 17.4% and 34.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Luxembourg and Tuvalu compared.

Natural population change in Luxembourg vs Tuvalu by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.33% in Luxembourg and +1.48% in Tuvalu. 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	Tuvalu
1960	1,319	126
1961	1,489	120
1962	1,091	113
1963	1,199	106
1964	1,377	98
1965	1,260	93
1966	1,168	91
1967	837	92
1968	604	97
1969	303	102
1970	272	102
1971	69	101
1972	-35	94
1973	-421	101
1974	-390	102
1975	-395	108
1976	-578	117
1977	-36	128
1978	-145	141
1979	72	158
1980	37	173
1981	329	186
1982	183	198
1983	37	206
1984	146	212
1985	74	215
1986	331	219
1987	222	219
1988	747	215
1989	679	208
1990	1,145	204
1991	1,239	203
1992	1,098	196
1993	1,470	202
1994	1,652	195
1995	1,634	191
1996	1,781	182
1997	1,552	177
1998	1,486	172
1999	1,808	166
2000	1,963	159
2001	1,766	151
2002	1,607	141
2003	1,220	136
2004	1,878	132
2005	1,721	131
2006	1,748	129
2007	1,584	125
2008	2,003	125
2009	1,991	130
2010	2,129	136
2011	1,814	142
2012	2,124	148
2013	2,336	148
2014	2,225	149
2015	2,107	153
2016	2,095	157
2017	1,968	163
2018	1,945	169
2019	1,922	166
2020	1,828	161
2021	2,240	151
2022	2,024	150
2023	1,933	137

Maternal mortality chart: Luxembourg vs Tuvalu

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 170 deaths in Tuvalu.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Luxembourg	Tuvalu
1985	24	230
1986	24	226
1987	23	252
1988	24	300
1989	21	296
1990	24	291
1991	25	289
1992	26	312
1993	20	286
1994	20	284
1995	22	281
1996	23	277
1997	22	249
1998	18	245
1999	21	242
2000	18	237
2001	19	235
2002	17	234
2003	15	210
2004	17	209
2005	17	230
2006	16	226
2007	14	222
2008	13	219
2009	15	215
2010	17	213
2011	13	169
2012	13	168
2013	15	168
2014	13	168
2015	13	169
2016	13	170
2017	15	171
2018	9	153
2019	12	155
2020	6	206
2021	6	157
2022	6	220
2023	11	170

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.23% in Luxembourg and 1.99% in Tuvalu. 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	Tuvalu
1960	3.72%	17.7%
1961	3.54%	17%
1962	3.36%	16.3%
1963	3.2%	15.6%
1964	3.04%	14.9%
1965	2.89%	14.2%
1966	2.75%	13.6%
1967	2.61%	12.9%
1968	2.48%	12.3%
1969	2.36%	11.7%
1970	2.24%	11.1%
1971	2.11%	10.5%
1972	1.99%	9.93%
1973	1.88%	9.37%
1974	1.77%	8.81%
1975	1.67%	8.31%
1976	1.58%	7.84%
1977	1.51%	7.43%
1978	1.44%	7.08%
1979	1.39%	6.76%
1980	1.34%	6.49%
1981	1.29%	6.26%
1982	1.25%	6.06%
1983	1.21%	5.9%
1984	1.16%	5.76%
1985	1.12%	5.66%
1986	1.07%	5.59%
1987	1.02%	5.53%
1988	0.97%	5.47%
1989	0.93%	5.42%
1990	0.88%	5.37%
1991	0.83%	5.31%
1992	0.78%	5.24%
1993	0.73%	5.15%
1994	0.68%	5.05%
1995	0.64%	4.94%
1996	0.6%	4.81%
1997	0.56%	4.67%
1998	0.53%	4.52%
1999	0.5%	4.39%
2000	0.47%	4.26%
2001	0.44%	4.16%
2002	0.42%	4.07%
2003	0.39%	3.98%
2004	0.37%	3.89%
2005	0.35%	3.8%
2006	0.33%	3.68%
2007	0.31%	3.56%
2008	0.3%	3.42%
2009	0.29%	3.28%
2010	0.28%	3.14%
2011	0.27%	3.02%
2012	0.27%	2.91%
2013	0.26%	2.8%
2014	0.26%	2.71%
2015	0.26%	2.61%
2016	0.25%	2.52%
2017	0.25%	2.43%
2018	0.25%	2.35%
2019	0.25%	2.27%
2020	0.25%	2.19%
2021	0.24%	2.12%
2022	0.24%	2.05%
2023	0.23%	1.99%