Fertility & birth rates in Malta and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate in Malta vs Saint Lucia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Malta was 1.06 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 Malta 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
	Malta	Saint Lucia
1960	3.62	6.77
1961	3.27	6.84
1962	3.24	6.82
1963	2.9	6.72
1964	2.79	6.76
1965	2.52	6.69
1966	2.33	6.61
1967	2.24	6.51
1968	2.12	6.39
1969	2.02	6.25
1970	2.03	6.1
1971	2.06	5.95
1972	2.01	5.81
1973	1.65	5.69
1974	1.64	5.57
1975	2.27	5.36
1976	2.21	5.16
1977	2.14	4.97
1978	2.05	4.83
1979	2.1	4.58
1980	1.99	4.41
1981	1.87	4.28
1982	1.9	4.17
1983	1.92	4.08
1984	1.95	4.02
1985	1.95	3.97
1986	1.93	3.8
1987	1.97	3.61
1988	2.06	3.44
1989	2.1	3.31
1990	2.02	3.24
1991	1.99	3.19
1992	2.07	3.11
1993	1.96	3
1994	1.84	3.03
1995	1.77	3.03
1996	1.99	2.71
1997	1.93	2.74
1998	1.84	2.4
1999	1.73	2.5
2000	1.68	2.21
2001	1.48	2.13
2002	1.45	2.03
2003	1.48	1.94
2004	1.4	1.86
2005	1.38	1.81
2006	1.36	1.77
2007	1.35	1.7
2008	1.43	1.7
2009	1.42	1.74
2010	1.36	1.67
2011	1.45	1.5
2012	1.42	1.5
2013	1.36	1.5
2014	1.38	1.49
2015	1.37	1.47
2016	1.37	1.46
2017	1.26	1.45
2018	1.23	1.44
2019	1.14	1.42
2020	1.13	1.41
2021	1.13	1.4
2022	1.08	1.39
2023	1.06	1.38
2024	1.07	1.38
2025	1.08	1.38
2026	1.08	1.37
2027	1.09	1.37
2028	1.1	1.36
2029	1.11	1.36
2030	1.11	1.37
2031	1.12	1.37
2032	1.12	1.37
2033	1.13	1.37
2034	1.13	1.37
2035	1.14	1.38
2036	1.15	1.38
2037	1.15	1.38
2038	1.16	1.38
2039	1.16	1.38
2040	1.17	1.39
2041	1.17	1.39
2042	1.18	1.4
2043	1.18	1.4
2044	1.19	1.4
2045	1.19	1.41
2046	1.2	1.41
2047	1.2	1.41
2048	1.21	1.41
2049	1.21	1.42
2050	1.21	1.42

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Malta	Saint Lucia
1960	35.8%	47.1%
1961	35%	48.1%
1962	34.2%	48.9%
1963	33.4%	49.6%
1964	32.6%	50.1%
1965	31.7%	50.5%
1966	30.9%	50.4%
1967	30.1%	50%
1968	29.3%	49.8%
1969	28.5%	50%
1970	27.7%	50.2%
1971	26.9%	50.4%
1972	26.3%	50.4%
1973	25.6%	50.2%
1974	25%	49.9%
1975	24.5%	49.5%
1976	24.1%	48.9%
1977	23.8%	47.9%
1978	23.6%	46.6%
1979	23.5%	45.5%
1980	23.4%	44.8%
1981	23.5%	44.3%
1982	23.6%	43.9%
1983	23.8%	43.5%
1984	24%	43.3%
1985	24.1%	43.1%
1986	24.1%	42.8%
1987	24%	42.6%
1988	23.8%	41.7%
1989	23.6%	40.2%
1990	23.4%	38.9%
1991	23.1%	38.1%
1992	22.9%	37.7%
1993	22.6%	37.3%
1994	22.3%	37%
1995	22%	36.7%
1996	21.6%	36.2%
1997	21.2%	35.7%
1998	20.7%	34.7%
1999	20.2%	33.5%
2000	19.8%	32.4%
2001	19.4%	31.4%
2002	18.9%	30.7%
2003	18.4%	30%
2004	17.9%	29.2%
2005	17.4%	28.4%
2006	16.9%	27.6%
2007	16.4%	26.8%
2008	15.9%	25.9%
2009	15.5%	25.1%
2010	15.2%	24.3%
2011	14.9%	23.5%
2012	14.7%	22.7%
2013	14.5%	22.1%
2014	14.3%	21.5%
2015	14.2%	20.9%
2016	14.2%	20.3%
2017	14%	19.9%
2018	13.8%	19.5%
2019	13.6%	19.1%
2020	13.3%	18.7%
2021	13.2%	18.5%
2022	13.2%	18.2%
2023	13.2%	17.9%
2024	13%	17.5%
2025	12.9%	17.2%
2026	12.8%	17.1%
2027	12.6%	16.9%
2028	12.5%	16.8%
2029	12.3%	16.6%
2030	12.2%	16.5%
2031	12%	16.3%
2032	11.7%	16.1%
2033	11.5%	15.9%
2034	11.3%	15.7%
2035	11.1%	15.6%
2036	10.9%	15.4%
2037	10.8%	15.2%
2038	10.6%	15%
2039	10.4%	14.8%
2040	10.3%	14.6%
2041	10.1%	14.4%
2042	9.98%	14.2%
2043	9.86%	14.1%
2044	9.75%	13.9%
2045	9.66%	13.7%
2046	9.59%	13.6%
2047	9.55%	13.4%
2048	9.52%	13.3%
2049	9.51%	13.1%
2050	9.52%	13%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Malta and 17.5% in Saint Lucia in 2024, compared to 23.4% and 38.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Malta and Saint Lucia compared.

Natural population change in Malta vs Saint Lucia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.13% in Malta 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
	Malta	Saint Lucia
1960	5,747	3,202
1961	4,748	3,173
1962	4,664	3,124
1963	3,709	3,048
1964	3,630	3,074
1965	2,646	3,042
1966	2,458	3,028
1967	2,306	3,113
1968	2,247	3,154
1969	2,069	3,143
1970	2,270	3,093
1971	2,482	3,046
1972	2,480	3,028
1973	2,327	3,033
1974	2,687	3,106
1975	2,829	3,126
1976	2,721	3,166
1977	2,916	3,240
1978	2,389	3,340
1979	2,852	3,301
1980	2,375	3,275
1981	2,233	3,306
1982	2,835	3,360
1983	2,512	3,443
1984	2,678	3,526
1985	2,590	3,591
1986	2,395	3,496
1987	2,412	3,351
1988	2,813	3,229
1989	2,981	3,146
1990	2,621	3,061
1991	2,438	3,009
1992	2,573	2,981
1993	2,451	2,899
1994	2,136	2,976
1995	1,887	3,019
1996	2,279	2,649
1997	1,991	2,709
1998	1,656	2,294
1999	1,357	2,389
2000	1,482	1,967
2001	1,061	1,860
2002	911	1,774
2003	917	1,694
2004	883	1,615
2005	727	1,553
2006	568	1,511
2007	691	1,422
2008	777	1,369
2009	825	1,349
2010	871	1,176
2011	916	934
2012	714	916
2013	807	892
2014	910	852
2015	888	841
2016	1,091	767
2017	747	724
2018	774	694
2019	655	609
2020	361	562
2021	259	-15
2022	54	530
2023	442	475

Maternal mortality chart: Malta vs Saint Lucia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 8 deaths per 100,000 live births in Malta, compared to 44 deaths in Saint Lucia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Malta	Saint Lucia
1985	21	56
1986	19	57
1987	19	69
1988	17	71
1989	17	66
1990	17	72
1991	17	71
1992	17	58
1993	16	58
1994	16	60
1995	15	60
1996	16	72
1997	15	89
1998	14	89
1999	15	88
2000	13	83
2001	12	70
2002	13	62
2003	13	56
2004	11	54
2005	11	55
2006	12	53
2007	10	55
2008	10	55
2009	11	51
2010	9	56
2011	11	56
2012	9	55
2013	7	53
2014	8	49
2015	7	46
2016	10	46
2017	7	43
2018	9	41
2019	8	43
2020	10	43
2021	10	94
2022	10	48
2023	8	44

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.55% in Malta 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
	Malta	Saint Lucia
1960	4%	13.4%
1961	3.85%	12.9%
1962	3.73%	12.3%
1963	3.63%	11.6%
1964	3.53%	11%
1965	3.43%	10.3%
1966	3.31%	9.62%
1967	3.19%	8.96%
1968	3.06%	8.32%
1969	2.93%	7.7%
1970	2.79%	7.1%
1971	2.66%	6.54%
1972	2.52%	6.02%
1973	2.39%	5.53%
1974	2.26%	5.08%
1975	2.14%	4.67%
1976	2.03%	4.3%
1977	1.93%	3.97%
1978	1.84%	3.68%
1979	1.76%	3.42%
1980	1.69%	3.2%
1981	1.62%	3%
1982	1.57%	2.83%
1983	1.51%	2.68%
1984	1.45%	2.55%
1985	1.39%	2.44%
1986	1.33%	2.35%
1987	1.28%	2.27%
1988	1.23%	2.2%
1989	1.18%	2.14%
1990	1.13%	2.09%
1991	1.1%	2.05%
1992	1.06%	2.01%
1993	1.02%	1.98%
1994	0.98%	1.95%
1995	0.94%	1.92%
1996	0.9%	1.9%
1997	0.86%	1.88%
1998	0.82%	1.87%
1999	0.79%	1.86%
2000	0.76%	1.85%
2001	0.74%	1.84%
2002	0.72%	1.83%
2003	0.71%	1.83%
2004	0.7%	1.83%
2005	0.69%	1.83%
2006	0.69%	1.82%
2007	0.69%	1.82%
2008	0.69%	1.82%
2009	0.69%	1.81%
2010	0.69%	1.8%
2011	0.68%	1.79%
2012	0.68%	1.78%
2013	0.67%	1.77%
2014	0.67%	1.75%
2015	0.66%	1.74%
2016	0.65%	1.72%
2017	0.64%	1.7%
2018	0.63%	1.67%
2019	0.61%	1.65%
2020	0.6%	1.63%
2021	0.58%	1.6%
2022	0.57%	1.58%
2023	0.55%	1.55%