Fertility & birth rates in Mexico and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate in Mexico vs Saint Lucia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Mexico was 1.91 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 Mexico 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
	Mexico	Saint Lucia
1960	6.76	6.77
1961	6.78	6.84
1962	6.8	6.82
1963	6.82	6.72
1964	6.83	6.76
1965	6.82	6.69
1966	6.79	6.61
1967	6.75	6.51
1968	6.71	6.39
1969	6.63	6.25
1970	6.53	6.1
1971	6.42	5.95
1972	6.28	5.81
1973	6.12	5.69
1974	5.95	5.57
1975	5.74	5.36
1976	5.54	5.16
1977	5.36	4.97
1978	5.2	4.83
1979	4.96	4.58
1980	4.74	4.41
1981	4.57	4.28
1982	4.43	4.17
1983	4.3	4.08
1984	4.18	4.02
1985	4.09	3.97
1986	3.97	3.8
1987	3.8	3.61
1988	3.64	3.44
1989	3.53	3.31
1990	3.44	3.24
1991	3.36	3.19
1992	3.29	3.11
1993	3.21	3
1994	3.13	3.03
1995	3.04	3.03
1996	2.96	2.71
1997	2.89	2.74
1998	2.82	2.4
1999	2.76	2.5
2000	2.71	2.21
2001	2.67	2.13
2002	2.63	2.03
2003	2.58	1.94
2004	2.54	1.86
2005	2.5	1.81
2006	2.46	1.77
2007	2.42	1.7
2008	2.39	1.7
2009	2.36	1.74
2010	2.34	1.67
2011	2.32	1.5
2012	2.29	1.5
2013	2.27	1.5
2014	2.21	1.49
2015	2.14	1.47
2016	2.09	1.46
2017	2.04	1.45
2018	2.03	1.44
2019	2.02	1.42
2020	1.99	1.41
2021	1.97	1.4
2022	1.94	1.39
2023	1.91	1.38
2024	1.89	1.38
2025	1.87	1.38
2026	1.85	1.37
2027	1.83	1.37
2028	1.82	1.36
2029	1.81	1.36
2030	1.79	1.37
2031	1.78	1.37
2032	1.77	1.37
2033	1.77	1.37
2034	1.76	1.37
2035	1.76	1.38
2036	1.75	1.38
2037	1.75	1.38
2038	1.74	1.38
2039	1.74	1.38
2040	1.73	1.39
2041	1.73	1.39
2042	1.72	1.4
2043	1.72	1.4
2044	1.72	1.4
2045	1.71	1.41
2046	1.71	1.41
2047	1.71	1.41
2048	1.7	1.41
2049	1.7	1.42
2050	1.7	1.42

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mexico	Saint Lucia
1960	46.8%	47.1%
1961	47%	48.1%
1962	47.1%	48.9%
1963	47.2%	49.6%
1964	47.3%	50.1%
1965	47.4%	50.5%
1966	47.5%	50.4%
1967	47.6%	50%
1968	47.6%	49.8%
1969	47.7%	50%
1970	47.7%	50.2%
1971	47.8%	50.4%
1972	47.7%	50.4%
1973	47.7%	50.2%
1974	47.6%	49.9%
1975	47.5%	49.5%
1976	47.2%	48.9%
1977	47%	47.9%
1978	46.7%	46.6%
1979	46.3%	45.5%
1980	45.8%	44.8%
1981	45.2%	44.3%
1982	44.4%	43.9%
1983	43.7%	43.5%
1984	43%	43.3%
1985	42.3%	43.1%
1986	41.6%	42.8%
1987	41%	42.6%
1988	40.3%	41.7%
1989	39.7%	40.2%
1990	39%	38.9%
1991	38.4%	38.1%
1992	37.8%	37.7%
1993	37.3%	37.3%
1994	36.9%	37%
1995	36.5%	36.7%
1996	36%	36.2%
1997	35.6%	35.7%
1998	35.2%	34.7%
1999	34.8%	33.5%
2000	34.3%	32.4%
2001	33.9%	31.4%
2002	33.4%	30.7%
2003	33%	30%
2004	32.5%	29.2%
2005	32.1%	28.4%
2006	31.6%	27.6%
2007	31.1%	26.8%
2008	30.6%	25.9%
2009	30.2%	25.1%
2010	29.8%	24.3%
2011	29.4%	23.5%
2012	29%	22.7%
2013	28.7%	22.1%
2014	28.3%	21.5%
2015	28%	20.9%
2016	27.6%	20.3%
2017	27.2%	19.9%
2018	26.7%	19.5%
2019	26.3%	19.1%
2020	26%	18.7%
2021	25.7%	18.5%
2022	25.3%	18.2%
2023	24.9%	17.9%
2024	24.5%	17.5%
2025	24.1%	17.2%
2026	23.7%	17.1%
2027	23.2%	16.9%
2028	22.8%	16.8%
2029	22.4%	16.6%
2030	22.1%	16.5%
2031	21.7%	16.3%
2032	21.4%	16.1%
2033	21.2%	15.9%
2034	20.9%	15.7%
2035	20.6%	15.6%
2036	20.3%	15.4%
2037	20.1%	15.2%
2038	19.9%	15%
2039	19.6%	14.8%
2040	19.4%	14.6%
2041	19.2%	14.4%
2042	19%	14.2%
2043	18.8%	14.1%
2044	18.6%	13.9%
2045	18.4%	13.7%
2046	18.2%	13.6%
2047	18%	13.4%
2048	17.8%	13.3%
2049	17.7%	13.1%
2050	17.5%	13%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.5% of the population in Mexico and 17.5% in Saint Lucia in 2024, compared to 39% and 38.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mexico and Saint Lucia compared.

Natural population change in Mexico vs Saint Lucia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.05% in Mexico 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
	Mexico	Saint Lucia
1960	1,206,955	3,202
1961	1,265,833	3,173
1962	1,328,319	3,124
1963	1,387,678	3,048
1964	1,447,360	3,074
1965	1,508,344	3,042
1966	1,566,170	3,028
1967	1,620,534	3,113
1968	1,671,918	3,154
1969	1,711,297	3,143
1970	1,753,370	3,093
1971	1,790,990	3,046
1972	1,823,302	3,028
1973	1,845,593	3,033
1974	1,868,809	3,106
1975	1,880,241	3,126
1976	1,891,958	3,166
1977	1,902,964	3,240
1978	1,921,419	3,340
1979	1,908,018	3,301
1980	1,893,158	3,275
1981	1,904,384	3,306
1982	1,921,772	3,360
1983	1,939,193	3,443
1984	1,960,428	3,526
1985	1,983,622	3,591
1986	1,998,043	3,496
1987	1,971,231	3,351
1988	1,936,601	3,229
1989	1,927,752	3,146
1990	1,926,480	3,061
1991	1,942,832	3,009
1992	1,956,659	2,981
1993	1,963,708	2,899
1994	1,959,775	2,976
1995	1,941,458	3,019
1996	1,922,554	2,649
1997	1,898,383	2,709
1998	1,871,650	2,294
1999	1,859,475	2,389
2000	1,845,383	1,967
2001	1,836,418	1,860
2002	1,820,665	1,774
2003	1,788,016	1,694
2004	1,759,250	1,615
2005	1,732,663	1,553
2006	1,706,084	1,511
2007	1,684,915	1,422
2008	1,670,846	1,369
2009	1,661,180	1,349
2010	1,658,682	1,176
2011	1,659,161	934
2012	1,656,599	916
2013	1,642,609	892
2014	1,587,620	852
2015	1,508,439	841
2016	1,445,256	767
2017	1,384,178	724
2018	1,366,076	694
2019	1,357,485	609
2020	1,031,637	562
2021	936,682	-15
2022	1,224,397	530
2023	1,238,366	475

Maternal mortality chart: Mexico vs Saint Lucia

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

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mexico	Saint Lucia
1985	107	56
1986	100	57
1987	93	69
1988	88	71
1989	85	66
1990	81	72
1991	77	71
1992	73	58
1993	71	58
1994	69	60
1995	66	60
1996	64	72
1997	62	89
1998	60	89
1999	58	88
2000	56	83
2001	55	70
2002	55	62
2003	54	56
2004	53	54
2005	52	55
2006	51	53
2007	50	55
2008	51	55
2009	51	51
2010	50	56
2011	47	56
2012	46	55
2013	45	53
2014	44	49
2015	43	46
2016	43	46
2017	44	43
2018	44	41
2019	43	43
2020	61	43
2021	104	94
2022	45	48
2023	42	44

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.25% in Mexico 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
	Mexico	Saint Lucia
1960	15.5%	13.4%
1961	14.8%	12.9%
1962	14.3%	12.3%
1963	13.7%	11.6%
1964	13.2%	11%
1965	12.7%	10.3%
1966	12.3%	9.62%
1967	11.9%	8.96%
1968	11.5%	8.32%
1969	11.1%	7.7%
1970	10.7%	7.1%
1971	10.3%	6.54%
1972	9.93%	6.02%
1973	9.56%	5.53%
1974	9.21%	5.08%
1975	8.86%	4.67%
1976	8.52%	4.3%
1977	8.18%	3.97%
1978	7.85%	3.68%
1979	7.51%	3.42%
1980	7.18%	3.2%
1981	6.86%	3%
1982	6.55%	2.83%
1983	6.26%	2.68%
1984	5.98%	2.55%
1985	5.71%	2.44%
1986	5.46%	2.35%
1987	5.21%	2.27%
1988	4.98%	2.2%
1989	4.75%	2.14%
1990	4.53%	2.09%
1991	4.32%	2.05%
1992	4.12%	2.01%
1993	3.92%	1.98%
1994	3.74%	1.95%
1995	3.57%	1.92%
1996	3.4%	1.9%
1997	3.24%	1.88%
1998	3.09%	1.87%
1999	2.94%	1.86%
2000	2.81%	1.85%
2001	2.68%	1.84%
2002	2.57%	1.83%
2003	2.46%	1.83%
2004	2.36%	1.83%
2005	2.27%	1.83%
2006	2.19%	1.82%
2007	2.11%	1.82%
2008	2.04%	1.82%
2009	1.98%	1.81%
2010	1.91%	1.8%
2011	1.85%	1.79%
2012	1.79%	1.78%
2013	1.73%	1.77%
2014	1.68%	1.75%
2015	1.62%	1.74%
2016	1.57%	1.72%
2017	1.52%	1.7%
2018	1.47%	1.67%
2019	1.42%	1.65%
2020	1.38%	1.63%
2021	1.33%	1.6%
2022	1.29%	1.58%
2023	1.25%	1.55%