Fertility & birth rates in Netherlands and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate in Netherlands vs Saint Lucia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Netherlands was 1.43 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 the Netherlands 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
	Netherlands	Saint Lucia
1960	3.12	6.77
1961	3.22	6.84
1962	3.18	6.82
1963	3.19	6.72
1964	3.17	6.76
1965	3.04	6.69
1966	2.9	6.61
1967	2.81	6.51
1968	2.72	6.39
1969	2.75	6.25
1970	2.57	6.1
1971	2.36	5.95
1972	2.15	5.81
1973	1.9	5.69
1974	1.77	5.57
1975	1.66	5.36
1976	1.63	5.16
1977	1.58	4.97
1978	1.58	4.83
1979	1.56	4.58
1980	1.6	4.41
1981	1.56	4.28
1982	1.5	4.17
1983	1.47	4.08
1984	1.49	4.02
1985	1.51	3.97
1986	1.55	3.8
1987	1.56	3.61
1988	1.55	3.44
1989	1.55	3.31
1990	1.62	3.24
1991	1.61	3.19
1992	1.59	3.11
1993	1.57	3
1994	1.57	3.03
1995	1.53	3.03
1996	1.53	2.71
1997	1.56	2.74
1998	1.63	2.4
1999	1.65	2.5
2000	1.72	2.21
2001	1.71	2.13
2002	1.73	2.03
2003	1.75	1.94
2004	1.72	1.86
2005	1.71	1.81
2006	1.72	1.77
2007	1.72	1.7
2008	1.77	1.7
2009	1.79	1.74
2010	1.79	1.67
2011	1.76	1.5
2012	1.72	1.5
2013	1.68	1.5
2014	1.71	1.49
2015	1.66	1.47
2016	1.66	1.46
2017	1.62	1.45
2018	1.59	1.44
2019	1.57	1.42
2020	1.54	1.41
2021	1.62	1.4
2022	1.49	1.39
2023	1.43	1.38
2024	1.43	1.38
2025	1.44	1.38
2026	1.44	1.37
2027	1.45	1.37
2028	1.45	1.36
2029	1.45	1.36
2030	1.46	1.37
2031	1.46	1.37
2032	1.47	1.37
2033	1.47	1.37
2034	1.48	1.37
2035	1.48	1.38
2036	1.48	1.38
2037	1.48	1.38
2038	1.48	1.38
2039	1.49	1.38
2040	1.49	1.39
2041	1.49	1.39
2042	1.5	1.4
2043	1.5	1.4
2044	1.5	1.4
2045	1.5	1.41
2046	1.5	1.41
2047	1.51	1.41
2048	1.51	1.41
2049	1.51	1.42
2050	1.51	1.42

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Netherlands	Saint Lucia
1960	30%	47.1%
1961	29.7%	48.1%
1962	29.1%	48.9%
1963	28.7%	49.6%
1964	28.5%	50.1%
1965	28.3%	50.5%
1966	28.1%	50.4%
1967	27.8%	50%
1968	27.6%	49.8%
1969	27.5%	50%
1970	27.3%	50.2%
1971	27.1%	50.4%
1972	26.8%	50.4%
1973	26.4%	50.2%
1974	25.9%	49.9%
1975	25.3%	49.5%
1976	24.8%	48.9%
1977	24.2%	47.9%
1978	23.5%	46.6%
1979	22.9%	45.5%
1980	22.3%	44.8%
1981	21.8%	44.3%
1982	21.3%	43.9%
1983	20.7%	43.5%
1984	20.1%	43.3%
1985	19.5%	43.1%
1986	19.1%	42.8%
1987	18.7%	42.6%
1988	18.5%	41.7%
1989	18.4%	40.2%
1990	18.4%	38.9%
1991	18.4%	38.1%
1992	18.5%	37.7%
1993	18.5%	37.3%
1994	18.6%	37%
1995	18.6%	36.7%
1996	18.6%	36.2%
1997	18.6%	35.7%
1998	18.6%	34.7%
1999	18.7%	33.5%
2000	18.8%	32.4%
2001	18.8%	31.4%
2002	18.8%	30.7%
2003	18.7%	30%
2004	18.6%	29.2%
2005	18.5%	28.4%
2006	18.3%	27.6%
2007	18.1%	26.8%
2008	17.9%	25.9%
2009	17.7%	25.1%
2010	17.6%	24.3%
2011	17.4%	23.5%
2012	17.3%	22.7%
2013	17.1%	22.1%
2014	16.9%	21.5%
2015	16.6%	20.9%
2016	16.4%	20.3%
2017	16.2%	19.9%
2018	16%	19.5%
2019	15.8%	19.1%
2020	15.6%	18.7%
2021	15.5%	18.5%
2022	15.4%	18.2%
2023	15.2%	17.9%
2024	15%	17.5%
2025	14.9%	17.2%
2026	14.9%	17.1%
2027	14.8%	16.9%
2028	14.8%	16.8%
2029	14.8%	16.6%
2030	14.8%	16.5%
2031	14.8%	16.3%
2032	14.7%	16.1%
2033	14.7%	15.9%
2034	14.7%	15.7%
2035	14.7%	15.6%
2036	14.7%	15.4%
2037	14.6%	15.2%
2038	14.6%	15%
2039	14.6%	14.8%
2040	14.5%	14.6%
2041	14.5%	14.4%
2042	14.4%	14.2%
2043	14.4%	14.1%
2044	14.3%	13.9%
2045	14.2%	13.7%
2046	14.1%	13.6%
2047	14.1%	13.4%
2048	14%	13.3%
2049	13.9%	13.1%
2050	13.8%	13%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15% of the population in the Netherlands and 17.5% in Saint Lucia in 2024, compared to 18.4% and 38.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Netherlands and Saint Lucia compared.

Natural population change in Netherlands vs Saint Lucia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.08% in the Netherlands 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
	Netherlands	Saint Lucia
1960	151,623	3,202
1961	159,450	3,173
1962	153,474	3,124
1963	154,361	3,048
1964	157,653	3,074
1965	146,308	3,042
1966	138,265	3,028
1967	138,580	3,113
1968	132,389	3,154
1969	139,082	3,143
1970	129,082	3,093
1971	116,112	3,046
1972	101,297	3,028
1973	84,668	3,033
1974	75,853	3,106
1975	64,232	3,126
1976	63,361	3,166
1977	63,739	3,240
1978	61,344	3,340
1979	63,172	3,301
1980	66,504	3,275
1981	62,688	3,306
1982	54,388	3,360
1983	51,722	3,443
1984	54,812	3,526
1985	55,069	3,591
1986	59,746	3,496
1987	64,526	3,351
1988	61,993	3,229
1989	59,396	3,146
1990	68,777	3,061
1991	69,321	3,009
1992	66,811	2,981
1993	58,103	2,899
1994	61,532	2,976
1995	54,106	3,019
1996	51,251	2,649
1997	56,198	2,709
1998	61,258	2,294
1999	60,086	2,389
2000	66,887	1,967
2001	62,580	1,860
2002	59,751	1,774
2003	58,411	1,694
2004	56,987	1,615
2005	50,592	1,553
2006	49,038	1,511
2007	49,145	1,422
2008	49,337	1,369
2009	51,244	1,349
2010	48,184	1,176
2011	45,072	934
2012	35,186	916
2013	30,248	892
2014	35,417	852
2015	23,716	841
2016	23,843	767
2017	18,844	724
2018	15,508	694
2019	17,345	609
2020	0	562
2021	7,014	-15
2022	-1,770	530
2023	-5,363	475

Maternal mortality chart: Netherlands vs Saint Lucia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Netherlands, compared to 44 deaths in Saint Lucia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Netherlands	Saint Lucia
1985	12	56
1986	12	57
1987	12	69
1988	12	71
1989	12	66
1990	12	72
1991	12	71
1992	12	58
1993	12	58
1994	12	60
1995	12	60
1996	12	72
1997	13	89
1998	12	89
1999	13	88
2000	13	83
2001	13	70
2002	13	62
2003	12	56
2004	11	54
2005	10	55
2006	9	53
2007	8	55
2008	8	55
2009	7	51
2010	6	56
2011	7	56
2012	6	55
2013	6	53
2014	5	49
2015	5	46
2016	5	46
2017	5	43
2018	5	41
2019	5	43
2020	4	43
2021	5	94
2022	4	48
2023	4	44

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.4% in the Netherlands 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
	Netherlands	Saint Lucia
1960	2.08%	13.4%
1961	2.03%	12.9%
1962	1.97%	12.3%
1963	1.92%	11.6%
1964	1.88%	11%
1965	1.83%	10.3%
1966	1.79%	9.62%
1967	1.74%	8.96%
1968	1.69%	8.32%
1969	1.64%	7.7%
1970	1.58%	7.1%
1971	1.53%	6.54%
1972	1.47%	6.02%
1973	1.41%	5.53%
1974	1.36%	5.08%
1975	1.31%	4.67%
1976	1.26%	4.3%
1977	1.21%	3.97%
1978	1.16%	3.68%
1979	1.12%	3.42%
1980	1.09%	3.2%
1981	1.06%	3%
1982	1.04%	2.83%
1983	1.02%	2.68%
1984	0.99%	2.55%
1985	0.97%	2.44%
1986	0.95%	2.35%
1987	0.92%	2.27%
1988	0.89%	2.2%
1989	0.86%	2.14%
1990	0.83%	2.09%
1991	0.8%	2.05%
1992	0.77%	2.01%
1993	0.74%	1.98%
1994	0.71%	1.95%
1995	0.69%	1.92%
1996	0.67%	1.9%
1997	0.66%	1.88%
1998	0.64%	1.87%
1999	0.63%	1.86%
2000	0.62%	1.85%
2001	0.61%	1.84%
2002	0.59%	1.83%
2003	0.57%	1.83%
2004	0.55%	1.83%
2005	0.53%	1.83%
2006	0.51%	1.82%
2007	0.49%	1.82%
2008	0.47%	1.82%
2009	0.46%	1.81%
2010	0.44%	1.8%
2011	0.43%	1.79%
2012	0.42%	1.78%
2013	0.42%	1.77%
2014	0.41%	1.75%
2015	0.41%	1.74%
2016	0.41%	1.72%
2017	0.4%	1.7%
2018	0.4%	1.67%
2019	0.4%	1.65%
2020	0.4%	1.63%
2021	0.4%	1.6%
2022	0.4%	1.58%
2023	0.4%	1.55%