Fertility & birth rates in Pakistan and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate in Pakistan vs Saint Lucia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Pakistan was 3.61 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 Pakistan 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
	Pakistan	Saint Lucia
1960	6.8	6.77
1961	6.8	6.84
1962	6.8	6.82
1963	6.8	6.72
1964	6.8	6.76
1965	6.8	6.69
1966	6.8	6.61
1967	6.8	6.51
1968	6.8	6.39
1969	6.8	6.25
1970	6.8	6.1
1971	6.8	5.95
1972	6.81	5.81
1973	6.81	5.69
1974	6.81	5.57
1975	6.81	5.36
1976	6.81	5.16
1977	6.8	4.97
1978	6.78	4.83
1979	6.76	4.58
1980	6.73	4.41
1981	6.7	4.28
1982	6.67	4.17
1983	6.64	4.08
1984	6.62	4.02
1985	6.59	3.97
1986	6.55	3.8
1987	6.52	3.61
1988	6.48	3.44
1989	6.43	3.31
1990	6.36	3.24
1991	6.29	3.19
1992	6.21	3.11
1993	6.11	3
1994	6.01	3.03
1995	5.89	3.03
1996	5.77	2.71
1997	5.64	2.74
1998	5.51	2.4
1999	5.46	2.5
2000	5.35	2.21
2001	5.18	2.13
2002	5.01	2.03
2003	4.89	1.94
2004	4.68	1.86
2005	4.6	1.81
2006	4.59	1.77
2007	4.55	1.7
2008	4.51	1.7
2009	4.47	1.74
2010	4.4	1.67
2011	4.31	1.5
2012	4.2	1.5
2013	4.13	1.5
2014	4.06	1.49
2015	3.99	1.47
2016	3.9	1.46
2017	3.9	1.45
2018	3.86	1.44
2019	3.81	1.42
2020	3.77	1.41
2021	3.72	1.4
2022	3.66	1.39
2023	3.61	1.38
2024	3.55	1.38
2025	3.5	1.38
2026	3.44	1.37
2027	3.39	1.37
2028	3.34	1.36
2029	3.3	1.36
2030	3.25	1.37
2031	3.21	1.37
2032	3.16	1.37
2033	3.12	1.37
2034	3.08	1.37
2035	3.04	1.38
2036	3.01	1.38
2037	2.97	1.38
2038	2.94	1.38
2039	2.9	1.38
2040	2.87	1.39
2041	2.83	1.39
2042	2.8	1.4
2043	2.77	1.4
2044	2.74	1.4
2045	2.71	1.41
2046	2.69	1.41
2047	2.66	1.41
2048	2.63	1.41
2049	2.61	1.42
2050	2.58	1.42

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Pakistan	Saint Lucia
1960	41.3%	47.1%
1961	41.4%	48.1%
1962	41.6%	48.9%
1963	41.8%	49.6%
1964	42.2%	50.1%
1965	42.7%	50.5%
1966	43%	50.4%
1967	43.3%	50%
1968	43.5%	49.8%
1969	43.7%	50%
1970	43.9%	50.2%
1971	44%	50.4%
1972	44.1%	50.4%
1973	44.1%	50.2%
1974	44.1%	49.9%
1975	44.1%	49.5%
1976	44%	48.9%
1977	43.9%	47.9%
1978	43.8%	46.6%
1979	43.7%	45.5%
1980	43.3%	44.8%
1981	43.1%	44.3%
1982	43%	43.9%
1983	43.1%	43.5%
1984	43.3%	43.3%
1985	43.5%	43.1%
1986	43.6%	42.8%
1987	43.7%	42.6%
1988	43.8%	41.7%
1989	44%	40.2%
1990	44.1%	38.9%
1991	44.1%	38.1%
1992	44.3%	37.7%
1993	44.5%	37.3%
1994	44.5%	37%
1995	44.5%	36.7%
1996	44.3%	36.2%
1997	44.1%	35.7%
1998	43.9%	34.7%
1999	43.6%	33.5%
2000	43.3%	32.4%
2001	42.9%	31.4%
2002	42.6%	30.7%
2003	42.3%	30%
2004	41.8%	29.2%
2005	41.3%	28.4%
2006	40.9%	27.6%
2007	40.4%	26.8%
2008	40%	25.9%
2009	39.6%	25.1%
2010	39.3%	24.3%
2011	39.1%	23.5%
2012	39%	22.7%
2013	38.9%	22.1%
2014	38.9%	21.5%
2015	38.8%	20.9%
2016	38.6%	20.3%
2017	38.5%	19.9%
2018	38.3%	19.5%
2019	38.1%	19.1%
2020	37.9%	18.7%
2021	37.6%	18.5%
2022	37.3%	18.2%
2023	37%	17.9%
2024	36.7%	17.5%
2025	36.2%	17.2%
2026	35.8%	17.1%
2027	35.3%	16.9%
2028	34.9%	16.8%
2029	34.5%	16.6%
2030	34.2%	16.5%
2031	33.8%	16.3%
2032	33.5%	16.1%
2033	33.3%	15.9%
2034	33%	15.7%
2035	32.7%	15.6%
2036	32.5%	15.4%
2037	32.2%	15.2%
2038	32%	15%
2039	31.7%	14.8%
2040	31.5%	14.6%
2041	31.3%	14.4%
2042	31%	14.2%
2043	30.8%	14.1%
2044	30.5%	13.9%
2045	30.3%	13.7%
2046	30%	13.6%
2047	29.7%	13.4%
2048	29.5%	13.3%
2049	29.2%	13.1%
2050	28.9%	13%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.7% of the population in Pakistan and 17.5% in Saint Lucia in 2024, compared to 44.1% and 38.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Pakistan and Saint Lucia compared.

Natural population change in Pakistan vs Saint Lucia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.23% in Pakistan 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
	Pakistan	Saint Lucia
1960	1,217,147	3,202
1961	1,273,772	3,173
1962	1,328,675	3,124
1963	1,384,934	3,048
1964	1,447,394	3,074
1965	1,496,050	3,042
1966	1,566,343	3,028
1967	1,626,737	3,113
1968	1,683,296	3,154
1969	1,733,601	3,143
1970	1,793,570	3,093
1971	1,695,374	3,046
1972	1,912,774	3,028
1973	1,971,909	3,033
1974	2,028,061	3,106
1975	2,099,811	3,126
1976	2,171,812	3,166
1977	2,257,849	3,240
1978	2,356,601	3,340
1979	2,461,311	3,301
1980	2,598,421	3,275
1981	2,790,454	3,306
1982	2,934,689	3,360
1983	3,052,738	3,443
1984	3,145,772	3,526
1985	3,233,315	3,591
1986	3,341,643	3,496
1987	3,448,813	3,351
1988	3,554,755	3,229
1989	3,648,132	3,146
1990	3,731,730	3,061
1991	3,822,363	3,009
1992	3,888,637	2,981
1993	3,915,776	2,899
1994	3,956,699	2,976
1995	3,977,175	3,019
1996	4,021,758	2,649
1997	4,043,912	2,709
1998	4,104,824	2,294
1999	4,228,026	2,389
2000	4,281,169	1,967
2001	4,304,297	1,860
2002	4,307,607	1,774
2003	4,340,688	1,694
2004	4,294,654	1,615
2005	4,294,393	1,553
2006	4,538,426	1,511
2007	4,690,187	1,422
2008	4,885,855	1,369
2009	5,028,132	1,349
2010	5,147,142	1,176
2011	5,189,412	934
2012	5,191,263	916
2013	5,176,590	892
2014	5,148,994	852
2015	5,113,507	841
2016	5,044,922	767
2017	5,090,200	724
2018	5,103,858	694
2019	5,127,011	609
2020	5,011,177	562
2021	5,065,913	-15
2022	5,268,077	530
2023	5,281,745	475

Maternal mortality chart: Pakistan vs Saint Lucia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 155 deaths per 100,000 live births in Pakistan, compared to 44 deaths in Saint Lucia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Pakistan	Saint Lucia
1985	432	56
1986	436	57
1987	442	69
1988	441	71
1989	439	66
1990	434	72
1991	443	71
1992	459	58
1993	473	58
1994	479	60
1995	485	60
1996	482	72
1997	476	89
1998	456	89
1999	438	88
2000	419	83
2001	400	70
2002	380	62
2003	358	56
2004	333	54
2005	316	55
2006	284	53
2007	265	55
2008	254	55
2009	246	51
2010	240	56
2011	234	56
2012	227	55
2013	220	53
2014	211	49
2015	202	46
2016	193	46
2017	184	43
2018	178	41
2019	173	43
2020	178	43
2021	193	94
2022	160	48
2023	155	44

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.85% in Pakistan 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
	Pakistan	Saint Lucia
1960	25%	13.4%
1961	24.1%	12.9%
1962	23.3%	12.3%
1963	22.5%	11.6%
1964	21.8%	11%
1965	21.2%	10.3%
1966	20.6%	9.62%
1967	20.2%	8.96%
1968	19.7%	8.32%
1969	19.4%	7.7%
1970	19%	7.1%
1971	18.7%	6.54%
1972	18.4%	6.02%
1973	18.1%	5.53%
1974	17.8%	5.08%
1975	17.6%	4.67%
1976	17.4%	4.3%
1977	17.1%	3.97%
1978	16.9%	3.68%
1979	16.7%	3.42%
1980	16.5%	3.2%
1981	16.3%	3%
1982	16.1%	2.83%
1983	15.8%	2.68%
1984	15.6%	2.55%
1985	15.3%	2.44%
1986	15%	2.35%
1987	14.8%	2.27%
1988	14.5%	2.2%
1989	14.2%	2.14%
1990	14%	2.09%
1991	13.7%	2.05%
1992	13.4%	2.01%
1993	13.1%	1.98%
1994	12.8%	1.95%
1995	12.5%	1.92%
1996	12.1%	1.9%
1997	11.8%	1.88%
1998	11.5%	1.87%
1999	11.1%	1.86%
2000	10.8%	1.85%
2001	10.5%	1.84%
2002	10.3%	1.83%
2003	10.1%	1.83%
2004	9.85%	1.83%
2005	9.65%	1.83%
2006	9.47%	1.82%
2007	9.29%	1.82%
2008	9.1%	1.82%
2009	8.91%	1.81%
2010	8.71%	1.8%
2011	8.49%	1.79%
2012	8.27%	1.78%
2013	8.04%	1.77%
2014	7.8%	1.75%
2015	7.56%	1.74%
2016	7.33%	1.72%
2017	7.1%	1.7%
2018	6.88%	1.67%
2019	6.67%	1.65%
2020	6.46%	1.63%
2021	6.25%	1.6%
2022	6.05%	1.58%
2023	5.85%	1.55%