Fertility & birth rates in Romania and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate in Romania vs Saint Lucia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Romania was 1.71 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 Romania 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
	Romania	Saint Lucia
1960	2.34	6.77
1961	2.17	6.84
1962	2.04	6.82
1963	2.01	6.72
1964	1.96	6.76
1965	1.91	6.69
1966	1.9	6.61
1967	3.66	6.51
1968	3.63	6.39
1969	3.19	6.25
1970	2.89	6.1
1971	2.67	5.95
1972	2.55	5.81
1973	2.44	5.69
1974	2.71	5.57
1975	2.59	5.36
1976	2.54	5.16
1977	2.57	4.97
1978	2.52	4.83
1979	2.49	4.58
1980	2.43	4.41
1981	2.36	4.28
1982	2.17	4.17
1983	2.06	4.08
1984	2.26	4.02
1985	2.31	3.97
1986	2.39	3.8
1987	2.38	3.61
1988	2.3	3.44
1989	2.22	3.31
1990	1.83	3.24
1991	1.59	3.19
1992	1.51	3.11
1993	1.43	3
1994	1.4	3.03
1995	1.33	3.03
1996	1.3	2.71
1997	1.32	2.74
1998	1.32	2.4
1999	1.3	2.5
2000	1.31	2.21
2001	1.27	2.13
2002	1.27	2.03
2003	1.3	1.94
2004	1.33	1.86
2005	1.4	1.81
2006	1.42	1.77
2007	1.45	1.7
2008	1.6	1.7
2009	1.66	1.74
2010	1.59	1.67
2011	1.47	1.5
2012	1.52	1.5
2013	1.46	1.5
2014	1.56	1.49
2015	1.62	1.47
2016	1.69	1.46
2017	1.78	1.45
2018	1.76	1.44
2019	1.77	1.42
2020	1.8	1.41
2021	1.81	1.4
2022	1.71	1.39
2023	1.71	1.38
2024	1.71	1.38
2025	1.71	1.38
2026	1.7	1.37
2027	1.7	1.37
2028	1.7	1.36
2029	1.7	1.36
2030	1.7	1.37
2031	1.7	1.37
2032	1.7	1.37
2033	1.69	1.37
2034	1.69	1.37
2035	1.69	1.38
2036	1.69	1.38
2037	1.69	1.38
2038	1.69	1.38
2039	1.69	1.38
2040	1.69	1.39
2041	1.68	1.39
2042	1.68	1.4
2043	1.68	1.4
2044	1.68	1.4
2045	1.68	1.41
2046	1.68	1.41
2047	1.68	1.41
2048	1.68	1.41
2049	1.68	1.42
2050	1.68	1.42

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Romania	Saint Lucia
1960	28.1%	47.1%
1961	28%	48.1%
1962	27.7%	48.9%
1963	27.3%	49.6%
1964	26.7%	50.1%
1965	26%	50.5%
1966	25.2%	50.4%
1967	25%	50%
1968	25.1%	49.8%
1969	25.1%	50%
1970	25.1%	50.2%
1971	24.9%	50.4%
1972	24.9%	50.4%
1973	24.9%	50.2%
1974	25.1%	49.9%
1975	25.3%	49.5%
1976	25.7%	48.9%
1977	26%	47.9%
1978	26.3%	46.6%
1979	26.5%	45.5%
1980	26.8%	44.8%
1981	27.1%	44.3%
1982	26.8%	43.9%
1983	25.9%	43.5%
1984	25.1%	43.3%
1985	24.6%	43.1%
1986	24.3%	42.8%
1987	24%	42.6%
1988	23.9%	41.7%
1989	23.7%	40.2%
1990	23.3%	38.9%
1991	22.8%	38.1%
1992	22.2%	37.7%
1993	21.6%	37.3%
1994	21%	37%
1995	20.5%	36.7%
1996	20%	36.2%
1997	19.6%	35.7%
1998	19.3%	34.7%
1999	19.1%	33.5%
2000	18.6%	32.4%
2001	18.1%	31.4%
2002	17.5%	30.7%
2003	16.9%	30%
2004	16.4%	29.2%
2005	16%	28.4%
2006	15.8%	27.6%
2007	15.7%	26.8%
2008	15.7%	25.9%
2009	15.7%	25.1%
2010	15.7%	24.3%
2011	15.8%	23.5%
2012	15.7%	22.7%
2013	15.7%	22.1%
2014	15.7%	21.5%
2015	15.7%	20.9%
2016	15.7%	20.3%
2017	15.8%	19.9%
2018	15.9%	19.5%
2019	16%	19.1%
2020	16.1%	18.7%
2021	16.1%	18.5%
2022	16%	18.2%
2023	15.9%	17.9%
2024	15.7%	17.5%
2025	15.6%	17.2%
2026	15.4%	17.1%
2027	15.3%	16.9%
2028	15.2%	16.8%
2029	15.1%	16.6%
2030	15%	16.5%
2031	14.9%	16.3%
2032	14.7%	16.1%
2033	14.6%	15.9%
2034	14.4%	15.7%
2035	14.4%	15.6%
2036	14.3%	15.4%
2037	14.3%	15.2%
2038	14.3%	15%
2039	14.2%	14.8%
2040	14.2%	14.6%
2041	14.3%	14.4%
2042	14.3%	14.2%
2043	14.3%	14.1%
2044	14.3%	13.9%
2045	14.4%	13.7%
2046	14.4%	13.6%
2047	14.4%	13.4%
2048	14.4%	13.3%
2049	14.4%	13.1%
2050	14.4%	13%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.7% of the population in Romania and 17.5% in Saint Lucia in 2024, compared to 23.3% and 38.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Romania and Saint Lucia compared.

Natural population change in Romania vs Saint Lucia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.4% in Romania 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
	Romania	Saint Lucia
1960	191,431	3,202
1961	163,286	3,173
1962	130,736	3,124
1963	139,104	3,048
1964	134,326	3,074
1965	114,190	3,042
1966	115,293	3,028
1967	347,709	3,113
1968	338,577	3,154
1969	264,120	3,143
1970	234,905	3,093
1971	206,662	3,046
1972	198,316	3,028
1973	175,020	3,033
1974	235,530	3,106
1975	219,324	3,126
1976	213,361	3,166
1977	215,385	3,240
1978	204,148	3,340
1979	194,397	3,301
1980	168,776	3,275
1981	156,472	3,306
1982	119,121	3,360
1983	87,986	3,443
1984	117,731	3,526
1985	111,392	3,591
1986	134,737	3,496
1987	128,517	3,351
1988	126,817	3,229
1989	122,756	3,146
1990	69,605	3,061
1991	25,301	3,009
1992	-4,559	2,981
1993	-13,658	2,899
1994	-18,184	2,976
1995	-36,295	3,019
1996	-56,548	2,649
1997	-42,853	2,709
1998	-33,761	2,294
1999	-31,461	2,389
2000	-22,443	1,967
2001	-37,625	1,860
2002	-58,673	1,774
2003	-56,093	1,694
2004	-42,904	1,615
2005	-40,508	1,553
2006	-38,148	1,511
2007	-37,590	1,422
2008	-30,806	1,369
2009	-34,625	1,349
2010	-46,567	1,176
2011	-56,413	934
2012	-54,157	916
2013	-59,951	892
2014	-55,745	852
2015	-59,447	841
2016	-53,196	767
2017	-50,930	724
2018	-62,316	694
2019	-60,053	609
2020	-100,179	562
2021	-141,504	-15
2022	-93,338	530
2023	-89,580	475

Maternal mortality chart: Romania vs Saint Lucia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 12 deaths per 100,000 live births in Romania, compared to 44 deaths in Saint Lucia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Romania	Saint Lucia
1985	184	56
1986	180	57
1987	173	69
1988	159	71
1989	143	66
1990	118	72
1991	104	71
1992	95	58
1993	87	58
1994	80	60
1995	75	60
1996	72	72
1997	66	89
1998	58	89
1999	51	88
2000	45	83
2001	41	70
2002	38	62
2003	35	56
2004	32	54
2005	30	55
2006	27	53
2007	25	55
2008	25	55
2009	25	51
2010	23	56
2011	20	56
2012	19	55
2013	18	53
2014	18	49
2015	18	46
2016	17	46
2017	17	43
2018	15	41
2019	14	43
2020	16	43
2021	20	94
2022	13	48
2023	12	44

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.66% in Romania 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
	Romania	Saint Lucia
1960	8.82%	13.4%
1961	7.98%	12.9%
1962	6.98%	12.3%
1963	6.03%	11.6%
1964	5.45%	11%
1965	5.44%	10.3%
1966	5.83%	9.62%
1967	6.27%	8.96%
1968	6.44%	8.32%
1969	6.23%	7.7%
1970	5.69%	7.1%
1971	5.06%	6.54%
1972	4.64%	6.02%
1973	4.49%	5.53%
1974	4.43%	5.08%
1975	4.27%	4.67%
1976	4.05%	4.3%
1977	3.86%	3.97%
1978	3.76%	3.68%
1979	3.68%	3.42%
1980	3.57%	3.2%
1981	3.44%	3%
1982	3.28%	2.83%
1983	3.14%	2.68%
1984	3.08%	2.55%
1985	3.16%	2.44%
1986	3.33%	2.35%
1987	3.45%	2.27%
1988	3.43%	2.2%
1989	3.31%	2.14%
1990	3.14%	2.09%
1991	2.97%	2.05%
1992	2.84%	2.01%
1993	2.79%	1.98%
1994	2.76%	1.95%
1995	2.73%	1.92%
1996	2.68%	1.9%
1997	2.58%	1.88%
1998	2.44%	1.87%
1999	2.29%	1.86%
2000	2.16%	1.85%
2001	2.06%	1.84%
2002	2.01%	1.83%
2003	1.99%	1.83%
2004	1.94%	1.83%
2005	1.82%	1.83%
2006	1.66%	1.82%
2007	1.51%	1.82%
2008	1.4%	1.82%
2009	1.31%	1.81%
2010	1.24%	1.8%
2011	1.18%	1.79%
2012	1.12%	1.78%
2013	1.05%	1.77%
2014	0.99%	1.75%
2015	0.92%	1.74%
2016	0.85%	1.72%
2017	0.79%	1.7%
2018	0.73%	1.67%
2019	0.68%	1.65%
2020	0.66%	1.63%
2021	0.65%	1.6%
2022	0.66%	1.58%
2023	0.66%	1.55%