Saint Lucia birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Saint Lucia chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Saint Lucia was 1.38 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2002. In 1993, the fertility rate was 3 — a -54% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Saint Lucia	World
1960	6.77	4.69
1961	6.84	4.56
1962	6.82	5.02
1963	6.72	5.31
1964	6.76	5.13
1965	6.69	5.08
1966	6.61	4.97
1967	6.51	4.87
1968	6.39	4.98
1969	6.25	4.88
1970	6.1	4.84
1971	5.95	4.69
1972	5.81	4.55
1973	5.69	4.42
1974	5.57	4.26
1975	5.36	4.07
1976	5.16	3.97
1977	4.97	3.84
1978	4.83	3.77
1979	4.58	3.76
1980	4.41	3.73
1981	4.28	3.71
1982	4.17	3.72
1983	4.08	3.59
1984	4.02	3.57
1985	3.97	3.53
1986	3.8	3.51
1987	3.61	3.48
1988	3.44	3.39
1989	3.31	3.35
1990	3.24	3.31
1991	3.19	3.13
1992	3.11	3.04
1993	3	2.97
1994	3.03	2.92
1995	3.03	2.87
1996	2.71	2.82
1997	2.74	2.78
1998	2.4	2.75
1999	2.5	2.72
2000	2.21	2.73
2001	2.13	2.69
2002	2.03	2.66
2003	1.94	2.64
2004	1.86	2.63
2005	1.81	2.61
2006	1.77	2.61
2007	1.7	2.6
2008	1.7	2.6
2009	1.74	2.59
2010	1.67	2.57
2011	1.5	2.55
2012	1.5	2.56
2013	1.5	2.53
2014	1.49	2.52
2015	1.47	2.49
2016	1.46	2.49
2017	1.45	2.46
2018	1.44	2.39
2019	1.42	2.35
2020	1.41	2.28
2021	1.4	2.25
2022	1.39	2.22
2023	1.38	2.2
2024	1.38	2.19
2025	1.38	2.18
2026	1.37	2.18
2027	1.37	2.17
2028	1.36	2.16
2029	1.36	2.15
2030	1.37	2.14
2031	1.37	2.13
2032	1.37	2.12
2033	1.37	2.12
2034	1.37	2.11
2035	1.38	2.1
2036	1.38	2.09
2037	1.38	2.09
2038	1.38	2.08
2039	1.38	2.08
2040	1.39	2.08
2041	1.39	2.07
2042	1.4	2.07
2043	1.4	2.07
2044	1.4	2.07
2045	1.41	2.06
2046	1.41	2.06
2047	1.41	2.06
2048	1.41	2.05
2049	1.42	2.05
2050	1.42	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 7.92% were to women under 20 years old, 46.4% to women ages 20-29, and 45.6% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 20.9%, 58.1%, and 20.9% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Saint Lucia by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Saint Lucia	World
1960	47.1%	37.4%
1961	48.1%	37.5%
1962	48.9%	37.6%
1963	49.6%	37.8%
1964	50.1%	38%
1965	50.5%	38%
1966	50.4%	38%
1967	50%	38%
1968	49.8%	37.9%
1969	50%	37.8%
1970	50.2%	37.7%
1971	50.4%	37.6%
1972	50.4%	37.5%
1973	50.2%	37.3%
1974	49.9%	37.2%
1975	49.5%	37.1%
1976	48.9%	36.9%
1977	47.9%	36.7%
1978	46.6%	36.3%
1979	45.5%	35.9%
1980	44.8%	35.5%
1981	44.3%	35.2%
1982	43.9%	34.9%
1983	43.5%	34.6%
1984	43.3%	34.3%
1985	43.1%	34%
1986	42.8%	33.8%
1987	42.6%	33.6%
1988	41.7%	33.4%
1989	40.2%	33.2%
1990	38.9%	33%
1991	38.1%	32.9%
1992	37.7%	32.7%
1993	37.3%	32.5%
1994	37%	32.3%
1995	36.7%	32.1%
1996	36.2%	31.8%
1997	35.7%	31.5%
1998	34.7%	31.1%
1999	33.5%	30.8%
2000	32.4%	30.4%
2001	31.4%	30%
2002	30.7%	29.6%
2003	30%	29.2%
2004	29.2%	28.8%
2005	28.4%	28.5%
2006	27.6%	28.1%
2007	26.8%	27.9%
2008	25.9%	27.6%
2009	25.1%	27.5%
2010	24.3%	27.3%
2011	23.5%	27.1%
2012	22.7%	27%
2013	22.1%	26.9%
2014	21.5%	26.8%
2015	20.9%	26.6%
2016	20.3%	26.5%
2017	19.9%	26.4%
2018	19.5%	26.2%
2019	19.1%	26%
2020	18.7%	25.8%
2021	18.5%	25.6%
2022	18.2%	25.3%
2023	17.9%	25%
2024	17.5%	24.7%
2025	17.2%	24.4%
2026	17.1%	24.1%
2027	16.9%	23.8%
2028	16.8%	23.4%
2029	16.6%	23.1%
2030	16.5%	22.8%
2031	16.3%	22.6%
2032	16.1%	22.3%
2033	15.9%	22.1%
2034	15.7%	21.9%
2035	15.6%	21.7%
2036	15.4%	21.6%
2037	15.2%	21.5%
2038	15%	21.4%
2039	14.8%	21.3%
2040	14.6%	21.2%
2041	14.4%	21.1%
2042	14.2%	21%
2043	14.1%	21%
2044	13.9%	20.9%
2045	13.7%	20.8%
2046	13.6%	20.7%
2047	13.4%	20.7%
2048	13.3%	20.6%
2049	13.1%	20.5%
2050	13%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Saint Lucia was 47.1% in 1960, 37.3% in 1993, and 17.5% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Saint Lucia.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Saint Lucia, excluding migration, has been +0.34% annually. On average, 603 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Saint Lucia
1960	3,202
1961	3,173
1962	3,124
1963	3,048
1964	3,074
1965	3,042
1966	3,028
1967	3,113
1968	3,154
1969	3,143
1970	3,093
1971	3,046
1972	3,028
1973	3,033
1974	3,106
1975	3,126
1976	3,166
1977	3,240
1978	3,340
1979	3,301
1980	3,275
1981	3,306
1982	3,360
1983	3,443
1984	3,526
1985	3,591
1986	3,496
1987	3,351
1988	3,229
1989	3,146
1990	3,061
1991	3,009
1992	2,981
1993	2,899
1994	2,976
1995	3,019
1996	2,649
1997	2,709
1998	2,294
1999	2,389
2000	1,967
2001	1,860
2002	1,774
2003	1,694
2004	1,615
2005	1,553
2006	1,511
2007	1,422
2008	1,369
2009	1,349
2010	1,176
2011	934
2012	916
2013	892
2014	852
2015	841
2016	767
2017	724
2018	694
2019	609
2020	562
2021	-15
2022	530
2023	475

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Saint Lucia was 44 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.04% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -47% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Saint Lucia	World
1985	56	460
1986	57	438
1987	69	429
1988	71	414
1989	66	401
1990	72	391
1991	71	395
1992	58	395
1993	58	389
1994	60	382
1995	60	371
1996	72	366
1997	89	358
1998	89	360
1999	88	340
2000	83	328
2001	70	321
2002	62	311
2003	56	301
2004	54	291
2005	55	283
2006	53	276
2007	55	269
2008	55	264
2009	51	258
2010	56	253
2011	56	247
2012	55	239
2013	53	235
2014	49	231
2015	46	228
2016	46	220
2017	43	215
2018	41	211
2019	43	207
2020	43	211
2021	94	242
2022	48	203
2023	44	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Saint Lucia was 15.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.55% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 18.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Saint Lucia	World
1960	13.4%	18.5%
1961	12.9%	18.1%
1962	12.3%	17.8%
1963	11.6%	17.5%
1964	11%	17.7%
1965	10.3%	17.5%
1966	9.62%	17.3%
1967	8.96%	17%
1968	8.32%	16.5%
1969	7.7%	15.5%
1970	7.1%	15.2%
1971	6.54%	15.1%
1972	6.02%	14.4%
1973	5.53%	14.1%
1974	5.08%	13.7%
1975	4.67%	13.4%
1976	4.3%	13%
1977	3.97%	12.5%
1978	3.68%	12.1%
1979	3.42%	11.7%
1980	3.2%	11.4%
1981	3%	11%
1982	2.83%	10.8%
1983	2.68%	10.6%
1984	2.55%	10.4%
1985	2.44%	10.1%
1986	2.35%	9.81%
1987	2.27%	9.47%
1988	2.2%	9.31%
1989	2.14%	9.02%
1990	2.09%	8.81%
1991	2.05%	8.66%
1992	2.01%	8.46%
1993	1.98%	8.19%
1994	1.95%	7.98%
1995	1.92%	7.76%
1996	1.9%	7.52%
1997	1.88%	7.28%
1998	1.87%	7.05%
1999	1.86%	6.76%
2000	1.85%	6.48%
2001	1.84%	6.21%
2002	1.83%	5.94%
2003	1.83%	5.65%
2004	1.83%	5.43%
2005	1.83%	5.16%
2006	1.82%	4.92%
2007	1.82%	4.7%
2008	1.82%	4.5%
2009	1.81%	4.31%
2010	1.8%	4.11%
2011	1.79%	3.97%
2012	1.78%	3.77%
2013	1.77%	3.61%
2014	1.75%	3.48%
2015	1.74%	3.35%
2016	1.72%	3.23%
2017	1.7%	3.11%
2018	1.67%	2.97%
2019	1.65%	2.86%
2020	1.63%	2.75%
2021	1.6%	2.66%
2022	1.58%	2.59%
2023	1.55%	2.49%