Fertility & birth rates in Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Saint Lucia vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Saint Lucia was 1.38 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.53 in Trinidad and Tobago in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Saint Lucia vs Trinidad and Tobago population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Saint Lucia	Trinidad
1960	6.77	5.41
1961	6.84	5.41
1962	6.82	5.36
1963	6.72	5.24
1964	6.76	5.08
1965	6.69	4.88
1966	6.61	4.62
1967	6.51	4.35
1968	6.39	4.11
1969	6.25	3.86
1970	6.1	3.71
1971	5.95	3.61
1972	5.81	3.55
1973	5.69	3.47
1974	5.57	3.32
1975	5.36	3.21
1976	5.16	3.14
1977	4.97	3.12
1978	4.83	3.13
1979	4.58	3.13
1980	4.41	3.15
1981	4.28	3.13
1982	4.17	3.11
1983	4.08	3.07
1984	4.02	3.02
1985	3.97	2.99
1986	3.8	2.9
1987	3.61	2.78
1988	3.44	2.65
1989	3.31	2.53
1990	3.24	2.39
1991	3.19	2.29
1992	3.11	2.21
1993	3	2.13
1994	3.03	2.06
1995	3.03	1.97
1996	2.71	1.89
1997	2.74	1.83
1998	2.4	1.78
1999	2.5	1.76
2000	2.21	1.73
2001	2.13	1.71
2002	2.03	1.67
2003	1.94	1.65
2004	1.86	1.63
2005	1.81	1.63
2006	1.77	1.62
2007	1.7	1.62
2008	1.7	1.62
2009	1.74	1.62
2010	1.67	1.61
2011	1.5	1.61
2012	1.5	1.61
2013	1.5	1.6
2014	1.49	1.6
2015	1.47	1.6
2016	1.46	1.6
2017	1.45	1.59
2018	1.44	1.59
2019	1.42	1.58
2020	1.41	1.57
2021	1.4	1.56
2022	1.39	1.54
2023	1.38	1.53
2024	1.38	1.54
2025	1.38	1.52
2026	1.37	1.52
2027	1.37	1.51
2028	1.36	1.51
2029	1.36	1.51
2030	1.37	1.51
2031	1.37	1.51
2032	1.37	1.51
2033	1.37	1.51
2034	1.37	1.51
2035	1.38	1.51
2036	1.38	1.51
2037	1.38	1.51
2038	1.38	1.51
2039	1.38	1.51
2040	1.39	1.51
2041	1.39	1.51
2042	1.4	1.51
2043	1.4	1.51
2044	1.4	1.51
2045	1.41	1.51
2046	1.41	1.51
2047	1.41	1.51
2048	1.41	1.52
2049	1.42	1.52
2050	1.42	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Saint Lucia	Trinidad
1960	47.1%	43.1%
1961	48.1%	43.2%
1962	48.9%	43.2%
1963	49.6%	43.3%
1964	50.1%	43.2%
1965	50.5%	43.1%
1966	50.4%	42.9%
1967	50%	42.7%
1968	49.8%	42.3%
1969	50%	41.9%
1970	50.2%	41.2%
1971	50.4%	40.4%
1972	50.4%	39.7%
1973	50.2%	39.1%
1974	49.9%	38.4%
1975	49.5%	37.6%
1976	48.9%	36.8%
1977	47.9%	36%
1978	46.6%	35.3%
1979	45.5%	34.8%
1980	44.8%	34.4%
1981	44.3%	34.2%
1982	43.9%	34.2%
1983	43.5%	34.2%
1984	43.3%	34.3%
1985	43.1%	34.4%
1986	42.8%	34.4%
1987	42.6%	34.4%
1988	41.7%	34.2%
1989	40.2%	34%
1990	38.9%	33.7%
1991	38.1%	33.3%
1992	37.7%	32.8%
1993	37.3%	32.2%
1994	37%	31.6%
1995	36.7%	30.8%
1996	36.2%	29.9%
1997	35.7%	28.9%
1998	34.7%	27.9%
1999	33.5%	27%
2000	32.4%	26%
2001	31.4%	25%
2002	30.7%	24.2%
2003	30%	23.4%
2004	29.2%	22.7%
2005	28.4%	22.1%
2006	27.6%	21.6%
2007	26.8%	21.2%
2008	25.9%	20.8%
2009	25.1%	20.5%
2010	24.3%	20.3%
2011	23.5%	20.1%
2012	22.7%	20%
2013	22.1%	19.9%
2014	21.5%	19.7%
2015	20.9%	19.6%
2016	20.3%	19.5%
2017	19.9%	19.3%
2018	19.5%	19%
2019	19.1%	18.8%
2020	18.7%	18.7%
2021	18.5%	18.5%
2022	18.2%	18.3%
2023	17.9%	18%
2024	17.5%	17.8%
2025	17.2%	17.5%
2026	17.1%	17.2%
2027	16.9%	16.9%
2028	16.8%	16.6%
2029	16.6%	16.4%
2030	16.5%	16.1%
2031	16.3%	15.8%
2032	16.1%	15.5%
2033	15.9%	15.3%
2034	15.7%	15.1%
2035	15.6%	14.9%
2036	15.4%	14.7%
2037	15.2%	14.5%
2038	15%	14.4%
2039	14.8%	14.2%
2040	14.6%	14.1%
2041	14.4%	14.1%
2042	14.2%	14%
2043	14.1%	13.9%
2044	13.9%	13.9%
2045	13.7%	13.8%
2046	13.6%	13.8%
2047	13.4%	13.7%
2048	13.3%	13.7%
2049	13.1%	13.6%
2050	13%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.5% of the population in Saint Lucia and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 38.9% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Saint Lucia vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.34% in Saint Lucia and +0.41% in Trinidad and Tobago. 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
	Saint Lucia	Trinidad
1960	3,202	24,766
1961	3,173	25,518
1962	3,124	25,763
1963	3,048	25,507
1964	3,074	25,065
1965	3,042	24,349
1966	3,028	23,228
1967	3,113	21,992
1968	3,154	20,849
1969	3,143	19,652
1970	3,093	19,074
1971	3,046	19,400
1972	3,028	20,116
1973	3,033	20,617
1974	3,106	20,412
1975	3,126	20,468
1976	3,166	20,875
1977	3,240	21,660
1978	3,340	22,538
1979	3,301	23,475
1980	3,275	24,557
1981	3,306	25,015
1982	3,360	25,181
1983	3,443	25,118
1984	3,526	24,738
1985	3,591	24,487
1986	3,496	23,705
1987	3,351	22,398
1988	3,229	21,028
1989	3,146	19,636
1990	3,061	18,052
1991	3,009	16,903
1992	2,981	15,910
1993	2,899	14,878
1994	2,976	14,032
1995	3,019	12,971
1996	2,649	12,101
1997	2,709	11,405
1998	2,294	10,964
1999	2,389	10,821
2000	1,967	10,588
2001	1,860	10,438
2002	1,774	10,316
2003	1,694	10,169
2004	1,615	10,149
2005	1,553	9,822
2006	1,511	9,889
2007	1,422	9,939
2008	1,369	9,872
2009	1,349	9,769
2010	1,176	9,698
2011	934	9,601
2012	916	9,376
2013	892	9,020
2014	852	8,571
2015	841	7,963
2016	767	7,436
2017	724	6,779
2018	694	5,869
2019	609	5,647
2020	562	4,558
2021	-15	2,091
2022	530	3,773
2023	475	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Saint Lucia vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 44 deaths per 100,000 live births in Saint Lucia, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Saint Lucia	Trinidad
1985	56	87
1986	57	89
1987	69	86
1988	71	87
1989	66	86
1990	72	84
1991	71	82
1992	58	85
1993	58	85
1994	60	84
1995	60	85
1996	72	84
1997	89	82
1998	89	79
1999	88	78
2000	83	76
2001	70	72
2002	62	69
2003	56	67
2004	54	63
2005	55	60
2006	53	58
2007	55	57
2008	55	55
2009	51	54
2010	56	54
2011	56	53
2012	55	51
2013	53	50
2014	49	50
2015	46	50
2016	46	51
2017	43	51
2018	41	53
2019	43	53
2020	43	35
2021	94	54
2022	48	30
2023	44	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.55% in Saint Lucia and 1.91% in Trinidad and Tobago. 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
	Saint Lucia	Trinidad
1960	13.4%	6.74%
1961	12.9%	6.53%
1962	12.3%	6.33%
1963	11.6%	6.14%
1964	11%	5.96%
1965	10.3%	5.8%
1966	9.62%	5.66%
1967	8.96%	5.53%
1968	8.32%	5.4%
1969	7.7%	5.28%
1970	7.1%	5.17%
1971	6.54%	5.06%
1972	6.02%	4.95%
1973	5.53%	4.84%
1974	5.08%	4.72%
1975	4.67%	4.6%
1976	4.3%	4.48%
1977	3.97%	4.37%
1978	3.68%	4.25%
1979	3.42%	4.14%
1980	3.2%	4.03%
1981	3%	3.92%
1982	2.83%	3.83%
1983	2.68%	3.73%
1984	2.55%	3.64%
1985	2.44%	3.56%
1986	2.35%	3.49%
1987	2.27%	3.42%
1988	2.2%	3.36%
1989	2.14%	3.3%
1990	2.09%	3.25%
1991	2.05%	3.21%
1992	2.01%	3.16%
1993	1.98%	3.13%
1994	1.95%	3.09%
1995	1.92%	3.06%
1996	1.9%	3.02%
1997	1.88%	2.99%
1998	1.87%	2.96%
1999	1.86%	2.92%
2000	1.85%	2.88%
2001	1.84%	2.84%
2002	1.83%	2.81%
2003	1.83%	2.76%
2004	1.83%	2.72%
2005	1.83%	2.68%
2006	1.82%	2.64%
2007	1.82%	2.59%
2008	1.82%	2.55%
2009	1.81%	2.51%
2010	1.8%	2.47%
2011	1.79%	2.43%
2012	1.78%	2.38%
2013	1.77%	2.35%
2014	1.75%	2.3%
2015	1.74%	2.26%
2016	1.72%	2.22%
2017	1.7%	2.18%
2018	1.67%	2.14%
2019	1.65%	2.1%
2020	1.63%	2.06%
2021	1.6%	2.01%
2022	1.58%	1.96%
2023	1.55%	1.91%