Fertility & birth rates in Saint Lucia and United States

Fertility rate in Saint Lucia vs United States by year

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Saint Lucia

United States

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Year	Fertility rate
	Saint Lucia	United States
2023	1.38	1.62
2022	1.39	1.66
2021	1.4	1.66
2020	1.41	1.64
2019	1.42	1.71
2018	1.44	1.73
2017	1.45	1.77
2016	1.46	1.82
2015	1.47	1.84
2014	1.49	1.86
2013	1.5	1.86
2012	1.5	1.88
2011	1.5	1.89
2010	1.67	1.93
2009	1.74	2
2008	1.7	2.07
2007	1.7	2.12
2006	1.77	2.11
2005	1.81	2.06
2004	1.86	2.05
2003	1.94	2.05
2002	2.03	2.02
2001	2.13	2.03
2000	2.21	2.06
1999	2.5	2.01
1998	2.4	2
1997	2.74	1.97
1996	2.71	1.98
1995	3.03	1.98
1994	3.03	2
1993	3	2.02
1992	3.11	2.05
1991	3.19	2.06
1990	3.24	2.08
1989	3.31	2.01
1988	3.44	1.93
1987	3.61	1.87
1986	3.8	1.84
1985	3.97	1.84
1984	4.02	1.81
1983	4.08	1.8
1982	4.17	1.83
1981	4.28	1.81
1980	4.41	1.84
1979	4.58	1.81
1978	4.83	1.76
1977	4.97	1.79
1976	5.16	1.74
1975	5.36	1.77
1974	5.57	1.84
1973	5.69	1.88
1972	5.81	2.01
1971	5.95	2.27
1970	6.1	2.48
1969	6.25	2.46
1968	6.39	2.46
1967	6.51	2.56
1966	6.61	2.72
1965	6.69	2.91
1964	6.76	3.19
1963	6.72	3.32
1962	6.82	3.46
1961	6.84	3.62
1960	6.77	3.65

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 1.62 in the United States in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Saint Lucia vs the United States population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Saint Lucia

United States

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Year	Natural population change
	Saint Lucia	United States
2023	475	502,372
2022	530	399,926
2021	-15	199,137
2020	562	208,862
2019	609	887,476
2018	694	955,022
2017	724	1,028,037
2016	767	1,197,627
2015	841	1,270,126
2014	852	1,357,281
2013	892	1,322,711
2012	916	1,411,822
2011	934	1,441,697
2010	1,176	1,548,182
2009	1,349	1,717,920
2008	1,369	1,794,154
2007	1,422	1,897,757
2006	1,511	1,849,955
2005	1,553	1,684,445
2004	1,615	1,698,271
2003	1,694	1,653,615
2002	1,774	1,581,938
2001	1,860	1,595,826
2000	1,967	1,664,758
1999	2,389	1,564,050
1998	2,294	1,573,857
1997	2,709	1,501,014
1996	2,649	1,510,137
1995	3,019	1,546,031
1994	2,976	1,633,302
1993	2,899	1,717,685
1992	2,981	1,875,328
1991	3,009	1,926,543
1990	3,061	2,026,068
1989	3,146	1,875,826
1988	3,229	1,735,943
1987	3,351	1,720,252
1986	3,496	1,656,917
1985	3,591	1,689,258
1984	3,526	1,627,192
1983	3,443	1,636,544
1982	3,360	1,714,317
1981	3,306	1,652,153
1980	3,275	1,608,450
1979	3,301	1,597,894
1978	3,340	1,402,283
1977	3,240	1,431,556
1976	3,166	1,264,604
1975	3,126	1,252,644
1974	3,106	1,218,968
1973	3,033	1,165,499
1972	3,028	1,301,355
1971	3,046	1,640,519
1970	3,093	1,824,965
1969	3,143	1,702,487
1968	3,154	1,565,507
1967	3,113	1,669,181
1966	3,028	1,749,387
1965	3,042	1,943,030
1964	3,074	2,245,099
1963	3,048	2,289,826
1962	3,124	2,406,337
1961	3,173	2,571,681
1960	3,202	2,565,530

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.26% in Saint Lucia and +0.15% in the United States.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.34% in Saint Lucia and +0.25% in the United States.

Birth rate in Saint Lucia vs United States by year

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Saint Lucia

United States

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Saint Lucia	United States
2023	11.3	10.7
2022	11.4	11
2021	11.6	11
2020	11.7	10.9
2019	11.9	11.4
2018	12	11.6
2017	12.1	11.8
2016	12.2	12.2
2015	12.3	12.4
2014	12.4	12.5
2013	12.5	12.4
2012	12.4	12.6
2011	12.4	12.7
2010	13.8	13
2009	14.6	13.5
2008	14.6	14
2007	14.8	14.3
2006	15.3	14.3
2005	15.6	14
2004	16	14
2003	16.6	14.1
2002	17.3	14
2001	18	14.1
2000	18.8	14.4
1999	21.5	14.2
1998	20.9	14.3
1997	23.7	14.2
1996	23.5	14.4
1995	26.2	14.6
1994	26.2	15
1993	26	15.4
1992	27	15.8
1991	27.6	16.2
1990	28.3	16.7
1989	29	16.4
1988	29.8	16
1987	31.1	15.7
1986	32.4	15.6
1985	33.6	15.8
1984	33.4	15.6
1983	33.4	15.6
1982	33.5	15.9
1981	33.6	15.8
1980	34.2	15.9
1979	34.9	15.6
1978	35.6	15
1977	35.3	15.1
1976	35.4	14.6
1975	35.6	14.6
1974	36.1	14.8
1973	36.3	14.8
1972	36.7	15.6
1971	37.4	17.2
1970	38.5	18.4
1969	39.5	17.9
1968	40.2	17.6
1967	40.4	17.8
1966	40.1	18.4
1965	41	19.4
1964	42	21.1
1963	42.6	21.7
1962	44.3	22.4
1961	45.7	23.3
1960	47.1	23.7

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.3 in Saint Lucia and 10.7 in the United States, compared with 47.1 and 23.7, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Saint Lucia

Factual

UN forecast

United States

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Saint Lucia	United States
2100	12%	14.4%
2099	12%	14.4%
2098	12%	14.4%
2097	12%	14.4%
2096	12%	14.4%
2095	11.9%	14.5%
2094	11.9%	14.5%
2093	11.9%	14.5%
2092	11.9%	14.5%
2091	11.9%	14.6%
2090	11.8%	14.6%
2089	11.8%	14.7%
2088	11.8%	14.7%
2087	11.8%	14.7%
2086	11.8%	14.8%
2085	11.8%	14.8%
2084	11.8%	14.8%
2083	11.8%	14.9%
2082	11.8%	14.9%
2081	11.8%	14.9%
2080	11.8%	14.9%
2079	11.8%	14.9%
2078	11.8%	14.9%
2077	11.9%	14.9%
2076	11.9%	14.9%
2075	11.9%	14.9%
2074	12%	14.9%
2073	12%	14.9%
2072	12.1%	14.9%
2071	12.1%	14.9%
2070	12.1%	14.9%
2069	12.2%	14.9%
2068	12.2%	14.9%
2067	12.2%	14.9%
2066	12.3%	14.9%
2065	12.3%	15%
2064	12.3%	15%
2063	12.4%	15%
2062	12.4%	15.1%
2061	12.4%	15.1%
2060	12.4%	15.2%
2059	12.5%	15.3%
2058	12.5%	15.4%
2057	12.5%	15.5%
2056	12.6%	15.5%
2055	12.6%	15.6%
2054	12.7%	15.7%
2053	12.8%	15.8%
2052	12.9%	15.8%
2051	13%	15.9%
2050	13.1%	15.9%
2049	13.2%	16%
2048	13.3%	16%
2047	13.5%	16%
2046	13.6%	16%
2045	13.8%	16%
2044	14%	16%
2043	14.1%	16%
2042	14.3%	16%
2041	14.5%	15.9%
2040	14.7%	15.9%
2039	14.9%	15.9%
2038	15.1%	15.9%
2037	15.3%	15.9%
2036	15.5%	15.9%
2035	15.7%	15.9%
2034	15.8%	15.9%
2033	16%	16%
2032	16.2%	16.1%
2031	16.4%	16.2%
2030	16.5%	16.3%
2029	16.7%	16.5%
2028	16.9%	16.6%
2027	17%	16.8%
2026	17.1%	17%
2025	17.4%	17.2%
2024	17.5%	17.3%
2023	17.9%	17.6%
2022	18.2%	17.9%
2021	18.5%	18.1%
2020	18.7%	18.4%
2019	19.1%	18.6%
2018	19.5%	18.8%
2017	19.9%	18.9%
2016	20.3%	19.1%
2015	20.9%	19.2%
2014	21.5%	19.3%
2013	22.1%	19.4%
2012	22.7%	19.5%
2011	23.5%	19.6%
2010	24.3%	19.7%
2009	25.1%	19.8%
2008	25.9%	19.9%
2007	26.8%	20%
2006	27.6%	20.2%
2005	28.4%	20.3%
2004	29.2%	20.5%
2003	30%	20.7%
2002	30.7%	20.9%
2001	31.4%	21%
2000	32.4%	21.2%
1999	33.5%	21.3%
1998	34.7%	21.4%
1997	35.7%	21.5%
1996	36.2%	21.7%
1995	36.7%	21.8%
1994	37%	21.9%
1993	37.3%	21.9%
1992	37.7%	21.8%
1991	38.1%	21.7%
1990	38.9%	21.6%
1989	40.2%	21.5%
1988	41.7%	21.3%
1987	42.6%	21.3%
1986	42.8%	21.3%
1985	43.1%	21.5%
1984	43.3%	21.7%
1983	43.5%	21.8%
1982	43.9%	22%
1981	44.3%	22.1%
1980	44.8%	22.4%
1979	45.5%	22.8%
1978	46.6%	23.2%
1977	47.9%	23.8%
1976	48.9%	24.4%
1975	49.5%	25.2%
1974	49.9%	25.9%
1973	50.2%	26.6%
1972	50.4%	27.4%
1971	50.4%	28%
1970	50.2%	28.6%
1969	50%	29%
1968	49.8%	29.5%
1967	50%	30%
1966	50.4%	30.4%
1965	50.5%	30.7%
1964	50.1%	30.9%
1963	49.6%	31.1%
1962	48.9%	31.3%
1961	48.1%	31.4%
1960	47.1%	31.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.5% of the population in Saint Lucia and 17.3% in the United States in 2024, compared to 38.9% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Saint Lucia and the United States compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Saint Lucia vs United States

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Saint Lucia

United States

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Saint Lucia	United States
2023	44	17
2022	48	20
2021	94	31
2020	43	22
2019	43	18
2018	41	18
2017	43	18
2016	46	18
2015	46	17
2014	49	17
2013	53	16
2012	55	16
2011	56	15
2010	56	15
2009	51	15
2008	55	14
2007	55	13
2006	53	13
2005	55	13
2004	54	13
2003	56	13
2002	62	13
2001	70	13
2000	83	12
1999	88	12
1998	89	11
1997	89	11
1996	72	11
1995	60	12
1994	60	11
1993	58	12
1992	58	11
1991	71	12
1990	72	12
1989	66	12
1988	71	12
1987	69	11
1986	57	11
1985	56	11

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 17 deaths in the United States.

U.S. figures are less comparable to other countries, because reporting changes between 2003 and 2018 doubled the number of maternal deaths captured in official records without an actual doubling in mortality, and coding was revised again in 2018.

Under-five mortality rates

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Saint Lucia

United States

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Saint Lucia	United States
2023	1.55%	0.65%
2022	1.58%	0.65%
2021	1.6%	0.65%
2020	1.63%	0.65%
2019	1.65%	0.65%
2018	1.67%	0.65%
2017	1.7%	0.66%
2016	1.72%	0.67%
2015	1.74%	0.68%
2014	1.75%	0.68%
2013	1.77%	0.69%
2012	1.78%	0.7%
2011	1.79%	0.72%
2010	1.8%	0.73%
2009	1.81%	0.75%
2008	1.82%	0.76%
2007	1.82%	0.77%
2006	1.82%	0.79%
2005	1.83%	0.8%
2004	1.83%	0.81%
2003	1.83%	0.81%
2002	1.83%	0.82%
2001	1.84%	0.83%
2000	1.85%	0.84%
1999	1.86%	0.86%
1998	1.87%	0.87%
1997	1.88%	0.89%
1996	1.9%	0.92%
1995	1.92%	0.95%
1994	1.95%	0.98%
1993	1.98%	1.01%
1992	2.01%	1.05%
1991	2.05%	1.09%
1990	2.09%	1.12%
1989	2.14%	1.16%
1988	2.2%	1.19%
1987	2.27%	1.21%
1986	2.35%	1.24%
1985	2.44%	1.27%
1984	2.55%	1.3%
1983	2.68%	1.34%
1982	2.83%	1.39%
1981	3%	1.44%
1980	3.2%	1.5%
1979	3.42%	1.56%
1978	3.68%	1.63%
1977	3.97%	1.71%
1976	4.3%	1.79%
1975	4.67%	1.88%
1974	5.08%	1.97%
1973	5.53%	2.06%
1972	6.02%	2.15%
1971	6.54%	2.24%
1970	7.1%	2.32%
1969	7.7%	2.41%
1968	8.32%	2.49%
1967	8.96%	2.57%
1966	9.62%	2.64%
1965	10.3%	2.71%
1964	11%	2.77%
1963	11.6%	2.83%
1962	12.3%	2.89%
1961	12.9%	2.95%
1960	13.4%	3.01%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.55% in Saint Lucia and 0.65% in the United States. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.