Fertility & birth rates in Saint Lucia and Uruguay

Fertility rate in Saint Lucia vs Uruguay by year

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Saint Lucia

Uruguay

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Year	Fertility rate
	Saint Lucia	Uruguay
2023	1.38	1.41
2022	1.39	1.43
2021	1.4	1.45
2020	1.41	1.5
2019	1.42	1.57
2018	1.44	1.68
2017	1.45	1.82
2016	1.46	1.97
2015	1.47	2.04
2014	1.49	2.03
2013	1.5	2.03
2012	1.5	2.01
2011	1.5	1.99
2010	1.67	2.01
2009	1.74	2.02
2008	1.7	2.03
2007	1.7	2.05
2006	1.77	2.07
2005	1.81	2.1
2004	1.86	2.09
2003	1.94	2.12
2002	2.03	2.16
2001	2.13	2.16
2000	2.21	2.2
1999	2.5	2.25
1998	2.4	2.27
1997	2.74	2.33
1996	2.71	2.36
1995	3.03	2.4
1994	3.03	2.42
1993	3	2.41
1992	3.11	2.43
1991	3.19	2.45
1990	3.24	2.48
1989	3.31	2.5
1988	3.44	2.5
1987	3.61	2.49
1986	3.8	2.47
1985	3.97	2.47
1984	4.02	2.47
1983	4.08	2.49
1982	4.17	2.51
1981	4.28	2.53
1980	4.41	2.59
1979	4.58	2.71
1978	4.83	2.83
1977	4.97	2.9
1976	5.16	3.01
1975	5.36	3.02
1974	5.57	2.96
1973	5.69	2.86
1972	5.81	2.78
1971	5.95	2.77
1970	6.1	2.77
1969	6.25	2.77
1968	6.39	2.77
1967	6.51	2.78
1966	6.61	2.82
1965	6.69	2.84
1964	6.76	2.86
1963	6.72	2.88
1962	6.82	2.87
1961	6.84	2.85
1960	6.77	2.83

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 1.41 in Uruguay in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Saint Lucia

Uruguay

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Year	Natural population change
	Saint Lucia	Uruguay
2023	475	298
2022	530	-2,964
2021	-15	-5,621
2020	562	4,048
2019	609	3,873
2018	694	7,322
2017	724	10,907
2016	767	14,008
2015	841	16,194
2014	852	16,238
2013	892	16,318
2012	916	15,520
2011	934	14,934
2010	1,176	16,231
2009	1,349	16,947
2008	1,369	16,838
2007	1,422	17,422
2006	1,511	17,783
2005	1,553	18,926
2004	1,615	18,067
2003	1,694	18,628
2002	1,774	20,073
2001	1,860	20,729
2000	1,967	21,060
1999	2,389	21,844
1998	2,294	22,114
1997	2,709	23,737
1996	2,649	24,635
1995	3,019	24,872
1994	2,976	24,637
1993	2,899	24,212
1992	2,981	24,847
1991	3,009	25,422
1990	3,061	25,699
1989	3,146	25,322
1988	3,229	25,071
1987	3,351	24,469
1986	3,496	24,505
1985	3,591	23,988
1984	3,526	23,684
1983	3,443	24,146
1982	3,360	25,224
1981	3,306	24,968
1980	3,275	25,451
1979	3,301	27,456
1978	3,340	30,076
1977	3,240	31,321
1976	3,166	33,199
1975	3,126	33,393
1974	3,106	32,221
1973	3,033	30,213
1972	3,028	28,896
1971	3,046	28,584
1970	3,093	28,737
1969	3,143	28,805
1968	3,154	29,103
1967	3,113	29,514
1966	3,028	30,293
1965	3,042	30,807
1964	3,074	31,340
1963	3,048	31,824
1962	3,124	31,441
1961	3,173	30,975
1960	3,202	30,438

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 +0.009% in Uruguay.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.34% in Saint Lucia and +0.19% in Uruguay.

Birth rate in Saint Lucia vs Uruguay by year

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Saint Lucia

Uruguay

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Saint Lucia	Uruguay
2023	11.3	9.87
2022	11.4	9.96
2021	11.6	10.1
2020	11.7	10.4
2019	11.9	10.9
2018	12	11.7
2017	12.1	12.7
2016	12.2	13.7
2015	12.3	14.3
2014	12.4	14.2
2013	12.5	14.3
2012	12.4	14.2
2011	12.4	14.1
2010	13.8	14.2
2009	14.6	14.3
2008	14.6	14.4
2007	14.8	14.6
2006	15.3	14.8
2005	15.6	15.1
2004	16	15.1
2003	16.6	15.3
2002	17.3	15.6
2001	18	15.7
2000	18.8	16
1999	21.5	16.4
1998	20.9	16.6
1997	23.7	17
1996	23.5	17.3
1995	26.2	17.6
1994	26.2	17.7
1993	26	17.6
1992	27	17.7
1991	27.6	17.8
1990	28.3	17.9
1989	29	18.1
1988	29.8	18.1
1987	31.1	17.9
1986	32.4	17.8
1985	33.6	17.8
1984	33.4	17.8
1983	33.4	17.9
1982	33.5	18
1981	33.6	18.2
1980	34.2	18.5
1979	34.9	19.3
1978	35.6	20.1
1977	35.3	20.6
1976	35.4	21.4
1975	35.6	21.5
1974	36.1	21.1
1973	36.3	20.4
1972	36.7	20
1971	37.4	20
1970	38.5	20.1
1969	39.5	20.1
1968	40.2	20.2
1967	40.4	20.5
1966	40.1	20.9
1965	41	21.2
1964	42	21.5
1963	42.6	21.8
1962	44.3	21.8
1961	45.7	21.8
1960	47.1	21.8

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.3 in Saint Lucia and 9.87 in Uruguay, compared with 47.1 and 21.8, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Saint Lucia

Factual

UN forecast

Uruguay

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Saint Lucia	Uruguay
2100	12%	11%
2099	12%	11%
2098	12%	11%
2097	12%	11%
2096	12%	11%
2095	11.9%	11%
2094	11.9%	11%
2093	11.9%	11.1%
2092	11.9%	11.1%
2091	11.9%	11.2%
2090	11.8%	11.2%
2089	11.8%	11.2%
2088	11.8%	11.3%
2087	11.8%	11.3%
2086	11.8%	11.3%
2085	11.8%	11.4%
2084	11.8%	11.4%
2083	11.8%	11.4%
2082	11.8%	11.4%
2081	11.8%	11.5%
2080	11.8%	11.5%
2079	11.8%	11.5%
2078	11.8%	11.5%
2077	11.9%	11.5%
2076	11.9%	11.5%
2075	11.9%	11.4%
2074	12%	11.4%
2073	12%	11.4%
2072	12.1%	11.4%
2071	12.1%	11.4%
2070	12.1%	11.5%
2069	12.2%	11.5%
2068	12.2%	11.5%
2067	12.2%	11.6%
2066	12.3%	11.7%
2065	12.3%	11.8%
2064	12.3%	11.9%
2063	12.4%	12%
2062	12.4%	12.1%
2061	12.4%	12.2%
2060	12.4%	12.3%
2059	12.5%	12.5%
2058	12.5%	12.6%
2057	12.5%	12.8%
2056	12.6%	12.9%
2055	12.6%	13%
2054	12.7%	13.2%
2053	12.8%	13.3%
2052	12.9%	13.4%
2051	13%	13.6%
2050	13.1%	13.7%
2049	13.2%	13.8%
2048	13.3%	13.9%
2047	13.5%	14%
2046	13.6%	14%
2045	13.8%	14.1%
2044	14%	14.2%
2043	14.1%	14.2%
2042	14.3%	14.3%
2041	14.5%	14.3%
2040	14.7%	14.4%
2039	14.9%	14.4%
2038	15.1%	14.4%
2037	15.3%	14.5%
2036	15.5%	14.5%
2035	15.7%	14.6%
2034	15.8%	14.7%
2033	16%	14.9%
2032	16.2%	15.2%
2031	16.4%	15.6%
2030	16.5%	16.1%
2029	16.7%	16.5%
2028	16.9%	16.9%
2027	17%	17.3%
2026	17.1%	17.7%
2025	17.4%	18.1%
2024	17.5%	18.3%
2023	17.9%	18.7%
2022	18.2%	19.1%
2021	18.5%	19.4%
2020	18.7%	19.8%
2019	19.1%	20.2%
2018	19.5%	20.5%
2017	19.9%	20.8%
2016	20.3%	21%
2015	20.9%	21.1%
2014	21.5%	21.3%
2013	22.1%	21.5%
2012	22.7%	21.7%
2011	23.5%	22%
2010	24.3%	22.3%
2009	25.1%	22.6%
2008	25.9%	22.8%
2007	26.8%	23.1%
2006	27.6%	23.3%
2005	28.4%	23.5%
2004	29.2%	23.7%
2003	30%	23.9%
2002	30.7%	24.1%
2001	31.4%	24.2%
2000	32.4%	24.4%
1999	33.5%	24.5%
1998	34.7%	24.5%
1997	35.7%	24.6%
1996	36.2%	24.6%
1995	36.7%	24.7%
1994	37%	24.7%
1993	37.3%	24.9%
1992	37.7%	25.1%
1991	38.1%	25.3%
1990	38.9%	25.6%
1989	40.2%	25.8%
1988	41.7%	26%
1987	42.6%	26.1%
1986	42.8%	26.2%
1985	43.1%	26.4%
1984	43.3%	26.5%
1983	43.5%	26.6%
1982	43.9%	26.7%
1981	44.3%	26.9%
1980	44.8%	27%
1979	45.5%	27.2%
1978	46.6%	27.3%
1977	47.9%	27.3%
1976	48.9%	27.4%
1975	49.5%	27.4%
1974	49.9%	27.4%
1973	50.2%	27.4%
1972	50.4%	27.5%
1971	50.4%	27.7%
1970	50.2%	27.8%
1969	50%	27.8%
1968	49.8%	27.9%
1967	50%	28%
1966	50.4%	28%
1965	50.5%	27.9%
1964	50.1%	27.9%
1963	49.6%	27.8%
1962	48.9%	27.7%
1961	48.1%	27.6%
1960	47.1%	27.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.5% of the population in Saint Lucia and 18.3% in Uruguay in 2024, compared to 38.9% and 25.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Saint Lucia and Uruguay compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Saint Lucia vs Uruguay

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Saint Lucia

Uruguay

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Saint Lucia	Uruguay
2023	44	15
2022	48	20
2021	94	49
2020	43	20
2019	43	16
2018	41	16
2017	43	16
2016	46	16
2015	46	16
2014	49	16
2013	53	16
2012	55	16
2011	56	17
2010	56	17
2009	51	18
2008	55	19
2007	55	19
2006	53	20
2005	55	20
2004	54	21
2003	56	23
2002	62	23
2001	70	24
2000	83	23
1999	88	24
1998	89	25
1997	89	27
1996	72	28
1995	60	29
1994	60	30
1993	58	31
1992	58	33
1991	71	33
1990	72	35
1989	66	36
1988	71	39
1987	69	41
1986	57	41
1985	56	41

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 15 deaths in Uruguay.

Under-five mortality rates

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Saint Lucia

Uruguay

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Saint Lucia	Uruguay
2023	1.55%	0.67%
2022	1.58%	0.68%
2021	1.6%	0.7%
2020	1.63%	0.71%
2019	1.65%	0.74%
2018	1.67%	0.77%
2017	1.7%	0.81%
2016	1.72%	0.85%
2015	1.74%	0.89%
2014	1.75%	0.93%
2013	1.77%	0.97%
2012	1.78%	1%
2011	1.79%	1.04%
2010	1.8%	1.08%
2009	1.81%	1.13%
2008	1.82%	1.19%
2007	1.82%	1.27%
2006	1.82%	1.35%
2005	1.83%	1.44%
2004	1.83%	1.52%
2003	1.83%	1.58%
2002	1.83%	1.62%
2001	1.84%	1.66%
2000	1.85%	1.7%
1999	1.86%	1.76%
1998	1.87%	1.84%
1997	1.88%	1.93%
1996	1.9%	2.03%
1995	1.92%	2.12%
1994	1.95%	2.19%
1993	1.98%	2.25%
1992	2.01%	2.29%
1991	2.05%	2.32%
1990	2.09%	2.37%
1989	2.14%	2.42%
1988	2.2%	2.51%
1987	2.27%	2.62%
1986	2.35%	2.74%
1985	2.44%	2.84%
1984	2.55%	2.95%
1983	2.68%	3.1%
1982	2.83%	3.31%
1981	3%	3.6%
1980	3.2%	3.98%
1979	3.42%	4.41%
1978	3.68%	4.83%
1977	3.97%	5.18%
1976	4.3%	5.41%
1975	4.67%	5.49%
1974	5.08%	5.46%
1973	5.53%	5.39%
1972	6.02%	5.34%
1971	6.54%	5.33%
1970	7.1%	5.4%
1969	7.7%	5.53%
1968	8.32%	5.64%
1967	8.96%	5.7%
1966	9.62%	5.74%
1965	10.3%	5.77%
1964	11%	5.83%
1963	11.6%	5.93%
1962	12.3%	6.06%
1961	12.9%	6.21%
1960	13.4%	6.33%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.55% in Saint Lucia and 0.67% in Uruguay. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.