Fertility & birth rates in Saint Lucia and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate in Saint Lucia vs Zimbabwe 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 3.72 in Zimbabwe in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Saint Lucia vs Zimbabwe 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	Zimbabwe
1960	6.77	7.2
1961	6.84	7.21
1962	6.82	7.23
1963	6.72	7.23
1964	6.76	7.23
1965	6.69	7.23
1966	6.61	7.2
1967	6.51	7.16
1968	6.39	7.11
1969	6.25	7.04
1970	6.1	6.98
1971	5.95	6.94
1972	5.81	6.94
1973	5.69	6.94
1974	5.57	6.88
1975	5.36	6.83
1976	5.16	6.77
1977	4.97	6.71
1978	4.83	6.66
1979	4.58	6.59
1980	4.41	6.52
1981	4.28	6.45
1982	4.17	6.33
1983	4.08	6.2
1984	4.02	6.04
1985	3.97	5.87
1986	3.8	5.69
1987	3.61	5.5
1988	3.44	5.28
1989	3.31	5.07
1990	3.24	4.88
1991	3.19	4.72
1992	3.11	4.57
1993	3	4.39
1994	3.03	4.28
1995	3.03	4.15
1996	2.71	4.11
1997	2.74	4.08
1998	2.4	4.07
1999	2.5	4.06
2000	2.21	4.01
2001	2.13	3.98
2002	2.03	3.93
2003	1.94	3.86
2004	1.86	3.78
2005	1.81	3.69
2006	1.77	3.64
2007	1.7	3.68
2008	1.7	3.78
2009	1.74	3.95
2010	1.67	4.04
2011	1.5	4.13
2012	1.5	4.13
2013	1.5	4.11
2014	1.49	4.01
2015	1.47	3.91
2016	1.46	3.83
2017	1.45	3.77
2018	1.44	3.74
2019	1.42	3.75
2020	1.41	3.75
2021	1.4	3.77
2022	1.39	3.77
2023	1.38	3.72
2024	1.38	3.67
2025	1.38	3.62
2026	1.37	3.57
2027	1.37	3.52
2028	1.36	3.47
2029	1.36	3.43
2030	1.37	3.38
2031	1.37	3.33
2032	1.37	3.29
2033	1.37	3.25
2034	1.37	3.21
2035	1.38	3.17
2036	1.38	3.13
2037	1.38	3.09
2038	1.38	3.06
2039	1.38	3.02
2040	1.39	2.99
2041	1.39	2.96
2042	1.4	2.93
2043	1.4	2.9
2044	1.4	2.87
2045	1.41	2.84
2046	1.41	2.81
2047	1.41	2.78
2048	1.41	2.75
2049	1.42	2.72
2050	1.42	2.69

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Saint Lucia	Zimbabwe
1960	47.1%	47.3%
1961	48.1%	47.7%
1962	48.9%	48.1%
1963	49.6%	48.5%
1964	50.1%	48.8%
1965	50.5%	48.7%
1966	50.4%	48.6%
1967	50%	48.5%
1968	49.8%	48.5%
1969	50%	48.4%
1970	50.2%	48.3%
1971	50.4%	48.2%
1972	50.4%	48.2%
1973	50.2%	48.1%
1974	49.9%	48.1%
1975	49.5%	48.1%
1976	48.9%	48.2%
1977	47.9%	48.3%
1978	46.6%	48.5%
1979	45.5%	48.8%
1980	44.8%	48.7%
1981	44.3%	48.4%
1982	43.9%	48.3%
1983	43.5%	48.2%
1984	43.3%	48.1%
1985	43.1%	48%
1986	42.8%	47.9%
1987	42.6%	47.9%
1988	41.7%	47.9%
1989	40.2%	47.6%
1990	38.9%	47.1%
1991	38.1%	46.6%
1992	37.7%	46.8%
1993	37.3%	47.1%
1994	37%	46.6%
1995	36.7%	45.9%
1996	36.2%	45%
1997	35.7%	44%
1998	34.7%	43.1%
1999	33.5%	42.4%
2000	32.4%	41.9%
2001	31.4%	41.5%
2002	30.7%	41.4%
2003	30%	41.5%
2004	29.2%	41.7%
2005	28.4%	41.9%
2006	27.6%	42%
2007	26.8%	42.1%
2008	25.9%	42.4%
2009	25.1%	42.7%
2010	24.3%	43%
2011	23.5%	43.4%
2012	22.7%	43.7%
2013	22.1%	43.9%
2014	21.5%	43.9%
2015	20.9%	43.8%
2016	20.3%	43.6%
2017	19.9%	43.3%
2018	19.5%	42.9%
2019	19.1%	42.5%
2020	18.7%	42.2%
2021	18.5%	41.9%
2022	18.2%	41.6%
2023	17.9%	41.3%
2024	17.5%	40.9%
2025	17.2%	40.3%
2026	17.1%	39.6%
2027	16.9%	39%
2028	16.8%	38.4%
2029	16.6%	37.8%
2030	16.5%	37.4%
2031	16.3%	37%
2032	16.1%	36.8%
2033	15.9%	36.5%
2034	15.7%	36.3%
2035	15.6%	36.1%
2036	15.4%	35.8%
2037	15.2%	35.6%
2038	15%	35.3%
2039	14.8%	35.1%
2040	14.6%	34.8%
2041	14.4%	34.6%
2042	14.2%	34.3%
2043	14.1%	34.1%
2044	13.9%	33.8%
2045	13.7%	33.5%
2046	13.6%	33.2%
2047	13.4%	32.9%
2048	13.3%	32.6%
2049	13.1%	32.2%
2050	13%	31.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.5% of the population in Saint Lucia and 40.9% in Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to 38.9% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Saint Lucia and Zimbabwe compared.

Natural population change in Saint Lucia vs Zimbabwe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.34% in Saint Lucia and +2.34% in Zimbabwe. 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	Zimbabwe
1960	3,202	126,959
1961	3,173	131,531
1962	3,124	136,317
1963	3,048	140,984
1964	3,074	145,848
1965	3,042	151,164
1966	3,028	156,014
1967	3,113	161,205
1968	3,154	166,865
1969	3,143	172,626
1970	3,093	178,979
1971	3,046	185,427
1972	3,028	193,725
1973	3,033	201,885
1974	3,106	208,806
1975	3,126	216,947
1976	3,166	221,419
1977	3,240	225,139
1978	3,340	222,979
1979	3,301	223,657
1980	3,275	241,179
1981	3,306	271,361
1982	3,360	279,934
1983	3,443	286,545
1984	3,526	290,052
1985	3,591	290,756
1986	3,496	289,894
1987	3,351	286,766
1988	3,229	277,498
1989	3,146	270,838
1990	3,061	265,444
1991	3,009	260,943
1992	2,981	255,291
1993	2,899	228,045
1994	2,976	216,343
1995	3,019	206,695
1996	2,649	205,269
1997	2,709	216,288
1998	2,294	225,614
1999	2,389	232,393
2000	1,967	236,343
2001	1,860	227,909
2002	1,774	244,170
2003	1,694	243,057
2004	1,615	248,307
2005	1,553	248,545
2006	1,511	248,963
2007	1,422	261,805
2008	1,369	280,527
2009	1,349	309,316
2010	1,176	335,570
2011	934	359,572
2012	916	371,135
2013	892	374,757
2014	852	366,350
2015	841	356,203
2016	767	348,772
2017	724	344,035
2018	694	345,883
2019	609	348,798
2020	562	354,790
2021	-15	349,908
2022	530	371,243
2023	475	372,505

Maternal mortality chart: Saint Lucia vs Zimbabwe

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 358 deaths in Zimbabwe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Saint Lucia	Zimbabwe
1985	56	573
1986	57	525
1987	69	480
1988	71	431
1989	66	382
1990	72	353
1991	71	332
1992	58	333
1993	58	331
1994	60	332
1995	60	332
1996	72	352
1997	89	357
1998	89	368
1999	88	399
2000	83	405
2001	70	467
2002	62	418
2003	56	455
2004	54	451
2005	55	454
2006	53	480
2007	55	519
2008	55	526
2009	51	540
2010	56	567
2011	56	564
2012	55	558
2013	53	525
2014	49	468
2015	46	428
2016	46	411
2017	43	389
2018	41	386
2019	43	388
2020	43	380
2021	94	446
2022	48	368
2023	44	358

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.55% in Saint Lucia and 4.42% in Zimbabwe. 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	Zimbabwe
1960	13.4%	15.2%
1961	12.9%	14.8%
1962	12.3%	14.4%
1963	11.6%	14%
1964	11%	13.5%
1965	10.3%	13.1%
1966	9.62%	12.7%
1967	8.96%	12.4%
1968	8.32%	12.1%
1969	7.7%	11.8%
1970	7.1%	11.7%
1971	6.54%	11.5%
1972	6.02%	11.5%
1973	5.53%	11.4%
1974	5.08%	11.4%
1975	4.67%	11.4%
1976	4.3%	11.5%
1977	3.97%	11.5%
1978	3.68%	11.5%
1979	3.42%	11.3%
1980	3.2%	11.1%
1981	3%	10.7%
1982	2.83%	10.1%
1983	2.68%	9.5%
1984	2.55%	8.87%
1985	2.44%	8.31%
1986	2.35%	7.86%
1987	2.27%	7.61%
1988	2.2%	7.55%
1989	2.14%	7.69%
1990	2.09%	7.97%
1991	2.05%	8.33%
1992	2.01%	8.73%
1993	1.98%	9.16%
1994	1.95%	9.52%
1995	1.92%	9.83%
1996	1.9%	10%
1997	1.88%	10.1%
1998	1.87%	10%
1999	1.86%	9.92%
2000	1.85%	9.83%
2001	1.84%	9.79%
2002	1.83%	8.48%
2003	1.83%	8.85%
2004	1.83%	9.17%
2005	1.83%	9.23%
2006	1.82%	9.4%
2007	1.82%	9.47%
2008	1.82%	9.34%
2009	1.81%	9.03%
2010	1.8%	8.5%
2011	1.79%	7.88%
2012	1.78%	7.14%
2013	1.77%	6.55%
2014	1.75%	6.18%
2015	1.74%	5.98%
2016	1.72%	5.69%
2017	1.7%	5.5%
2018	1.67%	5.23%
2019	1.65%	5.11%
2020	1.63%	5.01%
2021	1.6%	4.76%
2022	1.58%	4.6%
2023	1.55%	4.42%