San Marino birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in San Marino chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in San Marino was 1.15 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1975. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.12 — a +2.32% increase in 30 years.

Check population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	San Marino	World
1960	2.43	4.69
1961	2.68	4.56
1962	2.43	5.02
1963	2.4	5.31
1964	2.37	5.13
1965	2.33	5.08
1966	2.33	4.97
1967	2.31	4.87
1968	2.3	4.98
1969	2.31	4.88
1970	2.32	4.84
1971	2.33	4.69
1972	2.29	4.55
1973	2.23	4.42
1974	2.13	4.26
1975	2.05	4.07
1976	1.95	3.97
1977	1.87	3.84
1978	1.77	3.77
1979	1.63	3.76
1980	1.53	3.73
1981	1.41	3.71
1982	1.3	3.72
1983	1.25	3.59
1984	1.2	3.57
1985	1.17	3.53
1986	1.15	3.51
1987	1.14	3.48
1988	1.14	3.39
1989	1.15	3.35
1990	1.16	3.31
1991	1.17	3.13
1992	1.15	3.04
1993	1.12	2.97
1994	1.14	2.92
1995	1.17	2.87
1996	1.21	2.82
1997	1.24	2.78
1998	1.26	2.75
1999	1.29	2.72
2000	1.4	2.73
2001	1.52	2.69
2002	1.43	2.66
2003	1.3	2.64
2004	1.3	2.63
2005	1.2	2.61
2006	1.24	2.61
2007	1.26	2.6
2008	1.52	2.6
2009	1.36	2.59
2010	1.46	2.57
2011	1.46	2.55
2012	1.29	2.56
2013	1.48	2.53
2014	1.26	2.52
2015	1.2	2.49
2016	1.13	2.49
2017	1.05	2.46
2018	1.08	2.39
2019	1.1	2.35
2020	1.11	2.28
2021	1.13	2.25
2022	1.14	2.22
2023	1.15	2.2
2024	1.16	2.19
2025	1.16	2.18
2026	1.17	2.18
2027	1.18	2.17
2028	1.18	2.16
2029	1.19	2.15
2030	1.2	2.14
2031	1.2	2.13
2032	1.21	2.12
2033	1.21	2.12
2034	1.22	2.11
2035	1.23	2.1
2036	1.23	2.09
2037	1.24	2.09
2038	1.24	2.08
2039	1.25	2.08
2040	1.25	2.08
2041	1.25	2.07
2042	1.26	2.07
2043	1.26	2.07
2044	1.27	2.07
2045	1.27	2.06
2046	1.28	2.06
2047	1.28	2.06
2048	1.29	2.05
2049	1.29	2.05
2050	1.29	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 0% were to women under 20 years old, 27% to women ages 20-29, and 73% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 2.52%, 59.7%, and 37.8% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in San Marino 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
	San Marino	World
1960	25%	37.4%
1961	25%	37.5%
1962	25%	37.6%
1963	24.8%	37.8%
1964	24.5%	38%
1965	24.3%	38%
1966	24.5%	38%
1967	24.9%	38%
1968	25.3%	37.9%
1969	25.6%	37.8%
1970	25.9%	37.7%
1971	26%	37.6%
1972	25.9%	37.5%
1973	25.7%	37.3%
1974	25.4%	37.2%
1975	25.1%	37.1%
1976	24.7%	36.9%
1977	23.9%	36.7%
1978	23%	36.3%
1979	22.4%	35.9%
1980	21.7%	35.5%
1981	21%	35.2%
1982	20.3%	34.9%
1983	19.7%	34.6%
1984	19.1%	34.3%
1985	18.6%	34%
1986	18%	33.8%
1987	17.5%	33.6%
1988	17%	33.4%
1989	16.5%	33.2%
1990	16.1%	33%
1991	15.8%	32.9%
1992	15.4%	32.7%
1993	15.2%	32.5%
1994	15%	32.3%
1995	14.9%	32.1%
1996	14.9%	31.8%
1997	14.9%	31.5%
1998	14.9%	31.1%
1999	14.9%	30.8%
2000	14.9%	30.4%
2001	15%	30%
2002	15.1%	29.6%
2003	15.2%	29.2%
2004	15.2%	28.8%
2005	15.3%	28.5%
2006	15.3%	28.1%
2007	15.3%	27.9%
2008	15.4%	27.6%
2009	15.4%	27.5%
2010	15.4%	27.3%
2011	15.3%	27.1%
2012	15.2%	27%
2013	15.1%	26.9%
2014	15.1%	26.8%
2015	14.9%	26.6%
2016	14.7%	26.5%
2017	14.4%	26.4%
2018	14%	26.2%
2019	13.7%	26%
2020	13.4%	25.8%
2021	13.2%	25.6%
2022	13%	25.3%
2023	12.7%	25%
2024	12.3%	24.7%
2025	11.9%	24.4%
2026	11.4%	24.1%
2027	11.1%	23.8%
2028	10.8%	23.4%
2029	10.5%	23.1%
2030	10.3%	22.8%
2031	10.1%	22.6%
2032	10%	22.3%
2033	9.97%	22.1%
2034	9.92%	21.9%
2035	9.9%	21.7%
2036	9.92%	21.6%
2037	9.98%	21.5%
2038	10.1%	21.4%
2039	10.2%	21.3%
2040	10.4%	21.2%
2041	10.6%	21.1%
2042	10.7%	21%
2043	10.9%	21%
2044	11%	20.9%
2045	11.2%	20.8%
2046	11.3%	20.7%
2047	11.4%	20.7%
2048	11.5%	20.6%
2049	11.6%	20.5%
2050	11.7%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in San Marino was 25% in 1960, 15.2% in 1993, and 12.3% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of San Marino.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in San Marino, excluding migration, has been -0.1% annually. On average, -35 more people died each year than were born.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	San Marino
1960	139
1961	174
1962	155
1963	158
1964	163
1965	169
1966	173
1967	171
1968	171
1969	173
1970	173
1971	174
1972	173
1973	167
1974	153
1975	141
1976	126
1977	117
1978	121
1979	104
1980	90
1981	76
1982	61
1983	54
1984	46
1985	44
1986	40
1987	31
1988	34
1989	36
1990	41
1991	45
1992	42
1993	38
1994	43
1995	51
1996	63
1997	71
1998	74
1999	80
2000	107
2001	132
2002	112
2003	79
2004	121
2005	66
2006	75
2007	69
2008	159
2009	145
2010	126
2011	105
2012	54
2013	73
2014	46
2015	36
2016	10
2017	-51
2018	-11
2019	-17
2020	-122
2021	-99
2022	-58
2023	-92

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in San Marino was 8 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.008% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -42.9% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	San Marino	World
1985	12	460
1986	12	438
1987	12	429
1988	12	414
1989	12	401
1990	11	391
1991	11	395
1992	11	395
1993	11	389
1994	10	382
1995	10	371
1996	10	366
1997	10	358
1998	9	360
1999	9	340
2000	14	328
2001	14	321
2002	14	311
2003	13	301
2004	13	291
2005	12	283
2006	12	276
2007	8	269
2008	8	264
2009	8	258
2010	8	253
2011	8	247
2012	8	239
2013	8	235
2014	8	231
2015	8	228
2016	7	220
2017	7	215
2018	7	211
2019	7	207
2020	46	211
2021	35	242
2022	22	203
2023	8	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in San Marino was 1.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.14% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 5.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	San Marino	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	-	17.7%
1965	-	17.5%
1966	-	17.3%
1967	-	17%
1968	-	16.5%
1969	-	15.5%
1970	-	15.2%
1971	-	15.1%
1972	-	14.4%
1973	-	14.1%
1974	-	13.7%
1975	-	13.4%
1976	-	13%
1977	-	12.5%
1978	-	12.1%
1979	-	11.7%
1980	-	11.4%
1981	-	11%
1982	-	10.8%
1983	-	10.6%
1984	-	10.4%
1985	1.99%	10.1%
1986	1.82%	9.81%
1987	1.66%	9.47%
1988	1.52%	9.31%
1989	1.39%	9.02%
1990	1.27%	8.81%
1991	1.16%	8.66%
1992	1.06%	8.46%
1993	0.97%	8.19%
1994	0.89%	7.98%
1995	0.81%	7.76%
1996	0.75%	7.52%
1997	0.69%	7.28%
1998	0.63%	7.05%
1999	0.58%	6.76%
2000	0.54%	6.48%
2001	0.5%	6.21%
2002	0.46%	5.94%
2003	0.42%	5.65%
2004	0.39%	5.43%
2005	0.37%	5.16%
2006	0.34%	4.92%
2007	0.32%	4.7%
2008	0.3%	4.5%
2009	0.28%	4.31%
2010	0.27%	4.11%
2011	0.25%	3.97%
2012	0.24%	3.77%
2013	0.23%	3.61%
2014	0.21%	3.48%
2015	0.2%	3.35%
2016	0.19%	3.23%
2017	0.18%	3.11%
2018	0.17%	2.97%
2019	0.17%	2.86%
2020	0.16%	2.75%
2021	0.15%	2.66%
2022	0.15%	2.59%
2023	0.14%	2.49%