Iceland vs Saint Lucia: Birth rate
Iceland
11.21 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Saint Lucia
11.26 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iceland rank
147th
Saint Lucia rank
145th
Birth rate over time
- Iceland
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 11.26 births per 1,000 people against 11.21 births per 1,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 0.05 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Iceland ranks 147th and Saint Lucia ranks 145th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.06 births per 1,000 people | 45.67 births per 1,000 people | 17.61 births per 1,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 24.23 births per 1,000 people | 42.29 births per 1,000 people | 18.06 births per 1,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 20.06 births per 1,000 people | 36.18 births per 1,000 people | 16.12 births per 1,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 17.88 births per 1,000 people | 32.4 births per 1,000 people | 14.52 births per 1,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 16.58 births per 1,000 people | 25.09 births per 1,000 people | 8.51 births per 1,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 14.67 births per 1,000 people | 16.17 births per 1,000 people | 1.5 births per 1,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 13.06 births per 1,000 people | 12.4 births per 1,000 people | 0.6599 births per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 2020s | 11.94 births per 1,000 people | 11.49 births per 1,000 people | 0.4535 births per 1,000 people | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Iceland or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 11.26 births per 1,000 people against 11.21 births per 1,000 people in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Iceland and Saint Lucia?
- 0.05 births per 1,000 people, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Saint Lucia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Saint Lucia rank globally for birth rate?
- Iceland ranks 147th and Saint Lucia ranks 145th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.