Birth rate in Saint Barthelemy

Saint Barthelemy: Birth rate was 4.82 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
4.82 births per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
234th
of 236 countries
All-time high
24.57 births per 1,000 people
in 1952
All-time low
4.72 births per 1,000 people
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Birth rate in Saint Barthelemy, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Saint Barthelemy recorded 4.82 births per 1,000 people for birth rate in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate in Saint Barthelemy peaked at 24.57 births per 1,000 people in 1952 and was at its lowest, 4.72 births per 1,000 people, in 2021.

Saint Barthelemy ranks 234th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 23.73 births per 1,000 people 23.13 births per 1,000 people 24.57 births per 1,000 people 10
1960s 23.44 births per 1,000 people 21.43 births per 1,000 people 24.09 births per 1,000 people 10
1970s 16.33 births per 1,000 people 13.53 births per 1,000 people 20.35 births per 1,000 people 10
1980s 17.86 births per 1,000 people 15.28 births per 1,000 people 19.13 births per 1,000 people 10
1990s 13.9 births per 1,000 people 12.24 births per 1,000 people 17.19 births per 1,000 people 10
2000s 10.99 births per 1,000 people 9.47 births per 1,000 people 12.15 births per 1,000 people 10
2010s 7.54 births per 1,000 people 5.59 births per 1,000 people 9.18 births per 1,000 people 10
2020s 4.86 births per 1,000 people 4.72 births per 1,000 people 5.12 births per 1,000 people 4

Countries ranked near Saint Barthelemy

  1. 231 Ukraine 5.62 births per 1,000 people compare
  2. 232 Hong Kong 5.55 births per 1,000 people compare
  3. 233 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 5.23 births per 1,000 people compare
  4. 235 South Korea 4.57 births per 1,000 people compare
  5. 236 Vatican 4.21 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate in Saint Barthelemy?
Birth rate in Saint Barthelemy was 4.82 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate recorded in Saint Barthelemy?
The highest recorded value was 24.57 births per 1,000 people in 1952.
What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Saint Barthelemy?
The lowest recorded value was 4.72 births per 1,000 people in 2021.
How does Saint Barthelemy rank for birth rate?
Saint Barthelemy ranks 234th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate rising or falling in Saint Barthelemy?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Saint Barthelemy data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
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The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.