Number of births per year in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Number of births per year was 2,019 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of births per year in Saint Lucia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of births per year in Saint Lucia is 2,019, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of births per year in Saint Lucia peaked at 4,396 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 2,019, in 2023.
That places Saint Lucia 192nd out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4,270 | 4,046 | 4,396 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4,098 | 3,949 | 4,359 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,979 | 3,888 | 4,127 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,141 | 3,952 | 4,335 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,678 | 3,226 | 3,896 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,657 | 2,456 | 2,987 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,162 | 2,106 | 2,357 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,054 | 2,019 | 2,088 | 4 |
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More population data for Saint Lucia
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.959 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 4,097 (2100)
- Population density 177.41 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.959 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.1629 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 177.86 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.1629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.39 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of births per year in Saint Lucia?
- Number of births per year in Saint Lucia was 2,019 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of births per year recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,396 in 1959.
- What is the lowest number of births per year recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,019 in 2023.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for number of births per year?
- Saint Lucia ranks 192nd out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of births per year rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of births per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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