Belgium vs Saint Lucia: Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility)
Belgium
1.38 live births per woman
in 2023
Saint Lucia
1.38 live births per woman
in 2023
Belgium rank
196th
Saint Lucia rank
196th
Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) over time
- Belgium
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.38 live births per woman against 1.38 live births per woman in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Belgium ranks 196th and Saint Lucia ranks 196th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.4 live births per woman | 6.49 live births per woman | 4.1 live births per woman | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 2.53 live births per woman | 6.63 live births per woman | 4.11 live births per woman | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 1.9 live births per woman | 5.4 live births per woman | 3.5 live births per woman | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 1.58 live births per woman | 3.91 live births per woman | 2.33 live births per woman | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 1.61 live births per woman | 2.9 live births per woman | 1.29 live births per woman | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 1.74 live births per woman | 1.89 live births per woman | 0.1473 live births per woman | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 1.71 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | 0.225 live births per woman | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.52 live births per woman | 1.39 live births per woman | 0.131 live births per woman | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Belgium or Saint Lucia?
- Belgium, at 1.38 live births per woman against 1.38 live births per woman in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Belgium and Saint Lucia?
- 0 live births per woman, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Saint Lucia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Saint Lucia rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Belgium ranks 196th and Saint Lucia ranks 196th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.