Fertility rate: births per woman in Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.27 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Saint Pierre and Miquelon, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate: births per woman in Saint Pierre and Miquelon is 1.27 live births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Saint Pierre and Miquelon peaked at 5.99 live births per woman in 1957 and was at its lowest, 1.27 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Saint Pierre and Miquelon 212th out of 236 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.
Fertility rate: births per woman in Saint Pierre and Miquelon, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.86 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 3.84 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 3.75 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1953 | 4.12 live births per woman | +9.9% |
| 1954 | 4.5 live births per woman | +9.1% |
| 1955 | 4.89 live births per woman | +8.8% |
| 1956 | 5.42 live births per woman | +10.7% |
| 1957 | 5.99 live births per woman | +10.5% |
| 1958 | 5.78 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1959 | 3.82 live births per woman | -33.8% |
| 1960 | 4.6 live births per woman | +20.4% |
| 1961 | 4.54 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 4.25 live births per woman | -6.3% |
| 1963 | 3.54 live births per woman | -16.9% |
| 1964 | 3.61 live births per woman | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 4.71 live births per woman | +30.5% |
| 1966 | 4.51 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 3.43 live births per woman | -23.8% |
| 1968 | 3.22 live births per woman | -6.2% |
| 1969 | 3.21 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 3.26 live births per woman | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 3.22 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 3.12 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 2.95 live births per woman | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 2.75 live births per woman | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 2.45 live births per woman | -10.8% |
| 1976 | 2.17 live births per woman | -11.5% |
| 1977 | 2.07 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 2.12 live births per woman | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 2.18 live births per woman | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 2.24 live births per woman | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 2.29 live births per woman | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 2.33 live births per woman | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 2.37 live births per woman | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 2.38 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 2.38 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2.36 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 2.31 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 2.29 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 2.26 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 2.23 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 2.2 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 2.18 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 2.15 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 2.12 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 2.09 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 2.06 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 2.03 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 2.01 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 2 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.98 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.97 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.96 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.95 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.95 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.95 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.95 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.96 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.97 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.98 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.96 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.83 live births per woman | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 1.68 live births per woman | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 1.62 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.54 live births per woman | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 1.52 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.5 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.49 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.46 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.36 live births per woman | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 1.32 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.29 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.27 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.27 live births per woman | -0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fertility rate: births per woman in Saint Pierre and Miquelon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | -33.8% | 5.78 live births per woman | 3.82 live births per woman |
| 1965 | +30.5% | 3.61 live births per woman | 4.71 live births per woman |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.6 live births per woman | 3.75 live births per woman | 5.99 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.96 live births per woman | 3.21 live births per woman | 4.71 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.63 live births per woman | 2.07 live births per woman | 3.26 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.32 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | 2.38 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.11 live births per woman | 2 live births per woman | 2.23 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.96 live births per woman | 1.95 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6 live births per woman | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.96 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 live births per woman | 1.27 live births per woman | 1.32 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Pierre and Miquelon
More reference data data for Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.27 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.27 live births per woman (2023)
- Land area in hectares 23,000 hectares (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land 2,000 hectares (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 29.24 years (2023)
- Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change 1.22 Degrees celsius (2023)
- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change -92.96 Millimetres per year (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land area in hectares, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 0 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Saint Pierre and Miquelon?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Saint Pierre and Miquelon was 1.27 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Saint Pierre and Miquelon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.99 live births per woman in 1957.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Saint Pierre and Miquelon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Saint Pierre and Miquelon rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon ranks 212th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Saint Pierre and Miquelon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Pierre and Miquelon data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.