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How many babies are born in St Lucia?

1.96 thousand babies born in St Lucia in 2026. That is 0.00% of all births worldwide, and the 193rd largest of any country. UN projection

2024–2100 uses the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, based on assumptions about fertility, mortality and migration. These are projections, not observed births or guaranteed outcomes. Uncertainty increases further into the future; this site does not display prediction intervals.

Births in St Lucia: history and projections

1K 1 CE1000150018002100
Annual births, logarithmic scale. Shading marks modelled years before 1800; the dashed line marks UN projections from 2024.
Every figure refers to the area inside St Lucia’s present-day borders. Before 1800 the state did not exist in its current form. See how borders are handled.
Year Estimated births Population Per 1,000 Evidence
1 CE ~230 ~5.6K 40.9 Modelled estimate
1000 ~550 ~13K 40.9 Modelled estimate
1500 ~850 ~21K 40.9 Modelled estimate
1800 ~931 ~24K 38.8 Historical reconstruction
1900 ~2.06K ~53K 38.8 Historical reconstruction
1950 4.31K 93K 46.3 UN estimate
2000 2.99K 159K 18.8 UN estimate
2023 2.02K 179K 11.3 UN estimate
2026 1.96K 180K 10.9 UN projection
2050 1.38K 172K 8.0 UN projection
2075 1.02K 141K 7.3 UN projection
2100 797 108K 7.4 UN projection

What the numbers show

The highest annual births in St Lucia among estimates through 2023 were in 1959, at about 4.4K. That is roughly 19 times the estimated ~230 births a year in 1 CE.

At 1.37 children per woman, fertility in St Lucia is below the level of about 2.1 that would hold a population steady over the long run without migration.

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How many babies are born in St Lucia each year?

An estimated 1.96 thousand babies are born in St Lucia in 2026, according to the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection. That is about 5 a day and 0.00% of all births worldwide.

What is the birth rate in St Lucia?

St Lucia has an estimated 10.9 births per 1,000 people in 2026, and a total fertility rate of 1.37 children per woman.

Where these numbers come from

2026 figures are the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario. UN estimates cover 1950–2023; projections cover 2024–2100. Earlier years come from Gapminder’s reconstructions (1800–1949) and a model applied to HYDE population estimates (before 1800). The full chain is set out in the methodology, and every source is listed on the sources page.