Belgium vs Saint Lucia: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Belgium
1.38 live births per woman
in 2024
Saint Lucia
1.39 live births per woman
in 2024
Belgium rank
196th
Saint Lucia rank
195th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Belgium
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 1.39 live births per woman against 1.38 live births per woman in Belgium, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Belgium ranks 196th and Saint Lucia ranks 195th 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 | 1.5 live births per woman | 1.39 live births per woman | 0.1044 live births per woman | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Belgium or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 1.39 live births per woman against 1.38 live births per woman in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Belgium and Saint Lucia?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Saint Lucia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Saint Lucia rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Belgium ranks 196th and Saint Lucia ranks 195th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. 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.