Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 1953

Saint Lucia
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.09
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 6.09 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (307 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 4,046 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.09
Births
4,046
Births per 1,000 people
42.9
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.1
Population
94,326
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-142.00.2%11
15-19170.514.0%695
20-24285.623.5%1,035
25-29307.325.3%1,120
30-34235.819.4%670
35-39150.612.4%369
40-4454.14.4%126
45-4910.00.8%18
50-540.30.0%0