Fertility in Saint Lucia, 1955

Saint Lucia
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.45
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 6.45 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (322 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 4,211 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.45
Births
4,211
Births per 1,000 people
44.9
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.54
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.1
Population
93,804
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
10-142.30.2%13
15-19157.512.2%685
20-24311.624.2%1,078
25-29321.525.0%1,122
30-34248.119.3%736
35-39167.813.0%402
40-4466.65.2%155
45-4910.40.8%19
50-540.30.0%0