Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 1956

Saint Lucia
1956
Total fertility rate: 6.60
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 6.60 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (324 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 4,273 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.60
Births
4,273
Births per 1,000 people
45.7
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.61
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.1
Population
93,452
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
10-141.80.1%11
15-19148.011.3%673
20-24320.124.4%1,120
25-29323.924.7%1,089
30-34251.819.2%749
35-39180.213.7%438
40-4476.85.9%174
45-4910.50.8%19
50-540.20.0%0