Fertility in Saint Lucia, 1959

Saint Lucia
1959
Total fertility rate: 6.78
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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   1959  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 6.78 children per woman in 1959 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (341 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 4,396 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.78
Births
4,396
Births per 1,000 people
47.6
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.75
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.1
Population
92,352
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
10-141.10.1%6
15-19151.911.2%722
20-24340.925.2%1,270
25-29327.424.2%1,012
30-34264.819.6%748
35-39183.713.6%461
40-4473.15.4%158
45-499.80.7%20
50-540.20.0%0