Fertility in Saint Lucia, 1960

Saint Lucia
1960
Total fertility rate: 6.77
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 6.77 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (335 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 4,359 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.77
Births
4,359
Births per 1,000 people
47.1
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
92,586
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
15-19151.811.2%702
20-24335.524.8%1,270
25-29324.524.0%1,011
30-34264.519.6%721
35-39185.513.7%460
40-4479.25.9%173
45-499.70.7%19
50-540.20.0%0