Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 1966

Saint Lucia
1966
Total fertility rate: 6.61
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 6.61 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (315 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 3,949 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.61
Births
3,949
Births per 1,000 people
40.1
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
98,464
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%8
15-19156.511.9%858
20-24315.124.0%1,189
25-29312.323.8%819
30-34252.819.2%531
35-39177.813.5%351
40-4484.46.4%167
45-4914.31.1%26
50-540.50.0%1