Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 1968

Saint Lucia
1968
Total fertility rate: 6.39
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 6.39 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (306 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 4,045 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.39
Births
4,045
Births per 1,000 people
40.2
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.81
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
100,676
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
10-141.20.1%8
15-19157.212.4%863
20-24306.324.1%1,233
25-29301.823.7%841
30-34241.819.0%543
35-39169.313.3%364
40-4479.96.3%167
45-4914.71.2%30
50-540.50.0%1