Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 1969

Saint Lucia
1969
Total fertility rate: 6.25
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 6.25 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (301 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 4,027 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.25
Births
4,027
Births per 1,000 people
39.5
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.77
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
101,879
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
15-19156.612.6%846
20-24300.824.2%1,234
25-29295.023.7%844
30-34235.118.9%534
35-39163.913.2%366
40-4477.46.2%165
45-4914.71.2%30
50-540.60.0%1