Fertility in Saint Lucia, 1970

Saint Lucia
1970
Total fertility rate: 6.10
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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   1970  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 6.10 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (295 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 3,969 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.10
Births
3,969
Births per 1,000 people
38.5
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.72
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
103,164
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%9
15-19155.012.8%824
20-24295.224.3%1,213
25-29287.823.7%843
30-34228.218.8%517
35-39158.013.0%363
40-4474.76.2%164
45-4914.31.2%30
50-540.60.0%1