Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 1971

Saint Lucia
1971
Total fertility rate: 5.95
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 5.95 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (290 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 3,912 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.95
Births
3,912
Births per 1,000 people
37.4
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.67
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
104,564
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
10-141.30.1%9
15-19153.312.9%853
20-24289.724.5%1,205
25-29280.923.7%837
30-34221.618.7%488
35-39152.012.8%333
40-4471.86.1%157
45-4913.61.1%28
50-540.50.0%1