Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 1972

Saint Lucia
1972
Total fertility rate: 5.81
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 5.81 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (285 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 3,888 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.81
Births
3,888
Births per 1,000 people
36.7
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
22.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.62
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
106,002
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
10-141.40.1%10
15-19152.413.2%892
20-24284.924.6%1,202
25-29274.423.7%838
30-34215.218.6%467
35-39146.312.6%304
40-4468.86.0%148
45-4912.81.1%27
50-540.50.0%1