Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 1973

Saint Lucia
1973
Total fertility rate: 5.69
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 5.69 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (281 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 3,899 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.69
Births
3,899
Births per 1,000 people
36.3
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
24.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.56
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
107,498
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%11
15-19152.313.5%944
20-24280.824.8%1,208
25-29268.523.7%840
30-34209.118.5%455
35-39140.812.5%276
40-4465.85.8%139
45-4912.01.1%25
50-540.40.0%1