Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 1974

Saint Lucia
1974
Total fertility rate: 5.57
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 5.57 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (277 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 3,940 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.57
Births
3,940
Births per 1,000 people
36.1
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
25.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.53
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
109,076
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%12
15-19152.413.7%1,000
20-24277.025.0%1,229
25-29263.323.8%846
30-34203.818.4%449
35-39136.312.3%253
40-4463.05.7%129
45-4911.21.0%22
50-540.40.0%1