Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 1976

Saint Lucia
1976
Total fertility rate: 5.16
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 5.16 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (263 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 3,978 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.16
Births
3,978
Births per 1,000 people
35.4
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
27.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
112,425
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
10-141.50.1%13
15-19151.514.7%1,107
20-24263.425.6%1,287
25-29240.323.4%805
30-34184.317.9%428
35-39123.212.0%214
40-4455.05.3%103
45-499.40.9%18
50-540.30.0%0