Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 1979

Saint Lucia
1979
Total fertility rate: 4.58
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 4.58 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (244 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 4,104 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.58
Births
4,104
Births per 1,000 people
34.9
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
28.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
117,528
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
10-141.90.2%17
15-19153.216.7%1,153
20-24244.026.6%1,360
25-29206.222.5%793
30-34156.017.0%453
35-39104.311.4%232
40-4443.94.8%84
45-497.00.8%13
50-540.20.0%0