Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 1981

Saint Lucia
1981
Total fertility rate: 4.28
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 4.28 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (230 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 4,076 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.28
Births
4,076
Births per 1,000 people
33.6
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
27.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
121,166
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
10-142.20.3%19
15-19147.717.3%1,139
20-24229.626.8%1,340
25-29192.722.5%799
30-34144.716.9%452
35-3994.111.0%236
40-4438.34.5%79
45-495.70.7%11
50-540.10.0%0