Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 1982

Saint Lucia
1982
Total fertility rate: 4.17
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 4.17 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (226 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.9 years old. In total, 4,129 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.17
Births
4,129
Births per 1,000 people
33.5
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
28.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.96
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
123,086
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
10-142.40.3%20
15-19147.417.7%1,171
20-24226.227.1%1,373
25-29186.722.4%801
30-34140.916.9%446
35-3991.711.0%233
40-4434.34.1%72
45-494.90.6%10
50-540.10.0%0