Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 1985

Saint Lucia
1985
Total fertility rate: 3.97
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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 3.97 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (222 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 4,335 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.97
Births
4,335
Births per 1,000 people
33.6
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
27.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
129,159
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
10-142.10.3%18
15-19143.618.0%1,176
20-24222.527.8%1,515
25-29182.522.8%887
30-34130.916.4%444
35-3983.110.4%220
40-4431.13.9%68
45-493.30.4%6
50-540.00.0%0