Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 1986

Saint Lucia
1986
Total fertility rate: 3.80
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 3.80 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (213 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 4,253 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.80
Births
4,253
Births per 1,000 people
32.4
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
25.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.81
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
131,239
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
10-142.00.3%17
15-19134.717.6%1,100
20-24213.127.9%1,508
25-29177.823.3%903
30-34124.016.2%437
35-3980.710.6%217
40-4429.43.9%65
45-493.00.4%6
50-540.00.0%0