Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 1987

Saint Lucia
1987
Total fertility rate: 3.61
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 3.61 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (204 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 4,141 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.61
Births
4,141
Births per 1,000 people
31.1
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
24.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.71
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
133,227
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
10-141.80.3%16
15-19124.317.1%1,014
20-24204.328.1%1,493
25-29172.023.7%915
30-34117.916.2%432
35-3975.810.4%206
40-4427.23.7%61
45-492.70.4%5
50-540.00.0%0