Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 1988

Saint Lucia
1988
Total fertility rate: 3.43
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 3.43 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (195 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 4,024 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.43
Births
4,024
Births per 1,000 people
29.8
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
23.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.63
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
135,000
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
15-19114.616.6%937
20-24194.728.2%1,455
25-29166.124.1%922
30-34113.516.5%437
35-3971.610.4%199
40-4425.03.6%57
45-492.40.4%4
50-540.00.0%0