Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 1989

Saint Lucia
1989
Total fertility rate: 3.31
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 3.31 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (188 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 3,952 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.31
Births
3,952
Births per 1,000 people
29.0
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.57
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
136,512
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
10-141.90.3%17
15-19108.116.2%867
20-24188.128.3%1,387
25-29160.624.1%936
30-34113.117.0%475
35-3967.810.2%206
40-4423.63.6%58
45-492.20.3%4
50-540.00.0%0