Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 1991

Saint Lucia
1991
Total fertility rate: 3.19
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 3.19 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (178 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 3,857 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.19
Births
3,857
Births per 1,000 people
27.6
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.51
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.1
Population
139,520
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
15-1997.915.3%760
20-24178.227.8%1,250
25-29156.524.5%961
30-34116.518.2%564
35-3965.710.3%238
40-4421.53.4%64
45-491.70.3%4
50-540.00.0%0