Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 1996

Saint Lucia
1996
Total fertility rate: 2.71
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1996  +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 2.71 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (147 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 3,536 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.71
Births
3,536
Births per 1,000 people
23.5
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
150,436
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
10-141.40.3%12
15-1975.613.9%612
20-24147.027.0%1,089
25-29131.824.2%868
30-34102.018.7%588
35-3963.611.7%290
40-4421.64.0%74
45-491.30.2%3
50-540.00.0%0