Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 1998

Saint Lucia
1998
Total fertility rate: 2.40
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 2.40 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (126 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 3,226 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.40
Births
3,226
Births per 1,000 people
20.9
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.1
Population
154,677
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
15-1961.012.7%507
20-24125.926.2%960
25-29119.124.8%805
30-3494.719.7%574
35-3957.411.9%285
40-4420.54.3%77
45-491.30.3%3
50-540.00.0%0