Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 1999

Saint Lucia
1999
Total fertility rate: 2.50
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1999  +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 2.50 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (131 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 3,370 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.50
Births
3,370
Births per 1,000 people
21.5
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
156,702
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
10-141.30.3%12
15-1962.512.5%523
20-24130.626.1%978
25-29122.324.4%830
30-34100.320.0%614
35-3960.012.0%318
40-4422.34.4%91
45-491.30.3%3
50-540.00.0%0