Fertility in Saint Lucia, 2001

Saint Lucia
2001
Total fertility rate: 2.13
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 2.13 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (105 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 2,890 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.13
Births
2,890
Births per 1,000 people
18.0
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.1
Population
160,237
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
15-1961.914.5%530
20-24104.824.6%753
25-29100.323.6%678
30-3487.320.5%530
35-3951.512.1%300
40-4417.54.1%81
45-491.20.3%3
50-540.00.0%0