Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 2002

Saint Lucia
2002
Total fertility rate: 2.03
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 2.03 children per woman in 2002 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (101 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 2,801 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.03
Births
2,801
Births per 1,000 people
17.3
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
161,641
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%11
15-1958.914.5%509
20-24100.624.7%740
25-2995.823.5%651
30-3482.920.4%512
35-3950.012.3%293
40-4416.74.1%83
45-491.20.3%3
50-540.00.0%0