Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 2003

Saint Lucia
2003
Total fertility rate: 1.94
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 1.94 children per woman in 2003 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (94 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 2,709 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.94
Births
2,709
Births per 1,000 people
16.6
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.93
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.3
Population
162,976
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
10-141.20.3%9
15-1957.314.7%493
20-2494.424.3%715
25-2992.123.7%627
30-3478.320.1%492
35-3948.112.4%282
40-4416.44.2%85
45-491.20.3%4
50-540.00.0%0