Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 2004

Saint Lucia
2004
Total fertility rate: 1.86
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 1.86 children per woman in 2004 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (89 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 2,632 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.86
Births
2,632
Births per 1,000 people
16.0
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.3
Population
164,239
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
10-141.10.3%9
15-1955.514.9%473
20-2488.923.8%701
25-2989.023.8%606
30-3474.720.0%476
35-3947.012.6%275
40-4416.24.3%87
45-491.10.3%4
50-540.00.0%0