Fertility in Saint Lucia, 2005

Saint Lucia
2005
Total fertility rate: 1.81
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2005  +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 1.81 children per woman in 2005 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (88 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 2,586 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.81
Births
2,586
Births per 1,000 people
15.6
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
0.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
165,450
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
10-141.00.3%8
15-1953.414.7%452
20-2488.124.3%718
25-2986.623.9%591
30-3471.619.8%462
35-3945.812.6%268
40-4414.94.1%82
45-491.00.3%4
50-540.00.0%0