Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 2006

Saint Lucia
2006
Total fertility rate: 1.77
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2006  +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 1.77 children per woman in 2006 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (86 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 2,550 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.77
Births
2,550
Births per 1,000 people
15.3
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
166,639
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
15-1951.014.4%428
20-2485.724.2%714
25-2983.923.7%580
30-3471.020.1%463
35-3945.712.9%270
40-4414.64.1%83
45-491.00.3%4
50-540.00.0%0