Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 2007

Saint Lucia
2007
Total fertility rate: 1.70
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 1.70 children per woman in 2007 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (82 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 2,478 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.70
Births
2,478
Births per 1,000 people
14.8
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
0.81
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.3
Population
167,758
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
15-1948.114.1%403
20-2482.224.1%690
25-2980.223.6%566
30-3469.420.4%455
35-3944.913.2%269
40-4414.04.1%80
45-490.80.2%4
50-540.00.0%0