Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 2011

Saint Lucia
2011
Total fertility rate: 1.50
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 1.50 children per woman in 2011 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (73 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 2,129 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.50
Births
2,129
Births per 1,000 people
12.4
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.5%
Net reproduction rate
0.72
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.1
Population
171,801
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%7
15-1938.312.8%309
20-2473.224.4%552
25-2971.423.8%514
30-3461.220.4%397
35-3942.314.1%272
40-4412.04.0%75
45-490.60.2%3
50-540.00.0%0