Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 2012

Saint Lucia
2012
Total fertility rate: 1.50
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 1.50 children per woman in 2012 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (74 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 2,148 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.50
Births
2,148
Births per 1,000 people
12.4
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.72
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.1
Population
172,586
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
15-1938.412.8%310
20-2473.624.5%562
25-2971.523.8%520
30-3461.020.3%402
35-3942.514.2%272
40-4411.73.9%73
45-490.60.2%3
50-540.00.0%0