Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saint Lucia, 2014

Saint Lucia
2014
Total fertility rate: 1.48
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2014  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saint Lucia was 1.48 children per woman in 2014 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (72 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 2,158 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.48
Births
2,158
Births per 1,000 people
12.4
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.71
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
174,138
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%6
15-1938.713.0%302
20-2472.224.2%567
25-2970.823.8%521
30-3460.820.4%417
35-3942.614.3%270
40-4411.33.8%73
45-490.50.2%3
50-540.00.0%0