Fertility in Fiji, 1955

Fiji
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.57
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Fiji was 6.57 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (336 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 15,322 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.57
Births
15,322
Births per 1,000 people
43.9
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.67
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.6
Population
349,070
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
10-141.10.1%25
15-19119.49.1%2,168
20-24330.525.2%4,822
25-29335.625.5%3,886
30-34244.918.6%2,340
35-39184.014.0%1,493
40-4478.46.0%493
45-4919.01.4%90
50-541.00.1%4