Fertility in Fiji, 1961

Fiji
1961
Total fertility rate: 6.28
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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-5 -1   1961  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Fiji was 6.28 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (329 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 17,944 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.28
Births
17,944
Births per 1,000 people
43.0
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.7
Population
417,406
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
10-141.40.1%37
15-1989.97.1%1,979
20-24329.126.2%6,060
25-29325.425.9%4,747
30-34238.719.0%2,742
35-39179.814.3%1,675
40-4472.55.8%575
45-4919.51.6%123
50-541.20.1%5