Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in French Polynesia, 1968

French Polynesia
1968
Total fertility rate: 5.90
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of French Polynesia was 5.90 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (307 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 4,251 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.90
Births
4,251
Births per 1,000 people
40.0
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.52
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
106,354
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
10-142.60.2%18
15-19103.58.8%519
20-24306.626.0%1,248
25-29291.924.8%1,080
30-34225.919.2%755
35-39160.513.6%444
40-4474.86.3%169
45-4911.41.0%20
50-540.50.0%0