Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in French Polynesia, 1972

French Polynesia
1972
Total fertility rate: 5.27
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of French Polynesia was 5.27 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (284 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 4,349 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.27
Births
4,349
Births per 1,000 people
35.7
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
121,886
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
10-142.80.3%22
15-19100.99.6%645
20-24283.727.0%1,313
25-29262.925.0%1,032
30-34192.118.3%698
35-39136.813.0%456
40-4461.55.9%163
45-4910.21.0%21
50-540.50.0%1