Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in French Polynesia, 1978

French Polynesia
1978
Total fertility rate: 4.04
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of French Polynesia was 4.04 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (247 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 4,392 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.04
Births
4,392
Births per 1,000 people
29.9
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.80
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
146,821
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
10-142.60.3%25
15-1994.811.7%728
20-24246.830.5%1,594
25-29206.725.6%1,035
30-34129.216.0%553
35-3986.310.7%325
40-4435.64.4%116
45-495.90.7%16
50-540.30.0%0