Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in French Polynesia, 1979

French Polynesia
1979
Total fertility rate: 3.94
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of French Polynesia was 3.94 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (244 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 4,487 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.94
Births
4,487
Births per 1,000 people
29.6
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.77
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
151,569
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
15-1990.111.4%728
20-24243.630.9%1,633
25-29202.825.8%1,095
30-34126.516.1%556
35-3981.710.4%319
40-4434.64.4%117
45-495.20.7%14
50-540.20.0%0