Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in French Polynesia, 1985

French Polynesia
1985
Total fertility rate: 3.86
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of French Polynesia was 3.86 children per woman in 1985 — 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, 5,689 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.86
Births
5,689
Births per 1,000 people
31.4
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.80
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
180,988
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
10-142.20.3%23
15-1978.710.2%807
20-24244.531.6%2,069
25-29202.426.2%1,459
30-34136.517.6%829
35-3976.79.9%372
40-4429.73.8%121
45-492.80.4%10
50-540.20.0%0