Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in French Polynesia, 1997

French Polynesia
1997
Total fertility rate: 2.59
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of French Polynesia was 2.59 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (142 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 4,905 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.59
Births
4,905
Births per 1,000 people
21.4
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
229,121
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
10-140.70.1%8
15-1947.29.1%496
20-24142.427.5%1,381
25-29141.727.3%1,414
30-34106.420.5%1,015
35-3958.211.2%452
40-4420.23.9%134
45-491.50.3%7
50-540.00.0%0