Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1952

Melanesia
1952
Total fertility rate: 5.92
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 5.92 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (290 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 99,163 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.92
Births
99,163
Births per 1,000 people
45.8
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
2,165,384
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
10-142.80.2%338
15-1995.78.0%10,885
20-24272.722.9%28,461
25-29289.624.3%26,441
30-34247.120.8%18,663
35-39182.215.3%10,519
40-4481.16.8%3,324
45-4918.21.5%503
50-540.90.1%15