Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1953

Melanesia
1953
Total fertility rate: 5.95
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 5.95 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (291 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 102,143 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.95
Births
102,143
Births per 1,000 people
46.0
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.93
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
2,218,758
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%340
15-1994.67.9%10,811
20-24274.422.9%29,111
25-29291.124.3%27,219
30-34248.420.8%19,419
35-39183.615.3%11,116
40-4482.16.9%3,566
45-4918.41.5%541
50-540.90.1%17