Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1954

Melanesia
1954
Total fertility rate: 5.95
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 5.95 children per woman in 1954 — 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, 104,432 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.95
Births
104,432
Births per 1,000 people
45.9
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.95
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
2,275,729
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
10-142.90.2%348
15-1994.17.9%10,783
20-24274.523.0%29,513
25-29290.824.3%27,794
30-34247.920.8%20,009
35-39183.215.3%11,611
40-4482.16.9%3,776
45-4918.41.5%578
50-541.00.1%20