Fertility in Melanesia, 1955

Melanesia
1955
Total fertility rate: 5.98
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 5.98 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (292 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 107,338 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.98
Births
107,338
Births per 1,000 people
45.9
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.3
Population
2,336,270
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%355
15-1994.47.9%10,861
20-24276.123.0%30,006
25-29292.524.3%28,514
30-34249.320.7%20,722
35-39184.215.3%12,200
40-4482.86.9%4,033
45-4918.61.5%623
50-541.00.1%22