Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1956

Melanesia
1956
Total fertility rate: 6.01
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 6.01 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (294 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 109,957 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.01
Births
109,957
Births per 1,000 people
45.8
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.3
Population
2,400,535
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%361
15-1994.27.8%10,891
20-24277.423.0%30,393
25-29293.724.3%29,152
30-34250.320.7%21,386
35-39185.215.3%12,780
40-4483.56.9%4,300
45-4918.71.5%669
50-541.00.1%24