Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1957

Melanesia
1957
Total fertility rate: 6.04
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 6.04 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (295 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 112,677 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.04
Births
112,677
Births per 1,000 people
45.7
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.3
Population
2,468,025
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%373
15-1994.77.8%11,024
20-24279.223.0%30,759
25-29295.224.3%29,785
30-34251.720.7%22,059
35-39186.315.4%13,373
40-4483.96.9%4,562
45-4918.81.5%719
50-541.00.1%25