Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1958

Melanesia
1958
Total fertility rate: 6.07
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 6.07 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (297 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 115,238 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.07
Births
115,238
Births per 1,000 people
45.4
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.3
Population
2,538,162
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%388
15-1994.57.8%11,109
20-24281.123.1%31,126
25-29296.924.4%30,410
30-34252.620.7%22,674
35-39187.015.3%13,924
40-4484.16.9%4,811
45-4918.91.5%769
50-541.00.1%28