Fertility in Melanesia, 1959

Melanesia
1959
Total fertility rate: 6.09
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 6.09 children per woman in 1959 — 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, 117,478 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.09
Births
117,478
Births per 1,000 people
45.0
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.3
Population
2,610,318
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%406
15-1994.07.7%11,191
20-24282.623.1%31,424
25-29297.524.3%30,884
30-34253.020.7%23,220
35-39187.515.3%14,436
40-4484.46.9%5,067
45-4918.91.5%820
50-541.10.1%32