Fertility in Melanesia, 1960

Melanesia
1960
Total fertility rate: 6.13
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 6.13 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (299 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 120,070 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.13
Births
120,070
Births per 1,000 people
44.7
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
2,683,934
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%429
15-1993.57.6%11,323
20-24284.823.2%31,838
25-29299.224.4%31,440
30-34254.320.7%23,831
35-39188.215.3%14,942
40-4485.26.9%5,352
45-4919.11.6%877
50-541.10.1%34