Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1962

Melanesia
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.20
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 6.20 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (301 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 125,624 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.20
Births
125,624
Births per 1,000 people
44.5
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
2,824,163
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
10-143.00.2%473
15-1996.27.8%12,172
20-24287.623.2%32,879
25-29301.024.3%32,432
30-34255.720.6%24,889
35-39190.315.3%15,881
40-4486.87.0%5,875
45-4919.31.6%980
50-541.10.1%38