Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1963

Melanesia
1963
Total fertility rate: 6.19
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1963  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 6.19 children per woman in 1963 — 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, 127,817 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.19
Births
127,817
Births per 1,000 people
44.2
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
2,893,450
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
10-143.10.2%496
15-1994.17.6%12,174
20-24288.123.2%33,518
25-29300.824.3%32,918
30-34255.620.6%25,347
35-39190.115.3%16,184
40-4487.87.1%6,120
45-4919.41.6%1,022
50-541.10.1%40