Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1964

Melanesia
1964
Total fertility rate: 6.20
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 6.20 children per woman in 1964 — 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 29.5 years old. In total, 130,339 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.20
Births
130,339
Births per 1,000 people
44.0
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.3
Population
2,962,555
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%507
15-1991.07.3%12,077
20-24287.923.2%34,202
25-29301.224.3%33,540
30-34256.620.7%25,931
35-39191.115.4%16,562
40-4489.77.2%6,416
45-4919.51.6%1,067
50-541.10.1%40