Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1965

Melanesia
1965
Total fertility rate: 6.17
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 6.17 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (300 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 132,547 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.17
Births
132,547
Births per 1,000 people
43.7
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
3,032,598
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%513
15-1989.87.3%12,239
20-24286.523.2%34,878
25-29300.324.3%34,120
30-34255.320.7%26,297
35-39190.215.4%16,776
40-4490.07.3%6,579
45-4919.61.6%1,104
50-541.10.1%43