Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1966

Melanesia
1966
Total fertility rate: 6.16
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 6.16 children per woman in 1966 — 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 29.5 years old. In total, 135,050 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.16
Births
135,050
Births per 1,000 people
43.5
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.3
Population
3,105,064
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%519
15-1989.87.3%12,548
20-24285.423.2%35,627
25-29298.824.2%34,693
30-34253.620.6%26,628
35-39190.115.4%17,056
40-4491.17.4%6,795
45-4919.61.6%1,138
50-541.10.1%44