Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1968

Melanesia
1968
Total fertility rate: 6.10
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 6.10 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (295 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 139,508 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.10
Births
139,508
Births per 1,000 people
42.9
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.3
Population
3,251,842
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%550
15-1989.67.3%13,169
20-24283.623.2%37,006
25-29295.324.2%35,829
30-34249.220.4%27,179
35-39187.315.3%17,432
40-4491.77.5%7,090
45-4919.61.6%1,205
50-541.10.1%48