Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1969

Melanesia
1969
Total fertility rate: 6.07
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 6.07 children per woman in 1969 — 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, 141,948 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.07
Births
141,948
Births per 1,000 people
42.6
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
3,328,805
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
10-143.10.3%573
15-1989.67.4%13,448
20-24283.323.3%37,842
25-29294.724.2%36,567
30-34247.020.3%27,456
35-39185.715.3%17,609
40-4491.37.5%7,176
45-4919.61.6%1,230
50-541.10.1%48