Fertility in Melanesia, 1970

Melanesia
1970
Total fertility rate: 6.03
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 6.03 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (292 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 144,200 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.03
Births
144,200
Births per 1,000 people
42.3
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
3,408,999
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
10-143.20.3%606
15-1989.57.4%13,685
20-24281.223.3%38,531
25-29292.224.2%37,135
30-34245.120.3%27,821
35-39183.915.2%17,789
40-4491.57.6%7,316
45-4919.81.6%1,271
50-541.10.1%52