Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1971

Melanesia
1971
Total fertility rate: 5.98
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 5.98 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (290 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 146,236 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.98
Births
146,236
Births per 1,000 people
41.9
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
3,491,556
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%633
15-1988.67.4%13,839
20-24278.623.3%39,154
25-29289.924.2%37,718
30-34243.020.3%28,178
35-39181.615.2%17,917
40-4491.17.6%7,425
45-4920.01.7%1,314
50-541.20.1%56