Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1972

Melanesia
1972
Total fertility rate: 5.92
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 5.92 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (287 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 148,063 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.92
Births
148,063
Births per 1,000 people
41.4
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
107.4
Population
3,575,419
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
10-143.30.3%665
15-1987.27.4%13,951
20-24275.323.2%39,701
25-29287.024.2%38,196
30-34240.820.3%28,556
35-39179.115.1%18,026
40-4491.07.7%7,554
45-4920.21.7%1,351
50-541.20.1%58