Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1973

Melanesia
1973
Total fertility rate: 5.86
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 5.86 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (284 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 149,023 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.86
Births
149,023
Births per 1,000 people
40.7
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
3,659,573
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%703
15-1986.37.4%14,209
20-24271.623.2%39,939
25-29283.724.2%38,176
30-34238.120.3%28,675
35-39177.015.1%18,159
40-4490.57.7%7,692
45-4920.41.7%1,407
50-541.20.1%62