Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1974

Melanesia
1974
Total fertility rate: 5.80
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 5.80 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (280 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 150,053 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.80
Births
150,053
Births per 1,000 people
40.1
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
3,743,910
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
10-143.40.3%739
15-1985.77.4%14,599
20-24268.923.2%40,244
25-29279.924.1%38,193
30-34234.720.2%28,666
35-39174.515.1%18,234
40-4490.27.8%7,848
45-4920.61.8%1,461
50-541.20.1%66