Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1976

Melanesia
1976
Total fertility rate: 5.70
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 5.70 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (276 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 153,504 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.70
Births
153,504
Births per 1,000 people
39.2
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
3,915,535
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
10-143.50.3%824
15-1985.97.5%15,784
20-24264.523.2%40,977
25-29275.724.2%38,916
30-34229.820.1%28,875
35-39170.414.9%18,430
40-4488.67.8%8,059
45-4920.91.8%1,566
50-541.20.1%73