Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1978

Melanesia
1978
Total fertility rate: 5.57
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 5.57 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (269 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 156,722 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.57
Births
156,722
Births per 1,000 people
38.3
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
4,094,189
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
10-143.80.3%941
15-1986.27.7%17,170
20-24256.923.1%41,985
25-29269.524.2%39,518
30-34222.920.0%28,691
35-39165.314.8%18,464
40-4486.77.8%8,212
45-4921.21.9%1,668
50-541.20.1%78