Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1979

Melanesia
1979
Total fertility rate: 5.49
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 5.49 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (266 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 158,147 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.49
Births
158,147
Births per 1,000 people
37.8
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
4,185,330
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
10-144.00.4%1,000
15-1985.07.8%17,623
20-24252.823.0%42,780
25-29265.524.2%39,651
30-34219.220.0%28,607
35-39162.414.8%18,412
40-4485.67.8%8,269
45-4921.31.9%1,717
50-541.20.1%81