Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1981

Melanesia
1981
Total fertility rate: 5.36
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 5.36 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (258 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 162,578 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.36
Births
162,578
Births per 1,000 people
37.2
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
4,370,735
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
10-144.30.4%1,113
15-1984.37.9%18,766
20-24247.123.1%45,315
25-29257.924.1%40,060
30-34212.819.9%28,704
35-39158.714.8%18,420
40-4484.07.8%8,342
45-4921.22.0%1,770
50-541.30.1%86