Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1982

Melanesia
1982
Total fertility rate: 5.30
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 5.30 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (254 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 165,540 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.30
Births
165,540
Births per 1,000 people
37.1
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
4,466,942
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
10-144.40.4%1,164
15-1985.08.0%19,471
20-24244.923.1%46,678
25-29253.723.9%40,537
30-34209.519.8%28,961
35-39156.914.8%18,461
40-4483.27.8%8,390
45-4921.12.0%1,789
50-541.30.1%87