Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1983

Melanesia
1983
Total fertility rate: 5.26
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 5.26 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (251 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 169,256 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.26
Births
169,256
Births per 1,000 people
37.1
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
4,566,538
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
10-144.50.4%1,211
15-1986.28.2%20,209
20-24242.823.1%48,085
25-29250.823.8%41,387
30-34207.219.7%29,423
35-39155.514.8%18,544
40-4482.97.9%8,483
45-4921.12.0%1,821
50-541.30.1%90