Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1985

Melanesia
1985
Total fertility rate: 5.13
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 5.13 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (244 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 175,115 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.13
Births
175,115
Births per 1,000 people
36.7
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
4,775,742
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
10-144.80.5%1,320
15-1985.68.3%20,904
20-24236.123.0%50,256
25-29243.723.7%43,309
30-34200.619.5%29,879
35-39152.114.8%18,889
40-4481.47.9%8,583
45-4921.12.1%1,878
50-541.30.1%93