Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1986

Melanesia
1986
Total fertility rate: 5.06
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 5.06 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (240 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 177,765 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.06
Births
177,765
Births per 1,000 people
36.4
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
4,882,558
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
10-144.90.5%1,368
15-1984.58.3%21,013
20-24232.022.9%50,992
25-29240.223.7%44,379
30-34197.419.5%30,160
35-39150.914.9%19,183
40-4480.98.0%8,659
45-4921.12.1%1,912
50-541.30.1%96