Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1987

Melanesia
1987
Total fertility rate: 5.00
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 5.00 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (237 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 180,627 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.00
Births
180,627
Births per 1,000 people
36.2
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.5
Population
4,987,334
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
10-145.00.5%1,419
15-1984.08.4%21,231
20-24229.122.9%51,752
25-29237.323.7%45,516
30-34194.219.4%30,498
35-39149.214.9%19,466
40-4480.18.0%8,700
45-4921.22.1%1,951
50-541.30.1%97