Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1989

Melanesia
1989
Total fertility rate: 4.89
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 4.89 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (231 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 186,010 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.89
Births
186,010
Births per 1,000 people
35.8
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
5,200,102
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
10-145.20.5%1,532
15-1983.08.5%21,658
20-24224.022.9%52,751
25-29231.223.6%47,571
30-34188.419.2%31,561
35-39145.714.9%19,981
40-4478.78.0%8,819
45-4921.52.2%2,037
50-541.30.1%103