Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1991

Melanesia
1991
Total fertility rate: 4.78
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 4.78 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (227 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 191,137 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.78
Births
191,137
Births per 1,000 people
34.9
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
5,476,263
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
10-145.60.6%1,719
15-1980.58.4%21,773
20-24219.022.9%53,216
25-29226.523.7%49,274
30-34185.119.3%33,382
35-39140.214.7%20,353
40-4476.88.0%9,135
45-4921.82.3%2,162
50-541.40.1%114