Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1992

Melanesia
1992
Total fertility rate: 4.71
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1992  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 4.71 children per woman in 1992 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (224 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 195,092 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.71
Births
195,092
Births per 1,000 people
34.6
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.5
Population
5,645,931
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
10-145.70.6%1,801
15-1979.08.4%22,047
20-24215.522.8%53,900
25-29223.723.7%50,342
30-34183.119.4%34,552
35-39137.614.6%20,769
40-4475.78.0%9,333
45-4921.92.3%2,224
50-541.40.2%120