Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1993

Melanesia
1993
Total fertility rate: 4.65
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1993  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 4.65 children per woman in 1993 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (221 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 199,912 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.65
Births
199,912
Births per 1,000 people
34.3
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.5
Population
5,824,398
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
10-145.80.6%1,886
15-1977.68.3%22,385
20-24212.022.8%54,916
25-29221.023.7%51,520
30-34181.319.5%35,851
35-39135.514.5%21,362
40-4475.08.1%9,606
45-4921.82.3%2,262
50-541.40.2%124