Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1994

Melanesia
1994
Total fertility rate: 4.57
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 4.57 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (218 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 204,233 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.57
Births
204,233
Births per 1,000 people
34.0
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.5
Population
6,007,583
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%1,959
15-1976.18.3%22,722
20-24208.022.7%55,803
25-29218.123.8%52,601
30-34178.819.5%36,993
35-39132.714.5%21,924
40-4473.58.0%9,773
45-4921.82.4%2,331
50-541.50.2%129