Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1995

Melanesia
1995
Total fertility rate: 4.51
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 4.51 children per woman in 1995 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (215 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 208,731 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.51
Births
208,731
Births per 1,000 people
33.7
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.94
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.5
Population
6,195,274
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%2,035
15-1974.58.3%23,025
20-24203.422.5%56,551
25-29215.523.9%53,750
30-34176.619.6%38,160
35-39130.914.5%22,687
40-4472.48.0%9,970
45-4922.02.4%2,425
50-541.50.2%133