Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1997

Melanesia
1997
Total fertility rate: 4.42
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 4.42 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (212 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 220,191 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.42
Births
220,191
Births per 1,000 people
33.4
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.5
Population
6,591,682
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
10-146.10.7%2,274
15-1970.98.0%23,424
20-24198.722.5%59,354
25-29211.623.9%56,501
30-34173.619.6%40,628
35-39128.814.5%24,558
40-4472.18.1%10,721
45-4921.92.5%2,594
50-541.40.2%135