Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1999

Melanesia
1999
Total fertility rate: 4.32
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 4.32 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (206 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 231,910 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.32
Births
231,910
Births per 1,000 people
33.1
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.5
Population
7,012,236
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
10-146.40.7%2,509
15-1970.88.2%25,054
20-24192.022.2%61,395
25-29206.323.8%59,175
30-34170.019.6%42,785
35-39125.814.5%26,334
40-4472.38.3%11,776
45-4921.52.5%2,743
50-541.40.2%140