Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 2002

Melanesia
2002
Total fertility rate: 4.18
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 4.18 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (199 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 248,909 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.18
Births
248,909
Births per 1,000 people
32.5
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.81
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
7,667,822
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
10-146.30.7%2,637
15-1971.38.5%27,608
20-24183.621.9%64,636
25-29199.423.8%63,290
30-34165.519.8%46,066
35-39120.414.4%28,533
40-4468.98.2%12,953
45-4921.12.5%3,023
50-541.40.2%158