Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 2004

Melanesia
2004
Total fertility rate: 4.07
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 4.07 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (194 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 258,384 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.07
Births
258,384
Births per 1,000 people
31.8
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.77
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.7
Population
8,123,581
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
10-145.80.7%2,536
15-1968.78.4%28,157
20-24180.722.2%67,703
25-29194.323.8%65,417
30-34162.019.9%48,110
35-39116.114.2%29,452
40-4465.98.1%13,578
45-4920.82.6%3,257
50-541.40.2%169