Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 2006

Melanesia
2006
Total fertility rate: 3.96
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 3.96 children per woman in 2006 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (190 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 267,654 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.96
Births
267,654
Births per 1,000 people
31.1
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.72
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.7
Population
8,593,149
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
10-145.20.7%2,363
15-1967.08.4%28,873
20-24176.222.2%70,009
25-29190.323.9%68,025
30-34158.319.9%50,068
35-39111.814.1%30,272
40-4464.28.1%14,379
45-4920.32.6%3,492
50-541.40.2%176