Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 2007

Melanesia
2007
Total fertility rate: 3.91
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 3.91 children per woman in 2007 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (189 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 272,020 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.91
Births
272,020
Births per 1,000 people
30.8
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.70
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
8,833,333
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
10-144.90.6%2,283
15-1966.48.5%29,223
20-24174.022.2%71,146
25-29188.624.1%69,445
30-34156.520.0%51,061
35-39109.113.9%30,499
40-4462.58.0%14,536
45-4920.12.6%3,635
50-541.40.2%185