Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 2011

Melanesia
2011
Total fertility rate: 3.69
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 3.69 children per woman in 2011 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (178 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 288,808 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.69
Births
288,808
Births per 1,000 people
29.4
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.63
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
9,835,296
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
10-143.50.5%1,773
15-1964.38.7%30,753
20-24168.522.8%76,591
25-29178.024.0%73,909
30-34148.620.1%54,507
35-39100.913.6%32,071
40-4456.67.6%15,004
45-4918.52.5%3,987
50-541.30.2%210