Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 2027

Melanesia
2027
Total fertility rate: 2.92
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2027  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia is projected at 2.92 children per woman in 2027 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (146 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.1 years old. In total, 310,202 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.92
Births
310,202
Births per 1,000 people
22.8
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.5
Population
13,601,038
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
10-141.10.2%757
15-1948.58.3%30,718
20-24138.923.8%81,163
25-29146.025.0%78,990
30-34120.820.7%60,764
35-3983.714.3%39,418
40-4436.46.2%15,387
45-497.91.4%2,868
50-540.40.1%130