Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 2032

Melanesia
2032
Total fertility rate: 2.76
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2032  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia is projected at 2.76 children per woman in 2032 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (139 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.0 years old. In total, 314,645 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.76
Births
314,645
Births per 1,000 people
21.5
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.5
Population
14,661,890
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
10-140.80.2%587
15-1945.88.3%30,945
20-24132.624.0%83,472
25-29139.225.2%80,638
30-34115.320.9%61,652
35-3980.114.5%39,751
40-4432.15.8%14,855
45-496.31.1%2,623
50-540.30.1%112