Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 2036

Melanesia
2036
Total fertility rate: 2.65
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2036  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia is projected at 2.65 children per woman in 2036 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (135 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.0 years old. In total, 318,898 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.65
Births
318,898
Births per 1,000 people
20.6
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.5
Population
15,482,088
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
10-140.70.1%477
15-1943.68.2%30,443
20-24128.024.1%85,193
25-29134.625.3%82,683
30-34111.521.0%62,961
35-3977.714.6%40,437
40-4429.45.5%14,212
45-495.31.0%2,388
50-540.30.0%101