Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 2041

Melanesia
2041
Total fertility rate: 2.53
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2041  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia is projected at 2.53 children per woman in 2041 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (130 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.0 years old. In total, 323,061 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.53
Births
323,061
Births per 1,000 people
19.6
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.5
Population
16,466,085
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
10-140.50.1%375
15-1941.18.1%29,220
20-24122.424.1%84,979
25-29129.725.5%85,560
30-34107.621.2%65,302
35-3974.914.8%41,774
40-4426.75.3%13,689
45-494.40.9%2,082
50-540.20.0%85