Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 2042

Melanesia
2042
Total fertility rate: 2.51
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2042  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia is projected at 2.51 children per woman in 2042 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (129 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.0 years old. In total, 323,173 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.51
Births
323,173
Births per 1,000 people
19.4
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.5
Population
16,655,025
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%356
15-1940.58.1%28,849
20-24121.324.1%84,651
25-29128.625.6%85,730
30-34106.821.2%65,858
35-3974.314.8%42,006
40-4426.25.2%13,607
45-494.20.8%2,030
50-540.20.0%83