Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 2053

Melanesia
2053
Total fertility rate: 2.32
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2053  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia is projected at 2.32 children per woman in 2053 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (121 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.0 years old. In total, 322,908 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.32
Births
322,908
Births per 1,000 people
17.4
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
18,581,064
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
10-140.30.1%233
15-1935.37.6%26,079
20-24110.723.9%80,029
25-29120.926.1%85,340
30-34101.521.9%69,873
35-3970.215.1%46,235
40-4421.94.7%13,402
45-493.00.6%1,653
50-540.10.0%60