Fertility in Melanesia, 2055

Melanesia
2055
Total fertility rate: 2.29
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2055  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia is projected at 2.29 children per woman in 2055 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (120 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.0 years old. In total, 321,730 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.29
Births
321,730
Births per 1,000 people
17.0
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
18,892,217
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%220
15-1934.37.5%25,577
20-24108.823.8%79,308
25-29119.726.2%85,076
30-34100.822.0%69,888
35-3969.615.2%46,597
40-4421.34.7%13,392
45-492.80.6%1,609
50-540.10.0%56