Fertility in Micronesia, 1955

Micronesia
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.46
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
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The total fertility rate of Micronesia was 6.46 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (323 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 7,221 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.46
Births
7,221
Births per 1,000 people
40.9
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.54
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.0
Population
176,602
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
10-142.20.2%18
15-19101.57.9%734
20-24321.124.8%2,017
25-29322.825.0%1,888
30-34259.220.1%1,379
35-39184.014.2%816
40-4486.86.7%320
45-4915.11.2%46
50-540.00.0%0