Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Micronesia, 1956

Micronesia
1956
Total fertility rate: 6.47
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Micronesia was 6.47 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (324 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 7,388 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.47
Births
7,388
Births per 1,000 people
41.0
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.55
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.0
Population
180,116
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
10-142.10.2%18
15-19104.18.0%761
20-24324.425.0%2,095
25-29323.825.0%1,913
30-34260.020.1%1,408
35-39180.713.9%818
40-4486.06.6%324
45-4914.81.1%46
50-540.40.0%1