Fertility in Micronesia, 1959

Micronesia
1959
Total fertility rate: 6.46
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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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-5 -1   1959  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Micronesia was 6.46 children per woman in 1959 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (325 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 7,814 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.46
Births
7,814
Births per 1,000 people
40.7
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.58
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.2
Population
192,052
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%21
15-19101.57.8%761
20-24320.424.8%2,230
25-29324.525.1%2,018
30-34266.120.6%1,522
35-39181.214.0%877
40-4482.66.4%329
45-4914.21.1%47
50-540.40.0%1