Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Micronesia, 1968

Micronesia
1968
Total fertility rate: 5.84
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Micronesia was 5.84 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (292 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 9,061 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.84
Births
9,061
Births per 1,000 people
37.2
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.46
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.2
Population
243,287
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%32
15-1997.98.4%1,205
20-24284.324.4%2,656
25-29292.425.1%2,180
30-34232.720.0%1,575
35-39165.714.2%974
40-4476.46.6%382
45-4913.61.2%56
50-540.60.1%2