Fertility in Micronesia, 1970

Micronesia
1970
Total fertility rate: 5.73
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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   1970  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Micronesia was 5.73 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (289 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 9,448 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.73
Births
9,448
Births per 1,000 people
37.0
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.44
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.1
Population
255,575
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
10-142.00.2%32
15-1997.98.6%1,264
20-24283.424.8%2,887
25-29289.025.3%2,255
30-34226.119.8%1,580
35-39159.413.9%977
40-4473.06.4%382
45-4912.81.1%56
50-540.60.0%2