Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Micronesia, 1978

Micronesia
1978
Total fertility rate: 4.72
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Micronesia was 4.72 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (244 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 10,670 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.72
Births
10,670
Births per 1,000 people
35.2
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.0
Population
302,719
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
10-141.80.2%33
15-1984.48.9%1,372
20-24242.525.7%3,428
25-29244.125.8%2,951
30-34188.419.9%1,672
35-39122.713.0%854
40-4450.65.4%303
45-499.91.0%52
50-540.20.0%1