Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Micronesia, 1979

Micronesia
1979
Total fertility rate: 4.62
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Micronesia was 4.62 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (240 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 10,814 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.62
Births
10,814
Births per 1,000 people
35.0
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.0
Population
308,892
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
10-141.70.2%31
15-1985.19.2%1,402
20-24239.525.9%3,449
25-29237.825.7%2,989
30-34181.919.7%1,736
35-39119.212.9%848
40-4449.25.3%299
45-499.61.0%51
50-540.20.0%1