Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Micronesia, 1996

Micronesia
1996
Total fertility rate: 3.67
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Micronesia was 3.67 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (193 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 14,035 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.67
Births
14,035
Births per 1,000 people
29.6
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.65
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.7
Population
473,821
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
10-140.80.1%21
15-1969.49.5%1,540
20-24193.326.3%3,864
25-29188.625.7%3,766
30-34150.120.5%2,830
35-3993.312.7%1,524
40-4433.14.5%438
45-495.00.7%51
50-540.10.0%1