Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Micronesia, 1997

Micronesia
1997
Total fertility rate: 3.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Micronesia was 3.55 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (185 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 14,123 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.55
Births
14,123
Births per 1,000 people
29.2
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.60
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.8
Population
483,594
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%22
15-1968.29.6%1,583
20-24184.626.0%3,878
25-29181.425.6%3,768
30-34146.320.6%2,835
35-3991.312.9%1,534
40-4432.44.6%444
45-494.70.7%51
50-540.10.0%1