Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Micronesia, 1998

Micronesia
1998
Total fertility rate: 3.36
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Micronesia was 3.36 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (171 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 13,912 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.36
Births
13,912
Births per 1,000 people
28.2
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.52
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.7
Population
493,048
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
10-140.90.1%24
15-1968.210.1%1,632
20-24171.325.5%3,762
25-29168.825.1%3,675
30-34139.320.7%2,789
35-3988.213.1%1,527
40-4431.24.6%442
45-494.40.7%50
50-540.10.0%1