Fertility in Micronesia, 2001

Micronesia
2001
Total fertility rate: 3.12
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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Micronesia was 3.12 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (163 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 13,897 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.12
Births
13,897
Births per 1,000 people
27.1
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.41
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.1
Population
512,619
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
10-141.00.2%26
15-1967.410.8%1,650
20-24163.226.2%3,789
25-29152.824.5%3,607
30-34124.720.0%2,768
35-3983.113.3%1,573
40-4427.94.5%438
45-493.70.6%46
50-540.10.0%1