Fertility in Micronesia, 2005

Micronesia
2005
Total fertility rate: 3.11
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Micronesia was 3.11 children per woman in 2005 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (169 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 13,143 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.11
Births
13,143
Births per 1,000 people
25.4
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.41
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.2
Population
517,940
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
10-141.10.2%30
15-1960.09.6%1,456
20-24168.927.1%3,704
25-29165.726.6%3,425
30-34121.219.5%2,535
35-3978.512.6%1,545
40-4424.33.9%414
45-492.70.4%38
50-540.10.0%1