Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Micronesia, 2012

Micronesia
2012
Total fertility rate: 3.30
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Micronesia was 3.30 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (180 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 12,898 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.30
Births
12,898
Births per 1,000 people
24.8
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.0
Population
519,190
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%23
15-1954.38.2%1,354
20-24162.924.7%3,572
25-29180.527.4%3,482
30-34146.922.3%2,574
35-3986.013.1%1,438
40-4425.23.8%422
45-492.10.3%33
50-540.00.0%0