Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in New Caledonia, 1971

New Caledonia
1971
Total fertility rate: 5.05
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of New Caledonia was 5.05 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (282 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 3,993 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.05
Births
3,993
Births per 1,000 people
34.9
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
114,514
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
10-142.40.2%16
15-1993.69.3%469
20-24281.727.9%1,238
25-29254.725.2%1,017
30-34183.618.2%673
35-39128.112.7%409
40-4455.15.5%148
45-499.81.0%21
50-540.50.0%1