Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in New Caledonia, 1978

New Caledonia
1978
Total fertility rate: 3.87
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of New Caledonia was 3.87 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (227 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.5 years old. In total, 4,185 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.87
Births
4,185
Births per 1,000 people
28.6
Mean age of mothers
27.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
146,392
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
10-142.70.3%23
15-1985.211.0%617
20-24227.529.4%1,354
25-29201.226.0%1,057
30-34136.817.7%651
35-3980.910.5%345
40-4433.84.4%121
45-495.60.7%17
50-540.30.0%0