Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in New Caledonia, 1986

New Caledonia
1986
Total fertility rate: 3.08
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of New Caledonia was 3.08 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (178 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 3,986 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.08
Births
3,986
Births per 1,000 people
24.5
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.42
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
162,898
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
10-140.60.1%5
15-1948.97.9%431
20-24177.928.9%1,324
25-29175.228.5%1,104
30-34121.619.8%683
35-3965.710.7%328
40-4423.63.8%103
45-491.90.3%7
50-540.10.0%0