Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in New Caledonia, 1991

New Caledonia
1991
Total fertility rate: 3.07
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of New Caledonia was 3.07 children per woman in 1991 — 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 28.1 years old. In total, 4,595 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.07
Births
4,595
Births per 1,000 people
25.4
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.43
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.4
Population
181,238
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
10-140.30.1%4
15-1944.87.3%431
20-24167.527.2%1,472
25-29180.329.3%1,340
30-34133.721.7%857
35-3967.511.0%382
40-4420.23.3%102
45-491.30.2%4
50-540.10.0%0