Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Oceania, 1954

Oceania
1954
Total fertility rate: 3.84
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Oceania was 3.84 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (223 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 379,225 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.84
Births
379,225
Births per 1,000 people
27.4
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.64
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
13,824,298
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
10-140.80.1%443
15-1953.87.0%26,656
20-24223.329.0%107,161
25-29222.428.9%115,057
30-34150.119.5%76,670
35-3986.011.2%39,654
40-4429.03.8%12,378
45-493.30.4%1,176
50-540.10.0%21