Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Oceania, 1973

Oceania
1973
Total fertility rate: 3.21
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Oceania was 3.21 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (192 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 490,222 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.21
Births
490,222
Births per 1,000 people
23.5
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.45
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
20,865,838
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
10-141.20.2%1,289
15-1958.69.1%53,954
20-24183.028.5%156,042
25-29192.430.0%151,511
30-34117.118.2%76,423
35-3963.39.9%36,397
40-4422.83.5%12,600
45-493.50.5%1,915
50-540.10.0%68