Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Oceania, 1974

Oceania
1974
Total fertility rate: 3.09
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Oceania was 3.09 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (187 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 485,219 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.09
Births
485,219
Births per 1,000 people
22.9
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
21,227,905
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
10-141.30.2%1,352
15-1955.89.0%52,636
20-24176.828.6%153,418
25-29186.630.2%152,748
30-34112.218.2%75,705
35-3959.69.6%35,171
40-4422.13.6%12,161
45-493.50.6%1,941
50-540.10.0%72