Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Oceania, 1983

Oceania
1983
Total fertility rate: 2.58
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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Oceania was 2.58 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (167 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 491,432 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.58
Births
491,432
Births per 1,000 people
20.4
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
24,064,139
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
10-141.50.3%1,669
15-1942.68.2%45,104
20-24134.726.0%140,572
25-29166.832.2%159,123
30-34103.520.0%93,395
35-3946.89.0%37,699
40-4418.13.5%11,703
45-493.70.7%2,061
50-540.20.0%94