Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Oceania, 1991

Oceania
1991
Total fertility rate: 2.51
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 Oceania was 2.51 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (155 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 541,456 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.51
Births
541,456
Births per 1,000 people
19.8
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
27,314,981
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
10-141.90.4%2,110
15-1939.57.9%44,544
20-24113.922.7%127,927
25-29155.430.9%170,997
30-34117.923.5%126,323
35-3954.310.8%52,600
40-4416.03.2%14,406
45-493.30.7%2,412
50-540.20.0%118