Fertility in Solomon Islands, 1959

Solomon Islands
1959
Total fertility rate: 7.07
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1959  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Solomon Islands was 7.07 children per woman in 1959 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (337 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 6,348 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.07
Births
6,348
Births per 1,000 people
46.6
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.46
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.0
Population
136,125
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
10-142.50.2%21
15-1995.66.8%635
20-24334.423.6%1,909
25-29337.323.8%1,619
30-34273.419.3%1,084
35-39228.816.2%741
40-44111.67.9%279
45-4930.32.1%58
50-541.80.1%3