Fertility in Solomon Islands, 1961

Solomon Islands
1961
Total fertility rate: 7.05
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
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-5 -1   1961  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Solomon Islands was 7.05 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (336 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 6,667 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.05
Births
6,667
Births per 1,000 people
46.7
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.0
Population
142,912
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
10-142.70.2%23
15-1997.56.9%687
20-24332.723.6%1,973
25-29335.523.8%1,696
30-34272.019.3%1,138
35-39227.416.1%782
40-44111.67.9%303
45-4930.62.2%63
50-541.80.1%3