Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Solomon Islands, 1968

Solomon Islands
1968
Total fertility rate: 6.95
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Solomon Islands was 6.95 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (327 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 7,559 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.95
Births
7,559
Births per 1,000 people
44.9
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.69
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.0
Population
168,282
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
10-142.60.2%25
15-19106.47.7%842
20-24323.723.3%2,171
25-29327.023.5%1,876
30-34265.019.1%1,289
35-39221.415.9%898
40-44111.38.0%370
45-4931.32.3%83
50-541.90.1%4