Fertility in Solomon Islands, 1970

Solomon Islands
1970
Total fertility rate: 6.98
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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-5 -1   1970  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Solomon Islands was 6.98 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (328 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 7,812 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.98
Births
7,812
Births per 1,000 people
44.2
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.77
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.0
Population
176,579
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%28
15-19108.17.7%876
20-24324.323.2%2,199
25-29327.623.5%1,940
30-34265.519.0%1,342
35-39221.815.9%939
40-44112.68.1%394
45-4931.92.3%90
50-541.90.1%4