Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Solomon Islands, 1972

Solomon Islands
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.99
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Solomon Islands was 6.99 children per woman in 1972 — 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, 8,166 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.99
Births
8,166
Births per 1,000 people
44.1
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.0
Population
184,994
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
10-142.80.2%31
15-19110.37.9%961
20-24323.423.1%2,313
25-29327.023.4%2,005
30-34264.919.0%1,382
35-39221.315.8%962
40-44113.68.1%410
45-4932.32.3%94
50-541.90.1%4