Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Solomon Islands, 1978

Solomon Islands
1978
Total fertility rate: 6.87
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Solomon Islands was 6.87 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (319 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 9,451 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.87
Births
9,451
Births per 1,000 people
42.6
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.96
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.0
Population
222,029
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
10-143.30.2%44
15-19115.38.4%1,220
20-24314.122.9%2,698
25-29318.723.2%2,287
30-34256.618.7%1,555
35-39214.715.6%1,065
40-44113.88.3%461
45-4934.92.5%117
50-542.20.2%5