Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Solomon Islands, 1979

Solomon Islands
1979
Total fertility rate: 6.82
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Solomon Islands was 6.82 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (316 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 9,712 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.82
Births
9,712
Births per 1,000 people
42.2
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.96
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.0
Population
229,953
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
10-143.50.3%48
15-19115.68.5%1,280
20-24311.222.8%2,778
25-29316.023.2%2,331
30-34254.018.6%1,582
35-39212.615.6%1,090
40-44113.48.3%473
45-4935.32.6%123
50-542.20.2%6