Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Solomon Islands, 1989

Solomon Islands
1989
Total fertility rate: 5.87
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Solomon Islands was 5.87 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (272 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 12,439 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.87
Births
12,439
Births per 1,000 people
38.7
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.63
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.0
Population
321,282
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
10-144.50.4%94
15-19103.78.8%1,822
20-24264.422.5%3,673
25-29272.023.2%3,011
30-34207.817.7%1,816
35-39178.115.2%1,245
40-44102.98.8%594
45-4937.03.2%175
50-542.40.2%9