Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Solomon Islands, 1996

Solomon Islands
1996
Total fertility rate: 5.22
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Solomon Islands was 5.22 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (256 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 14,755 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.22
Births
14,755
Births per 1,000 people
37.3
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.0
Population
396,009
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
10-143.30.3%80
15-1989.18.5%1,905
20-24243.723.3%4,564
25-29255.724.4%3,814
30-34202.319.3%2,359
35-39138.513.2%1,258
40-4479.57.6%576
45-4931.93.1%190
50-542.30.2%11