Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Solomon Islands, 1997

Solomon Islands
1997
Total fertility rate: 5.09
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Solomon Islands was 5.09 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (252 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 14,974 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.09
Births
14,974
Births per 1,000 people
36.7
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.0
Population
407,474
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
10-143.20.3%78
15-1986.48.5%1,888
20-24239.223.4%4,617
25-29251.824.7%3,935
30-34199.819.6%2,434
35-39134.113.1%1,270
40-4474.17.3%556
45-4930.43.0%186
50-542.20.2%11