Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Solomon Islands, 1998

Solomon Islands
1998
Total fertility rate: 4.98
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Solomon Islands was 4.98 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (249 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 15,211 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.98
Births
15,211
Births per 1,000 people
36.3
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.0
Population
419,071
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
10-143.00.3%76
15-1983.48.4%1,865
20-24235.523.6%4,668
25-29249.024.9%4,073
30-34197.719.8%2,521
35-39129.713.0%1,280
40-4468.86.9%535
45-4928.92.9%183
50-542.10.2%11