Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Solomon Islands, 1999

Solomon Islands
1999
Total fertility rate: 4.86
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Solomon Islands was 4.86 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (246 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 15,423 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.86
Births
15,423
Births per 1,000 people
35.8
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.0
Population
430,500
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
10-142.80.3%73
15-1980.48.2%1,835
20-24231.523.8%4,712
25-29245.625.2%4,194
30-34195.620.1%2,613
35-39125.612.9%1,294
40-4464.26.6%517
45-4927.02.8%176
50-542.00.2%11