Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Solomon Islands, 2002

Solomon Islands
2002
Total fertility rate: 4.60
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Solomon Islands was 4.60 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (236 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 15,946 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.60
Births
15,946
Births per 1,000 people
34.8
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.0
Population
457,671
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
10-142.30.3%63
15-1972.67.9%1,747
20-24216.623.5%4,677
25-29236.125.6%4,437
30-34192.120.8%2,918
35-39119.713.0%1,395
40-4459.76.5%538
45-4922.32.4%157
50-541.60.2%10