Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Solomon Islands, 2003

Solomon Islands
2003
Total fertility rate: 4.54
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Solomon Islands was 4.54 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (234 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 16,134 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.54
Births
16,134
Births per 1,000 people
34.6
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.0
Population
466,154
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
10-142.20.2%61
15-1970.57.7%1,717
20-24212.623.3%4,675
25-29233.825.7%4,496
30-34191.821.1%3,042
35-39118.613.0%1,433
40-4458.76.4%554
45-4920.92.3%152
50-541.50.2%9