Fertility in Solomon Islands, 2005

Solomon Islands
2005
Total fertility rate: 4.41
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Solomon Islands was 4.41 children per woman in 2005 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (228 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 16,438 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.41
Births
16,438
Births per 1,000 people
34.0
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.0
Population
483,080
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
10-141.90.2%54
15-1966.47.5%1,646
20-24205.223.2%4,659
25-29228.425.8%4,571
30-34189.921.5%3,255
35-39116.713.2%1,521
40-4456.76.4%583
45-4918.52.1%143
50-541.30.1%8