Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Solomon Islands, 2006

Solomon Islands
2006
Total fertility rate: 4.39
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Solomon Islands was 4.39 children per woman in 2006 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (227 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 16,711 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.39
Births
16,711
Births per 1,000 people
34.0
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.0
Population
491,594
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
10-141.80.2%50
15-1965.37.4%1,627
20-24204.323.2%4,695
25-29227.525.8%4,647
30-34189.021.5%3,336
35-39117.913.4%1,611
40-4456.16.4%596
45-4917.62.0%143
50-541.20.1%7