Table    . Age at First Birth by Current Age by Ethnicity, Solomon Islands: 1959
  Total < 15 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45+ NS No child Average Age at First Birth
   Total 31,683 138 9,805 6,916 2,544 825 345 80 55 1,528 9,447 31,683 9,447
15-19 6,326 30 710 0 0 0 0 0 0 335 5,251 6,326 5,251 83.0 2361.0
20-24 4,827 20 1,780 1,015 0 0 0 0 0 222 1,790 4,827 1,790 37.1
25-29 4,969 31 1,835 1,619 516 0 0 0 0 98 870 4,969 870 17.5 8.8
30-34 4,047 25 1,881 1,214 399 77 0 0 0 68 383 4,047 383 9.5
35-39 2,621 5 1,027 921 286 93 52 0 0 22 215 2,621 215 8.2 440.3
40-44 2,224 5 901 618 314 127 36 5 0 52 166 2,224 166 7.5
45-49 1,964 5 630 476 353 162 66 20 10 56 186 1,964 186 9.5 1920.7
50-54 1,253 12 396 320 183 98 40 5 5 92 102 1,253 102 8.1 91.2
55-59 1,074 0 245 264 188 92 26 20 0 102 137 1,074 137 861.0 21.1
60+ 2,240 5 395 464 305 176 125 30 40 364 336 2,240 336
NS 138 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 117 11 138 11
Melanesians Total < 15 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45+ NS No child Total No child
   Total 30,335 135 9,390 6,640 2,470 805 340 80 55 1,365 9,055 30,335 9,055
15-19 6,080 30 695 255 5,100 6,080 5,100 83.9 2353.2
20-24 4,640 20 1,715 990 190 1,725 4,640 1,725 37.2
25-29 4,700 30 1,750 1,535 500 80 805 4,700 805 17.1 8.4
30-34 3,845 25 1,795 1,170 380 75 60 340 3,845 340 8.8
35-39 2,475 5 970 875 275 85 50 20 195 2,475 195 7.9 418.7
40-44 2,140 5 865 600 305 125 35 5 50 150 2,140 150 7.0
45-49 1,890 5 605 460 350 160 65 20 10 50 165 1,890 165 8.7 1934.6
50-54 1,185 10 365 305 175 95 40 5 5 90 95 1,185 95 8.0 91.6
55-59 1,045 0 235 255 185 90 25 20 0 100 135 1,045 135 853.2 21.1
60+ 2,205 5 390 445 300 175 125 30 40 360 335 2,205 335
NS 130 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 110 10 130 10
Polyneisans Total < 15 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45+ NS No child Total No child
   Total 1,348 3 415 276 74 20 5 0 0 163 392 1,348 392
15-19 246 0 15 80 151 246 151 61.4 2513.6
20-24 187 0 65 25 32 65 187 65 34.8
25-29 269 1 85 84 16 18 65 269 65 24.2 19.3
30-34 202 0 86 44 19 2 8 43 202 43 21.3
35-39 146 0 57 46 11 8 2 2 20 146 20 13.7 966.8
40-44 84 0 36 18 9 2 1 2 16 84 16 19.0
45-49 74 0 25 16 3 2 1 6 21 74 21 28.4 1546.8
50-54 68 2 31 15 8 3 0 2 7 68 7 10.3 80.7
55-59 29 0 10 9 3 2 1 2 2 29 2 1013.6 19.2
60+ 35 0 5 19 5 1 0 4 1 35 1
NS 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 8 1
Source: 1959 Solomon Islands Census, Table 8