Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1957

Papua New Guinea
1957
Total fertility rate: 5.89
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 5.89 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (286 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 84,983 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.89
Births
84,983
Births per 1,000 people
46.2
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.5
Population
1,837,503
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
10-143.40.3%312
15-1990.27.6%7,606
20-24264.922.4%22,148
25-29285.624.1%22,671
30-34251.221.2%17,609
35-39184.915.6%10,535
40-4483.97.1%3,552
45-4918.31.5%530
50-541.00.1%17