Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1958

Papua New Guinea
1958
Total fertility rate: 5.93
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 5.93 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (287 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 86,703 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.93
Births
86,703
Births per 1,000 people
45.9
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.95
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.5
Population
1,888,964
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%325
15-1990.67.6%7,660
20-24266.622.4%22,178
25-29287.324.1%23,022
30-34252.721.2%18,107
35-39186.115.6%11,023
40-4484.97.1%3,796
45-4918.51.5%573
50-541.00.1%20