Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1962

Papua New Guinea
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.14
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 6.14 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (296 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 94,032 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.14
Births
94,032
Births per 1,000 people
44.9
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
2,093,919
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
10-143.50.3%393
15-1993.17.6%8,322
20-24274.722.3%22,788
25-29295.524.0%24,240
30-34260.221.2%19,912
35-39192.315.6%12,780
40-4490.17.3%4,819
45-4919.21.6%750
50-541.10.1%28