Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1963

Papua New Guinea
1963
Total fertility rate: 6.15
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-5 -1   1963  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 6.15 children per woman in 1963 — 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, 95,664 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.15
Births
95,664
Births per 1,000 people
44.7
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
2,141,376
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%416
15-1993.77.6%8,513
20-24275.122.3%23,142
25-29295.924.0%24,496
30-34260.621.1%20,226
35-39192.815.6%13,039
40-4491.17.4%5,022
45-4919.31.6%785
50-541.10.1%29