Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1964

Papua New Guinea
1964
Total fertility rate: 6.19
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 6.19 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (297 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 97,772 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.19
Births
97,772
Births per 1,000 people
44.7
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
2,188,326
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
10-143.60.3%434
15-1994.37.6%8,736
20-24276.422.3%23,702
25-29297.324.0%24,907
30-34261.821.1%20,614
35-39194.015.6%13,307
40-4492.47.5%5,225
45-4919.41.6%820
50-541.10.1%30