Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1965

Papua New Guinea
1965
Total fertility rate: 6.20
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 6.20 children per woman in 1965 — 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, 99,658 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.20
Births
99,658
Births per 1,000 people
44.6
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
2,235,820
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%444
15-1993.97.6%8,927
20-24276.622.3%24,277
25-29297.423.9%25,309
30-34262.121.1%20,925
35-39194.415.7%13,503
40-4493.47.5%5,393
45-4919.51.6%851
50-541.10.1%31