Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1966

Papua New Guinea
1966
Total fertility rate: 6.23
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 6.23 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (298 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 101,912 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.23
Births
101,912
Births per 1,000 people
44.6
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
2,285,774
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
10-143.70.3%452
15-1994.07.5%9,167
20-24277.522.3%24,940
25-29298.223.9%25,829
30-34262.821.1%21,291
35-39195.415.7%13,742
40-4494.87.6%5,575
45-4919.61.6%882
50-541.10.1%32