Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1968

Papua New Guinea
1968
Total fertility rate: 6.25
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 6.25 children per woman in 1968 — 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, 106,077 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.25
Births
106,077
Births per 1,000 people
44.4
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.30
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
2,390,804
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%480
15-1995.47.6%9,821
20-24277.922.2%25,944
25-29298.023.8%26,863
30-34262.721.0%21,910
35-39196.115.7%14,184
40-4497.37.8%5,900
45-4919.81.6%940
50-541.10.1%34