Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1969

Papua New Guinea
1969
Total fertility rate: 6.26
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 6.26 children per woman in 1969 — 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 29.7 years old. In total, 108,257 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.26
Births
108,257
Births per 1,000 people
44.2
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
2,446,926
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
10-143.80.3%503
15-1995.97.6%10,083
20-24277.722.1%26,471
25-29297.723.7%27,463
30-34262.620.9%22,248
35-39196.415.7%14,423
40-4498.67.9%6,065
45-4919.81.6%966
50-541.10.1%35