Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1971

Papua New Guinea
1971
Total fertility rate: 6.23
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 6.23 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (295 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 112,038 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.23
Births
112,038
Births per 1,000 people
43.7
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
2,566,422
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
10-144.10.3%567
15-1995.07.6%10,282
20-24274.822.0%27,570
25-29295.223.7%28,511
30-34260.220.9%22,832
35-39195.315.7%14,805
40-44100.68.1%6,366
45-4920.91.7%1,065
50-541.20.1%43