Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1972

Papua New Guinea
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.20
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 6.20 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (293 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 113,724 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.20
Births
113,724
Births per 1,000 people
43.3
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
2,628,432
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
10-144.20.3%602
15-1994.87.6%10,453
20-24272.722.0%28,089
25-29292.823.6%28,855
30-34258.520.8%23,132
35-39194.315.7%14,969
40-44100.88.1%6,475
45-4921.31.7%1,106
50-541.20.1%45