Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1973

Papua New Guinea
1973
Total fertility rate: 6.16
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 6.16 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (290 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 114,487 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.16
Births
114,487
Births per 1,000 people
42.6
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.38
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
2,690,629
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
10-144.30.3%642
15-1994.37.7%10,668
20-24270.622.0%28,355
25-29290.523.6%28,714
30-34256.320.8%23,207
35-39193.015.7%15,083
40-44100.78.2%6,604
45-4921.81.8%1,167
50-541.20.1%49