Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1974

Papua New Guinea
1974
Total fertility rate: 6.11
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 6.11 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (288 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 115,114 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.11
Births
115,114
Births per 1,000 people
41.8
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.38
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
2,752,671
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
10-144.40.4%677
15-1993.67.7%10,936
20-24268.021.9%28,483
25-29287.823.5%28,630
30-34253.820.8%23,230
35-39191.415.7%15,157
40-44100.58.2%6,723
45-4922.21.8%1,223
50-541.30.1%53