Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1976

Papua New Guinea
1976
Total fertility rate: 6.02
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 6.02 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (282 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 116,660 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.02
Births
116,660
Births per 1,000 people
40.5
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.38
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
2,877,327
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
10-144.50.4%753
15-1992.87.7%11,762
20-24262.021.8%28,482
25-29282.323.5%28,857
30-34248.620.7%23,206
35-39188.315.6%15,261
40-44100.28.3%6,946
45-4923.11.9%1,333
50-541.30.1%61