Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1978

Papua New Guinea
1978
Total fertility rate: 5.88
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 5.88 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (275 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 118,071 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.88
Births
118,071
Births per 1,000 people
39.3
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
3,003,714
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
10-144.80.4%858
15-1991.97.8%12,738
20-24253.621.6%28,837
25-29274.923.4%29,124
30-34241.320.6%22,739
35-39183.515.6%15,208
40-4499.08.4%7,067
45-4923.82.0%1,436
50-541.40.1%68