Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1979

Papua New Guinea
1979
Total fertility rate: 5.79
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 5.79 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (270 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 118,552 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.79
Births
118,552
Births per 1,000 people
38.7
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
3,067,342
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
10-145.00.4%916
15-1990.27.8%13,066
20-24248.721.5%29,232
25-29270.423.4%29,093
30-34237.020.5%22,487
35-39180.515.6%15,117
40-4498.08.5%7,088
45-4924.12.1%1,481
50-541.40.1%70