Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1981

Papua New Guinea
1981
Total fertility rate: 5.64
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 5.64 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (263 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 121,065 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.64
Births
121,065
Births per 1,000 people
37.9
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.30
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
3,197,019
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
10-145.40.5%1,022
15-1988.87.9%13,952
20-24240.821.4%30,700
25-29262.523.3%28,945
30-34230.320.4%22,481
35-39177.415.7%15,159
40-4497.08.6%7,193
45-4924.22.1%1,540
50-541.40.1%75