Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1982

Papua New Guinea
1982
Total fertility rate: 5.59
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 5.59 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (259 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 123,065 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.59
Births
123,065
Births per 1,000 people
37.7
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
3,264,291
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
10-145.60.5%1,068
15-1989.28.0%14,477
20-24237.421.3%31,567
25-29258.723.2%29,225
30-34227.220.3%22,715
35-39176.315.8%15,163
40-4496.68.7%7,218
45-4924.22.2%1,554
50-541.40.1%76