Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1985

Papua New Guinea
1985
Total fertility rate: 5.47
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 5.47 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (251 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 131,041 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.47
Births
131,041
Births per 1,000 people
37.7
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
3,478,936
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
10-146.00.5%1,211
15-1989.28.1%15,629
20-24230.421.0%34,553
25-29250.922.9%31,410
30-34220.120.1%23,532
35-39174.616.0%15,547
40-4497.08.9%7,443
45-4924.82.3%1,634
50-541.50.1%80