Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1987

Papua New Guinea
1987
Total fertility rate: 5.36
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 5.36 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (245 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 135,915 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.36
Births
135,915
Births per 1,000 people
37.4
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
3,632,542
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
10-146.20.6%1,297
15-1987.58.2%15,946
20-24224.921.0%36,151
25-29244.922.8%33,248
30-34214.120.0%23,924
35-39171.416.0%16,005
40-4496.99.0%7,563
45-4925.32.4%1,698
50-541.50.1%84