Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1988

Papua New Guinea
1988
Total fertility rate: 5.30
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 5.30 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (242 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 138,329 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.30
Births
138,329
Births per 1,000 people
37.3
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
3,711,880
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
10-146.40.6%1,343
15-1986.58.2%16,075
20-24222.120.9%36,752
25-29241.822.8%34,172
30-34211.119.9%24,301
35-39169.516.0%16,265
40-4496.89.1%7,598
45-4925.72.4%1,737
50-541.50.1%87