Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1989

Papua New Guinea
1989
Total fertility rate: 5.24
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 5.24 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (239 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 140,665 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.24
Births
140,665
Births per 1,000 people
37.1
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
3,796,078
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
10-146.50.6%1,397
15-1985.58.1%16,173
20-24219.220.9%37,216
25-29238.622.7%35,073
30-34208.019.8%24,788
35-39167.415.9%16,451
40-4496.99.2%7,695
45-4926.12.5%1,781
50-541.60.2%90