Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1991

Papua New Guinea
1991
Total fertility rate: 5.11
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 5.11 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (233 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 145,117 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.11
Births
145,117
Births per 1,000 people
36.1
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
4,021,837
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
10-147.10.7%1,580
15-1983.48.1%16,418
20-24213.320.8%37,610
25-29232.922.8%36,581
30-34202.119.7%26,142
35-39161.615.8%16,768
40-4494.99.3%8,010
45-4926.82.6%1,908
50-541.70.2%100