Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1992

Papua New Guinea
1992
Total fertility rate: 5.03
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1992  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 5.03 children per woman in 1992 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (230 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 149,107 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.03
Births
149,107
Births per 1,000 people
35.8
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
4,166,700
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
10-147.20.7%1,666
15-1982.38.2%16,824
20-24210.020.8%38,434
25-29229.822.8%37,674
30-34198.919.7%27,118
35-39158.315.7%17,120
40-4493.19.2%8,194
45-4927.12.7%1,969
50-541.70.2%105