Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1994

Papua New Guinea
1994
Total fertility rate: 4.87
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 4.87 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (223 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 158,228 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.87
Births
158,228
Births per 1,000 people
35.3
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
4,480,208
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
10-147.30.7%1,823
15-1979.98.2%17,700
20-24203.220.8%40,647
25-29222.922.8%39,944
30-34192.119.7%29,195
35-39151.715.5%18,148
40-4489.59.2%8,583
45-4927.32.8%2,074
50-541.80.2%114