Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1995

Papua New Guinea
1995
Total fertility rate: 4.78
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 4.78 children per woman in 1995 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (219 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 162,491 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.78
Births
162,491
Births per 1,000 people
35.0
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
4,644,278
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
10-147.30.8%1,900
15-1978.68.2%18,092
20-24198.920.8%41,591
25-29219.222.9%40,973
30-34188.419.7%30,161
35-39148.215.5%18,727
40-4488.19.2%8,764
45-4927.62.9%2,165
50-541.80.2%118