Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1996

Papua New Guinea
1996
Total fertility rate: 4.73
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 4.73 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (217 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 168,046 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.73
Births
168,046
Births per 1,000 people
34.9
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.7
Population
4,813,362
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
10-147.50.8%2,013
15-1977.18.1%18,421
20-24197.420.8%43,114
25-29216.622.9%42,234
30-34185.919.6%31,291
35-39146.115.4%19,515
40-4487.99.3%9,085
45-4927.62.9%2,252
50-541.80.2%121