Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1997

Papua New Guinea
1997
Total fertility rate: 4.68
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 4.68 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (214 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 173,775 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.68
Births
173,775
Births per 1,000 people
34.8
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.7
Population
4,987,884
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
10-147.70.8%2,145
15-1975.78.1%18,746
20-24196.020.9%44,634
25-29214.222.8%43,581
30-34183.619.6%32,390
35-39144.015.4%20,344
40-4487.89.4%9,478
45-4927.52.9%2,341
50-541.80.2%121