Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 1999

Papua New Guinea
1999
Total fertility rate: 4.59
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 4.59 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (209 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 185,416 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.59
Births
185,416
Births per 1,000 people
34.7
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.95
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.7
Population
5,349,333
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
10-148.00.9%2,390
15-1975.88.2%20,208
20-24190.420.7%46,807
25-29209.322.7%46,369
30-34179.119.5%34,439
35-39140.515.3%22,062
40-4488.29.6%10,520
45-4926.92.9%2,494
50-541.80.2%126