Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 2001

Papua New Guinea
2001
Total fertility rate: 4.47
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 4.47 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (204 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 195,992 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.47
Births
195,992
Births per 1,000 people
34.2
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.90
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.8
Population
5,728,435
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
10-148.10.9%2,571
15-1978.38.7%22,428
20-24182.420.4%48,066
25-29204.222.8%49,028
30-34174.819.5%36,401
35-39135.215.1%23,424
40-4484.69.4%11,252
45-4926.83.0%2,681
50-541.80.2%141