Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 2002

Papua New Guinea
2002
Total fertility rate: 4.42
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 4.42 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (202 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 201,313 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.42
Births
201,313
Births per 1,000 people
34.0
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.88
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.8
Population
5,924,004
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
10-147.80.9%2,535
15-1977.28.7%22,951
20-24182.720.6%49,678
25-29201.922.8%50,220
30-34172.719.5%37,359
35-39132.815.0%24,039
40-4482.79.3%11,603
45-4926.73.0%2,783
50-541.80.2%145