Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 2003

Papua New Guinea
2003
Total fertility rate: 4.36
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 4.36 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (199 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 206,224 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.36
Births
206,224
Births per 1,000 people
33.7
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.8
Population
6,123,997
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
10-147.50.9%2,497
15-1976.08.7%23,428
20-24182.620.9%51,266
25-29199.422.8%51,236
30-34170.319.5%38,275
35-39130.114.9%24,555
40-4480.79.2%11,926
45-4926.53.0%2,893
50-541.80.2%151