Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 2004

Papua New Guinea
2004
Total fertility rate: 4.28
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 4.28 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (196 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 210,128 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.28
Births
210,128
Births per 1,000 people
33.2
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.8
Population
6,328,041
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
10-147.20.8%2,444
15-1974.78.7%23,854
20-24181.821.2%52,764
25-29195.922.8%51,991
30-34167.119.5%39,001
35-39126.314.7%24,799
40-4477.89.1%12,096
45-4926.33.1%3,024
50-541.80.2%156