Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 2005

Papua New Guinea
2005
Total fertility rate: 4.22
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 4.22 children per woman in 2005 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (193 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 214,461 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.22
Births
214,461
Births per 1,000 people
32.8
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.80
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.8
Population
6,535,905
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
10-146.70.8%2,361
15-1973.68.7%24,266
20-24179.621.2%53,948
25-29193.422.9%52,937
30-34164.519.4%39,828
35-39123.814.6%25,254
40-4477.09.1%12,564
45-4926.03.1%3,141
50-541.80.2%160