Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 2011

Papua New Guinea
2011
Total fertility rate: 3.82
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 3.82 children per woman in 2011 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (178 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 238,169 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.82
Births
238,169
Births per 1,000 people
30.3
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.66
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.8
Population
7,859,346
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
10-144.10.5%1,705
15-1968.89.0%26,512
20-24169.222.1%62,071
25-29178.523.3%59,275
30-34151.219.8%44,513
35-39105.413.8%26,860
40-4463.68.3%13,297
45-4922.73.0%3,738
50-541.60.2%198