Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 2012

Papua New Guinea
2012
Total fertility rate: 3.75
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 3.75 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (176 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 240,841 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.75
Births
240,841
Births per 1,000 people
29.8
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.64
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.8
Population
8,081,390
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
10-143.50.5%1,476
15-1967.89.0%26,758
20-24166.822.2%62,604
25-29176.323.5%60,468
30-34148.519.8%44,967
35-39104.013.8%27,391
40-4460.78.1%13,182
45-4922.02.9%3,795
50-541.60.2%201