Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 2014

Papua New Guinea
2014
Total fertility rate: 3.63
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2014  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea was 3.63 children per woman in 2014 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (173 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 246,323 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.63
Births
246,323
Births per 1,000 people
28.9
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.60
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.7
Population
8,523,441
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
10-142.60.4%1,141
15-1964.48.9%26,590
20-24163.922.6%63,956
25-29173.023.8%62,975
30-34144.019.8%46,208
35-39101.814.0%28,513
40-4455.07.6%12,881
45-4920.62.8%3,853
50-541.50.2%207