Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Papua New Guinea, 2041

Papua New Guinea
2041
Total fertility rate: 2.54
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2041  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Papua New Guinea is projected at 2.54 children per woman in 2041 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (128 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.0 years old. In total, 267,243 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.54
Births
267,243
Births per 1,000 people
19.7
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
13,537,371
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
10-140.50.1%304
15-1942.98.4%25,315
20-24122.524.1%70,457
25-29128.525.3%69,787
30-34106.320.9%53,162
35-3975.814.9%34,842
40-4427.25.3%11,468
45-494.70.9%1,833
50-540.20.0%76