Fertility & birth rates in Czech Republic and Papua New Guinea

Fertility rate in Czech Republic vs Papua New Guinea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Czech Republic was 1.45 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.1 in Papua New Guinea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Czech Republic vs Papua New Guinea population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Czech Republic	Papua New Guinea
1960	2.09	6.02
1961	2.11	6.07
1962	2.12	6.14
1963	2.31	6.15
1964	2.34	6.19
1965	2.18	6.2
1966	2.02	6.23
1967	1.91	6.24
1968	1.84	6.25
1969	1.87	6.26
1970	1.92	6.25
1971	2	6.23
1972	2.09	6.2
1973	2.31	6.16
1974	2.46	6.11
1975	2.43	6.07
1976	2.39	6.02
1977	2.34	5.96
1978	2.33	5.88
1979	2.27	5.79
1980	2.08	5.71
1981	2	5.65
1982	2	5.59
1983	1.97	5.56
1984	1.97	5.51
1985	1.95	5.47
1986	1.92	5.42
1987	1.91	5.36
1988	1.94	5.3
1989	1.87	5.24
1990	1.9	5.18
1991	1.86	5.11
1992	1.71	5.03
1993	1.67	4.96
1994	1.44	4.87
1995	1.28	4.78
1996	1.18	4.73
1997	1.17	4.68
1998	1.16	4.63
1999	1.13	4.59
2000	1.15	4.53
2001	1.15	4.47
2002	1.17	4.42
2003	1.18	4.36
2004	1.23	4.28
2005	1.29	4.22
2006	1.34	4.15
2007	1.45	4.08
2008	1.51	4.01
2009	1.51	3.94
2010	1.51	3.88
2011	1.43	3.82
2012	1.45	3.75
2013	1.46	3.68
2014	1.53	3.63
2015	1.57	3.56
2016	1.63	3.5
2017	1.69	3.43
2018	1.71	3.38
2019	1.71	3.32
2020	1.74	3.27
2021	1.83	3.22
2022	1.64	3.17
2023	1.45	3.1
2024	1.46	3.07
2025	1.47	3.03
2026	1.48	2.99
2027	1.48	2.95
2028	1.49	2.92
2029	1.49	2.88
2030	1.5	2.84
2031	1.51	2.81
2032	1.51	2.78
2033	1.52	2.75
2034	1.52	2.73
2035	1.53	2.69
2036	1.53	2.67
2037	1.54	2.64
2038	1.54	2.61
2039	1.54	2.59
2040	1.55	2.56
2041	1.55	2.54
2042	1.55	2.51
2043	1.55	2.49
2044	1.56	2.48
2045	1.56	2.46
2046	1.56	2.44
2047	1.56	2.42
2048	1.56	2.4
2049	1.57	2.38
2050	1.57	2.36

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Czech Republic	Papua New Guinea
1960	25.6%	43.4%
1961	25.1%	43.7%
1962	24.5%	43.9%
1963	23.9%	44.2%
1964	23.5%	44.4%
1965	23.2%	44.6%
1966	22.7%	44.9%
1967	22.3%	45.1%
1968	21.9%	45.3%
1969	21.6%	45.6%
1970	21.3%	45.8%
1971	21.1%	46%
1972	21.1%	46%
1973	21.2%	45.9%
1974	21.6%	45.8%
1975	22.1%	45.5%
1976	22.6%	45.2%
1977	22.9%	44.9%
1978	23.2%	44.4%
1979	23.4%	44%
1980	23.4%	43.5%
1981	23.5%	43.2%
1982	23.5%	43%
1983	23.5%	42.9%
1984	23.5%	42.8%
1985	23.4%	42.6%
1986	23.2%	42.5%
1987	23%	42.4%
1988	22.6%	42.4%
1989	22%	42.3%
1990	21.4%	42.1%
1991	20.9%	41.9%
1992	20.3%	41.7%
1993	19.8%	41.5%
1994	19.2%	41.2%
1995	18.7%	41%
1996	18.2%	40.8%
1997	17.7%	40.6%
1998	17.3%	40.4%
1999	16.9%	40.2%
2000	16.5%	40%
2001	16.1%	39.8%
2002	15.7%	39.5%
2003	15.3%	39.3%
2004	15%	39%
2005	14.7%	38.8%
2006	14.4%	38.5%
2007	14.3%	38.3%
2008	14.2%	38%
2009	14.2%	37.7%
2010	14.4%	37.5%
2011	14.6%	37.2%
2012	14.8%	37%
2013	14.9%	36.7%
2014	15.1%	36.5%
2015	15.3%	36.2%
2016	15.4%	35.9%
2017	15.6%	35.6%
2018	15.8%	35.3%
2019	15.9%	35%
2020	16%	34.7%
2021	16.1%	34.4%
2022	15.9%	34.1%
2023	15.7%	33.8%
2024	15.4%	33.5%
2025	15.1%	33.1%
2026	14.8%	32.8%
2027	14.6%	32.5%
2028	14.4%	32.1%
2029	14.2%	31.8%
2030	14%	31.4%
2031	13.8%	31.1%
2032	13.5%	30.7%
2033	13.3%	30.4%
2034	13%	30.1%
2035	12.9%	29.7%
2036	12.7%	29.4%
2037	12.5%	29.1%
2038	12.5%	28.8%
2039	12.6%	28.5%
2040	12.7%	28.3%
2041	12.8%	28%
2042	12.9%	27.8%
2043	13.1%	27.5%
2044	13.2%	27.3%
2045	13.4%	27.1%
2046	13.5%	26.9%
2047	13.7%	26.7%
2048	13.8%	26.5%
2049	13.9%	26.3%
2050	14%	26.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.4% of the population in the Czech Republic and 33.5% in Papua New Guinea in 2024, compared to 21.4% and 42.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Czech Republic and Papua New Guinea compared.

Natural population change in Czech Republic vs Papua New Guinea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.07% in the Czech Republic and +2% in Papua New Guinea. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Czech Republic	Papua New Guinea
1960	34,567	56,326
1961	36,430	58,151
1962	29,836	59,974
1963	48,353	62,260
1964	52,531	64,558
1965	43,029	66,693
1966	35,355	69,206
1967	29,558	71,519
1968	21,728	73,983
1969	22,762	76,454
1970	24,646	78,712
1971	31,445	80,599
1972	44,404	82,672
1973	57,549	83,821
1974	66,923	84,829
1975	67,393	85,809
1976	61,768	86,965
1977	55,009	87,954
1978	52,234	88,747
1979	44,257	89,330
1980	17,517	90,266
1981	13,391	91,767
1982	10,315	93,522
1983	3,097	95,982
1984	5,165	98,103
1985	4,135	100,333
1986	1,034	102,346
1987	4,138	104,367
1988	7,249	106,256
1989	1,036	108,199
1990	1,034	110,033
1991	4,124	111,453
1992	1,032	114,818
1993	3,099	118,668
1994	-11,367	122,113
1995	-21,687	125,410
1996	-21,662	129,802
1997	-21,639	134,458
1998	-18,530	136,677
1999	-20,568	143,592
2000	-17,433	147,496
2001	-16,347	151,431
2002	-15,296	155,091
2003	-17,330	158,611
2004	-9,177	161,023
2005	-6,126	163,888
2006	1,024	166,540
2007	9,268	169,306
2008	14,538	172,823
2009	10,444	175,421
2010	10,475	178,998
2011	2,099	181,842
2012	0	183,658
2013	-2,103	185,790
2014	4,210	187,592
2015	0	188,600
2016	5,283	189,281
2017	3,178	189,715
2018	1,063	190,662
2019	0	190,662
2020	-19,257	189,130
2021	-28,365	183,766
2022	-19,209	186,861
2023	-21,729	187,637

Maternal mortality chart: Czech Republic vs Papua New Guinea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 3 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Czech Republic, compared to 189 deaths in Papua New Guinea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Czech Republic	Papua New Guinea
1985	15	393
1986	17	386
1987	15	379
1988	16	377
1989	15	369
1990	15	360
1991	15	354
1992	13	340
1993	12	333
1994	11	324
1995	10	318
1996	8	316
1997	8	316
1998	7	325
1999	7	321
2000	7	323
2001	6	325
2002	6	329
2003	6	328
2004	5	326
2005	5	326
2006	5	325
2007	4	326
2008	4	315
2009	4	302
2010	4	289
2011	4	271
2012	4	257
2013	3	243
2014	3	232
2015	3	221
2016	3	214
2017	3	207
2018	3	205
2019	3	199
2020	3	194
2021	4	223
2022	3	189
2023	3	189

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.26% in the Czech Republic and 4.03% in Papua New Guinea. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Czech Republic	Papua New Guinea
1960	2.48%	19.8%
1961	2.44%	19.2%
1962	2.42%	18.6%
1963	2.43%	18%
1964	2.44%	17.4%
1965	2.46%	16.9%
1966	2.47%	16.3%
1967	2.48%	15.8%
1968	2.47%	15.2%
1969	2.46%	14.7%
1970	2.43%	14.2%
1971	2.39%	13.7%
1972	2.34%	13.3%
1973	2.29%	12.9%
1974	2.23%	12.4%
1975	2.16%	12.1%
1976	2.08%	11.7%
1977	1.99%	11.3%
1978	1.89%	11%
1979	1.78%	10.7%
1980	1.68%	10.4%
1981	1.59%	10.2%
1982	1.52%	9.94%
1983	1.47%	9.71%
1984	1.44%	9.5%
1985	1.41%	9.3%
1986	1.38%	9.12%
1987	1.35%	8.96%
1988	1.3%	8.78%
1989	1.25%	8.63%
1990	1.21%	8.47%
1991	1.17%	8.31%
1992	1.11%	8.17%
1993	1.03%	8.03%
1994	0.94%	7.89%
1995	0.85%	7.77%
1996	0.77%	7.64%
1997	0.7%	7.52%
1998	0.63%	7.41%
1999	0.58%	7.3%
2000	0.55%	7.19%
2001	0.52%	7.08%
2002	0.5%	6.96%
2003	0.48%	6.84%
2004	0.46%	6.71%
2005	0.44%	6.58%
2006	0.41%	6.44%
2007	0.39%	6.31%
2008	0.37%	6.16%
2009	0.35%	6.02%
2010	0.34%	5.88%
2011	0.33%	5.73%
2012	0.32%	5.59%
2013	0.31%	5.44%
2014	0.31%	5.3%
2015	0.32%	5.17%
2016	0.32%	5.02%
2017	0.32%	4.87%
2018	0.31%	4.72%
2019	0.3%	4.59%
2020	0.29%	4.45%
2021	0.28%	4.31%
2022	0.27%	4.17%
2023	0.26%	4.03%