Fertility & birth rates in Palestine and Papua New Guinea

Fertility rate in Palestine vs Papua New Guinea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Palestine was 3.31 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 Palestine 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
	Palestine	Papua New Guinea
1960	-	6.02
1961	-	6.07
1962	-	6.14
1963	-	6.15
1964	-	6.19
1965	-	6.2
1966	-	6.23
1967	-	6.24
1968	-	6.25
1969	-	6.26
1970	-	6.25
1971	-	6.23
1972	-	6.2
1973	-	6.16
1974	-	6.11
1975	-	6.07
1976	-	6.02
1977	-	5.96
1978	-	5.88
1979	-	5.79
1980	-	5.71
1981	-	5.65
1982	-	5.59
1983	-	5.56
1984	-	5.51
1985	-	5.47
1986	-	5.42
1987	-	5.36
1988	-	5.3
1989	-	5.24
1990	6.81	5.18
1991	6.75	5.11
1992	6.65	5.03
1993	6.5	4.96
1994	6.33	4.87
1995	6.16	4.78
1996	5.99	4.73
1997	5.82	4.68
1998	5.69	4.63
1999	5.58	4.59
2000	5.46	4.53
2001	5.34	4.47
2002	5.22	4.42
2003	5.06	4.36
2004	4.97	4.28
2005	4.87	4.22
2006	4.74	4.15
2007	4.63	4.08
2008	4.51	4.01
2009	4.44	3.94
2010	4.43	3.88
2011	4.31	3.82
2012	4.15	3.75
2013	4.05	3.68
2014	4	3.63
2015	3.98	3.56
2016	3.89	3.5
2017	3.77	3.43
2018	3.67	3.38
2019	3.59	3.32
2020	3.51	3.27
2021	3.44	3.22
2022	3.38	3.17
2023	3.31	3.1
2024	3.25	3.07
2025	3.19	3.03
2026	3.13	2.99
2027	3.07	2.95
2028	3.02	2.92
2029	2.97	2.88
2030	2.93	2.84
2031	2.89	2.81
2032	2.85	2.78
2033	2.81	2.75
2034	2.78	2.73
2035	2.75	2.69
2036	2.71	2.67
2037	2.68	2.64
2038	2.65	2.61
2039	2.62	2.59
2040	2.59	2.56
2041	2.56	2.54
2042	2.53	2.51
2043	2.51	2.49
2044	2.48	2.48
2045	2.45	2.46
2046	2.43	2.44
2047	2.41	2.42
2048	2.38	2.4
2049	2.36	2.38
2050	2.34	2.36

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Palestine	Papua New Guinea
1960	-	43.4%
1961	-	43.7%
1962	-	43.9%
1963	-	44.2%
1964	-	44.4%
1965	-	44.6%
1966	-	44.9%
1967	-	45.1%
1968	-	45.3%
1969	-	45.6%
1970	-	45.8%
1971	-	46%
1972	-	46%
1973	-	45.9%
1974	-	45.8%
1975	-	45.5%
1976	-	45.2%
1977	-	44.9%
1978	-	44.4%
1979	-	44%
1980	-	43.5%
1981	-	43.2%
1982	-	43%
1983	-	42.9%
1984	-	42.8%
1985	-	42.6%
1986	-	42.5%
1987	-	42.4%
1988	-	42.4%
1989	-	42.3%
1990	49.1%	42.1%
1991	49.1%	41.9%
1992	49%	41.7%
1993	49%	41.5%
1994	48.9%	41.2%
1995	48.8%	41%
1996	48.6%	40.8%
1997	48.4%	40.6%
1998	48.1%	40.4%
1999	47.8%	40.2%
2000	47.4%	40%
2001	47.1%	39.8%
2002	46.6%	39.5%
2003	46.1%	39.3%
2004	45.6%	39%
2005	45%	38.8%
2006	44.3%	38.5%
2007	43.7%	38.3%
2008	43%	38%
2009	42.4%	37.7%
2010	41.9%	37.5%
2011	41.5%	37.2%
2012	41.1%	37%
2013	40.7%	36.7%
2014	40.4%	36.5%
2015	40.1%	36.2%
2016	39.9%	35.9%
2017	39.7%	35.6%
2018	39.6%	35.3%
2019	39.5%	35%
2020	39.3%	34.7%
2021	39%	34.4%
2022	38.7%	34.1%
2023	38.4%	33.8%
2024	38%	33.5%
2025	37.6%	33.1%
2026	37%	32.8%
2027	36.5%	32.5%
2028	35.9%	32.1%
2029	35.3%	31.8%
2030	34.7%	31.4%
2031	34%	31.1%
2032	33.4%	30.7%
2033	32.8%	30.4%
2034	32.3%	30.1%
2035	31.8%	29.7%
2036	31.4%	29.4%
2037	31%	29.1%
2038	30.6%	28.8%
2039	30.3%	28.5%
2040	30%	28.3%
2041	29.7%	28%
2042	29.4%	27.8%
2043	29.2%	27.5%
2044	28.9%	27.3%
2045	28.6%	27.1%
2046	28.4%	26.9%
2047	28.1%	26.7%
2048	27.8%	26.5%
2049	27.5%	26.3%
2050	27.2%	26.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 38% of the population in Palestine and 33.5% in Papua New Guinea in 2024, compared to 49.1% and 42.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Palestine and Papua New Guinea compared.

Natural population change in Palestine vs Papua New Guinea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.64% in Palestine 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
	Palestine	Papua New Guinea
1960	-	56,326
1961	-	58,151
1962	-	59,974
1963	-	62,260
1964	-	64,558
1965	-	66,693
1966	-	69,206
1967	-	71,519
1968	-	73,983
1969	-	76,454
1970	-	78,712
1971	-	80,599
1972	-	82,672
1973	-	83,821
1974	-	84,829
1975	-	85,809
1976	-	86,965
1977	-	87,954
1978	-	88,747
1979	-	89,330
1980	-	90,266
1981	-	91,767
1982	-	93,522
1983	-	95,982
1984	-	98,103
1985	-	100,333
1986	-	102,346
1987	-	104,367
1988	-	106,256
1989	-	108,199
1990	76,163	110,033
1991	79,444	111,453
1992	82,865	114,818
1993	86,434	118,668
1994	90,156	122,113
1995	94,037	125,410
1996	98,085	129,802
1997	102,307	134,458
1998	103,566	136,677
1999	104,823	143,592
2000	106,367	147,496
2001	107,320	151,431
2002	108,560	155,091
2003	109,162	158,611
2004	110,045	161,023
2005	110,569	163,888
2006	111,728	166,540
2007	112,453	169,306
2008	108,395	172,823
2009	111,724	175,421
2010	117,674	178,998
2011	119,021	181,842
2012	119,185	183,658
2013	120,503	185,790
2014	120,724	187,592
2015	126,189	188,600
2016	126,698	189,281
2017	125,688	189,715
2018	124,791	190,662
2019	124,508	190,662
2020	122,416	189,130
2021	120,396	183,766
2022	123,987	186,861
2023	102,613	187,637

Maternal mortality chart: Palestine vs Papua New Guinea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 16 deaths per 100,000 live births in Palestine, compared to 189 deaths in Papua New Guinea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Palestine	Papua New Guinea
1985	102	393
1986	96	386
1987	87	379
1988	85	377
1989	82	369
1990	78	360
1991	75	354
1992	73	340
1993	69	333
1994	66	324
1995	64	318
1996	61	316
1997	60	316
1998	59	325
1999	58	321
2000	59	323
2001	60	325
2002	58	329
2003	56	328
2004	55	326
2005	52	326
2006	51	325
2007	49	326
2008	49	315
2009	48	302
2010	42	289
2011	39	271
2012	36	257
2013	32	243
2014	29	232
2015	26	221
2016	23	214
2017	21	207
2018	19	205
2019	18	199
2020	20	194
2021	29	223
2022	17	189
2023	16	189

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.63% in Palestine 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
	Palestine	Papua New Guinea
1960	-	19.8%
1961	-	19.2%
1962	-	18.6%
1963	-	18%
1964	-	17.4%
1965	-	16.9%
1966	-	16.3%
1967	-	15.8%
1968	-	15.2%
1969	-	14.7%
1970	-	14.2%
1971	-	13.7%
1972	-	13.3%
1973	-	12.9%
1974	-	12.4%
1975	10.8%	12.1%
1976	10.2%	11.7%
1977	9.55%	11.3%
1978	8.98%	11%
1979	8.45%	10.7%
1980	7.95%	10.4%
1981	7.48%	10.2%
1982	7.04%	9.94%
1983	6.63%	9.71%
1984	6.25%	9.5%
1985	5.89%	9.3%
1986	5.56%	9.12%
1987	5.25%	8.96%
1988	4.97%	8.78%
1989	4.72%	8.63%
1990	4.49%	8.47%
1991	4.28%	8.31%
1992	4.09%	8.17%
1993	3.92%	8.03%
1994	3.77%	7.89%
1995	3.62%	7.77%
1996	3.49%	7.64%
1997	3.36%	7.52%
1998	3.24%	7.41%
1999	3.13%	7.3%
2000	3.03%	7.19%
2001	2.94%	7.08%
2002	2.85%	6.96%
2003	2.77%	6.84%
2004	2.68%	6.71%
2005	2.6%	6.58%
2006	2.52%	6.44%
2007	2.43%	6.31%
2008	2.35%	6.16%
2009	2.28%	6.02%
2010	2.2%	5.88%
2011	2.12%	5.73%
2012	2.04%	5.59%
2013	1.97%	5.44%
2014	2.2%	5.3%
2015	1.83%	5.17%
2016	1.76%	5.02%
2017	1.69%	4.87%
2018	1.63%	4.72%
2019	1.57%	4.59%
2020	1.52%	4.45%
2021	1.47%	4.31%
2022	1.42%	4.17%
2023	2.63%	4.03%