Papua New Guinea birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Papua New Guinea chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Papua New Guinea is 3.1, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 4.96 — a -37.5% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Papua New Guinea	World
1960	6.02	4.69
1961	6.07	4.56
1962	6.14	5.02
1963	6.15	5.31
1964	6.19	5.13
1965	6.2	5.08
1966	6.23	4.97
1967	6.24	4.87
1968	6.25	4.98
1969	6.26	4.88
1970	6.25	4.84
1971	6.23	4.69
1972	6.2	4.55
1973	6.16	4.42
1974	6.11	4.26
1975	6.07	4.07
1976	6.02	3.97
1977	5.96	3.84
1978	5.88	3.77
1979	5.79	3.76
1980	5.71	3.73
1981	5.65	3.71
1982	5.59	3.72
1983	5.56	3.59
1984	5.51	3.57
1985	5.47	3.53
1986	5.42	3.51
1987	5.36	3.48
1988	5.3	3.39
1989	5.24	3.35
1990	5.18	3.31
1991	5.11	3.13
1992	5.03	3.04
1993	4.96	2.97
1994	4.87	2.92
1995	4.78	2.87
1996	4.73	2.82
1997	4.68	2.78
1998	4.63	2.75
1999	4.59	2.72
2000	4.53	2.73
2001	4.47	2.69
2002	4.42	2.66
2003	4.36	2.64
2004	4.28	2.63
2005	4.22	2.61
2006	4.15	2.61
2007	4.08	2.6
2008	4.01	2.6
2009	3.94	2.59
2010	3.88	2.57
2011	3.82	2.55
2012	3.75	2.56
2013	3.68	2.53
2014	3.63	2.52
2015	3.56	2.49
2016	3.5	2.49
2017	3.43	2.46
2018	3.38	2.39
2019	3.32	2.35
2020	3.27	2.28
2021	3.22	2.25
2022	3.17	2.22
2023	3.1	2.2
2024	3.07	2.19
2025	3.03	2.18
2026	2.99	2.18
2027	2.95	2.17
2028	2.92	2.16
2029	2.88	2.15
2030	2.84	2.14
2031	2.81	2.13
2032	2.78	2.12
2033	2.75	2.12
2034	2.73	2.11
2035	2.69	2.1
2036	2.67	2.09
2037	2.64	2.09
2038	2.61	2.08
2039	2.59	2.08
2040	2.56	2.08
2041	2.54	2.07
2042	2.51	2.07
2043	2.49	2.07
2044	2.48	2.07
2045	2.46	2.06
2046	2.44	2.06
2047	2.42	2.06
2048	2.4	2.05
2049	2.38	2.05
2050	2.36	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 10.4% were to women under 20 years old, 51.1% to women ages 20-29, and 38.6% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 11.5%, 52%, and 36.5% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Papua New Guinea by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Papua New Guinea	World
1960	43.4%	37.4%
1961	43.7%	37.5%
1962	43.9%	37.6%
1963	44.2%	37.8%
1964	44.4%	38%
1965	44.6%	38%
1966	44.9%	38%
1967	45.1%	38%
1968	45.3%	37.9%
1969	45.6%	37.8%
1970	45.8%	37.7%
1971	46%	37.6%
1972	46%	37.5%
1973	45.9%	37.3%
1974	45.8%	37.2%
1975	45.5%	37.1%
1976	45.2%	36.9%
1977	44.9%	36.7%
1978	44.4%	36.3%
1979	44%	35.9%
1980	43.5%	35.5%
1981	43.2%	35.2%
1982	43%	34.9%
1983	42.9%	34.6%
1984	42.8%	34.3%
1985	42.6%	34%
1986	42.5%	33.8%
1987	42.4%	33.6%
1988	42.4%	33.4%
1989	42.3%	33.2%
1990	42.1%	33%
1991	41.9%	32.9%
1992	41.7%	32.7%
1993	41.5%	32.5%
1994	41.2%	32.3%
1995	41%	32.1%
1996	40.8%	31.8%
1997	40.6%	31.5%
1998	40.4%	31.1%
1999	40.2%	30.8%
2000	40%	30.4%
2001	39.8%	30%
2002	39.5%	29.6%
2003	39.3%	29.2%
2004	39%	28.8%
2005	38.8%	28.5%
2006	38.5%	28.1%
2007	38.3%	27.9%
2008	38%	27.6%
2009	37.7%	27.5%
2010	37.5%	27.3%
2011	37.2%	27.1%
2012	37%	27%
2013	36.7%	26.9%
2014	36.5%	26.8%
2015	36.2%	26.6%
2016	35.9%	26.5%
2017	35.6%	26.4%
2018	35.3%	26.2%
2019	35%	26%
2020	34.7%	25.8%
2021	34.4%	25.6%
2022	34.1%	25.3%
2023	33.8%	25%
2024	33.5%	24.7%
2025	33.1%	24.4%
2026	32.8%	24.1%
2027	32.5%	23.8%
2028	32.1%	23.4%
2029	31.8%	23.1%
2030	31.4%	22.8%
2031	31.1%	22.6%
2032	30.7%	22.3%
2033	30.4%	22.1%
2034	30.1%	21.9%
2035	29.7%	21.7%
2036	29.4%	21.6%
2037	29.1%	21.5%
2038	28.8%	21.4%
2039	28.5%	21.3%
2040	28.3%	21.2%
2041	28%	21.1%
2042	27.8%	21%
2043	27.5%	21%
2044	27.3%	20.9%
2045	27.1%	20.8%
2046	26.9%	20.7%
2047	26.7%	20.7%
2048	26.5%	20.6%
2049	26.3%	20.5%
2050	26.1%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Papua New Guinea was 43.4% in 1960, 41.5% in 1993, and 33.5% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Papua New Guinea.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Papua New Guinea, excluding migration, has been +2% annually. On average, 188,390 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	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	110,033
1991	111,453
1992	114,818
1993	118,668
1994	122,113
1995	125,410
1996	129,802
1997	134,458
1998	136,677
1999	143,592
2000	147,496
2001	151,431
2002	155,091
2003	158,611
2004	161,023
2005	163,888
2006	166,540
2007	169,306
2008	172,823
2009	175,421
2010	178,998
2011	181,842
2012	183,658
2013	185,790
2014	187,592
2015	188,600
2016	189,281
2017	189,715
2018	190,662
2019	190,662
2020	189,130
2021	183,766
2022	186,861
2023	187,637

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Papua New Guinea was 189 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.19% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -41.5% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Papua New Guinea	World
1985	393	460
1986	386	438
1987	379	429
1988	377	414
1989	369	401
1990	360	391
1991	354	395
1992	340	395
1993	333	389
1994	324	382
1995	318	371
1996	316	366
1997	316	358
1998	325	360
1999	321	340
2000	323	328
2001	325	321
2002	329	311
2003	328	301
2004	326	291
2005	326	283
2006	325	276
2007	326	269
2008	315	264
2009	302	258
2010	289	253
2011	271	247
2012	257	239
2013	243	235
2014	232	231
2015	221	228
2016	214	220
2017	207	215
2018	205	211
2019	199	207
2020	194	211
2021	223	242
2022	189	203
2023	189	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Papua New Guinea was 40.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 4.03% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 71.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Papua New Guinea	World
1960	19.8%	18.5%
1961	19.2%	18.1%
1962	18.6%	17.8%
1963	18%	17.5%
1964	17.4%	17.7%
1965	16.9%	17.5%
1966	16.3%	17.3%
1967	15.8%	17%
1968	15.2%	16.5%
1969	14.7%	15.5%
1970	14.2%	15.2%
1971	13.7%	15.1%
1972	13.3%	14.4%
1973	12.9%	14.1%
1974	12.4%	13.7%
1975	12.1%	13.4%
1976	11.7%	13%
1977	11.3%	12.5%
1978	11%	12.1%
1979	10.7%	11.7%
1980	10.4%	11.4%
1981	10.2%	11%
1982	9.94%	10.8%
1983	9.71%	10.6%
1984	9.5%	10.4%
1985	9.3%	10.1%
1986	9.12%	9.81%
1987	8.96%	9.47%
1988	8.78%	9.31%
1989	8.63%	9.02%
1990	8.47%	8.81%
1991	8.31%	8.66%
1992	8.17%	8.46%
1993	8.03%	8.19%
1994	7.89%	7.98%
1995	7.77%	7.76%
1996	7.64%	7.52%
1997	7.52%	7.28%
1998	7.41%	7.05%
1999	7.3%	6.76%
2000	7.19%	6.48%
2001	7.08%	6.21%
2002	6.96%	5.94%
2003	6.84%	5.65%
2004	6.71%	5.43%
2005	6.58%	5.16%
2006	6.44%	4.92%
2007	6.31%	4.7%
2008	6.16%	4.5%
2009	6.02%	4.31%
2010	5.88%	4.11%
2011	5.73%	3.97%
2012	5.59%	3.77%
2013	5.44%	3.61%
2014	5.3%	3.48%
2015	5.17%	3.35%
2016	5.02%	3.23%
2017	4.87%	3.11%
2018	4.72%	2.97%
2019	4.59%	2.86%
2020	4.45%	2.75%
2021	4.31%	2.66%
2022	4.17%	2.59%
2023	4.03%	2.49%