Fertility & birth rates in Papua New Guinea and Qatar

Fertility rate in Papua New Guinea vs Qatar chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Papua New Guinea was 3.1 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.73 in Qatar in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Papua New Guinea	Qatar
1960	6.02	6.53
1961	6.07	6.53
1962	6.14	6.53
1963	6.15	6.53
1964	6.19	6.53
1965	6.2	6.53
1966	6.23	6.52
1967	6.24	6.46
1968	6.25	6.39
1969	6.26	6.31
1970	6.25	6.23
1971	6.23	6.15
1972	6.2	6.07
1973	6.16	6.01
1974	6.11	5.94
1975	6.07	5.86
1976	6.02	5.78
1977	5.96	5.69
1978	5.88	5.58
1979	5.79	5.46
1980	5.71	5.33
1981	5.65	5.2
1982	5.59	5.04
1983	5.56	4.9
1984	5.51	4.76
1985	5.47	4.64
1986	5.42	4.57
1987	5.36	4.54
1988	5.3	4.51
1989	5.24	4.41
1990	5.18	4.23
1991	5.11	3.99
1992	5.03	3.85
1993	4.96	3.77
1994	4.87	3.67
1995	4.78	3.56
1996	4.73	3.44
1997	4.68	3.33
1998	4.63	3.21
1999	4.59	3.12
2000	4.53	3.07
2001	4.47	3.08
2002	4.42	3.01
2003	4.36	2.93
2004	4.28	2.79
2005	4.22	2.64
2006	4.15	2.51
2007	4.08	2.44
2008	4.01	2.37
2009	3.94	2.25
2010	3.88	2.14
2011	3.82	2.07
2012	3.75	2.04
2013	3.68	2.03
2014	3.63	2.03
2015	3.56	1.98
2016	3.5	1.86
2017	3.43	1.83
2018	3.38	1.76
2019	3.32	1.73
2020	3.27	1.68
2021	3.22	1.61
2022	3.17	1.74
2023	3.1	1.73
2024	3.07	1.72
2025	3.03	1.7
2026	2.99	1.69
2027	2.95	1.68
2028	2.92	1.67
2029	2.88	1.66
2030	2.84	1.66
2031	2.81	1.65
2032	2.78	1.64
2033	2.75	1.64
2034	2.73	1.64
2035	2.69	1.63
2036	2.67	1.63
2037	2.64	1.63
2038	2.61	1.63
2039	2.59	1.63
2040	2.56	1.63
2041	2.54	1.63
2042	2.51	1.63
2043	2.49	1.63
2044	2.48	1.63
2045	2.46	1.63
2046	2.44	1.63
2047	2.42	1.63
2048	2.4	1.63
2049	2.38	1.62
2050	2.36	1.62

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Papua New Guinea	Qatar
1960	43.4%	44.2%
1961	43.7%	42.5%
1962	43.9%	40.5%
1963	44.2%	38.7%
1964	44.4%	37.2%
1965	44.6%	36.2%
1966	44.9%	35.3%
1967	45.1%	34.7%
1968	45.3%	34.2%
1969	45.6%	33.9%
1970	45.8%	35.1%
1971	46%	36.9%
1972	46%	37.5%
1973	45.9%	37.4%
1974	45.8%	36.7%
1975	45.5%	35.7%
1976	45.2%	34.6%
1977	44.9%	33.3%
1978	44.4%	32.1%
1979	44%	31%
1980	43.5%	30%
1981	43.2%	29.2%
1982	43%	28.6%
1983	42.9%	28.1%
1984	42.8%	27.6%
1985	42.6%	27.2%
1986	42.5%	27%
1987	42.4%	27.2%
1988	42.4%	27.2%
1989	42.3%	27.1%
1990	42.1%	27%
1991	41.9%	26.8%
1992	41.7%	26.6%
1993	41.5%	26.4%
1994	41.2%	26.2%
1995	41%	26.1%
1996	40.8%	25.9%
1997	40.6%	25.5%
1998	40.4%	24.8%
1999	40.2%	24.1%
2000	40%	23.5%
2001	39.8%	23%
2002	39.5%	22.5%
2003	39.3%	22.2%
2004	39%	22.2%
2005	38.8%	22.5%
2006	38.5%	20.2%
2007	38.3%	16.4%
2008	38%	14.6%
2009	37.7%	14%
2010	37.5%	13.9%
2011	37.2%	14.2%
2012	37%	14.5%
2013	36.7%	14.6%
2014	36.5%	14.4%
2015	36.2%	13.9%
2016	35.9%	13.7%
2017	35.6%	13.7%
2018	35.3%	14%
2019	35%	14.6%
2020	34.7%	15.4%
2021	34.4%	15.5%
2022	34.1%	15.2%
2023	33.8%	15.2%
2024	33.5%	15.1%
2025	33.1%	15%
2026	32.8%	15%
2027	32.5%	15%
2028	32.1%	15.1%
2029	31.8%	15.2%
2030	31.4%	15.3%
2031	31.1%	15.4%
2032	30.7%	15.5%
2033	30.4%	15.6%
2034	30.1%	15.7%
2035	29.7%	15.9%
2036	29.4%	16.1%
2037	29.1%	16.2%
2038	28.8%	16.4%
2039	28.5%	16.5%
2040	28.3%	16.7%
2041	28%	16.8%
2042	27.8%	17%
2043	27.5%	17.1%
2044	27.3%	17.3%
2045	27.1%	17.4%
2046	26.9%	17.5%
2047	26.7%	17.6%
2048	26.5%	17.7%
2049	26.3%	17.7%
2050	26.1%	17.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 33.5% of the population in Papua New Guinea and 15.1% in Qatar in 2024, compared to 42.1% and 27% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Papua New Guinea and Qatar compared.

Natural population change in Papua New Guinea vs Qatar by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2% in Papua New Guinea and +0.92% in Qatar. 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
	Papua New Guinea	Qatar
1960	56,326	1,220
1961	58,151	1,357
1962	59,974	1,589
1963	62,260	1,854
1964	64,558	2,150
1965	66,693	2,472
1966	69,206	2,811
1967	71,519	3,167
1968	73,983	3,547
1969	76,454	3,941
1970	78,712	4,346
1971	80,599	4,433
1972	82,672	4,581
1973	83,821	4,780
1974	84,829	5,015
1975	85,809	5,289
1976	86,965	5,598
1977	87,954	5,925
1978	88,747	6,246
1979	89,330	6,579
1980	90,266	6,894
1981	91,767	7,202
1982	93,522	7,489
1983	95,982	7,765
1984	98,103	7,997
1985	100,333	8,212
1986	102,346	8,439
1987	104,367	8,806
1988	106,256	9,198
1989	108,199	9,407
1990	110,033	9,388
1991	111,453	9,182
1992	114,818	9,189
1993	118,668	9,250
1994	122,113	9,257
1995	125,410	9,186
1996	129,802	9,049
1997	134,458	8,846
1998	136,677	9,055
1999	143,592	9,431
2000	147,496	9,974
2001	151,431	10,683
2002	155,091	11,062
2003	158,611	11,291
2004	161,023	11,242
2005	163,888	11,392
2006	166,540	10,225
2007	169,306	11,351
2008	172,823	14,062
2009	175,421	15,595
2010	178,998	16,225
2011	181,842	16,543
2012	183,658	17,681
2013	185,790	19,669
2014	187,592	21,699
2015	188,600	22,568
2016	189,281	22,416
2017	189,715	23,244
2018	190,662	23,340
2019	190,662	24,112
2020	189,130	25,128
2021	183,766	21,297
2022	186,861	24,360
2023	187,637	23,845

Maternal mortality chart: Papua New Guinea vs Qatar

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 189 deaths per 100,000 live births in Papua New Guinea, compared to 4 deaths in Qatar.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Papua New Guinea	Qatar
1985	393	17
1986	386	16
1987	379	15
1988	377	15
1989	369	14
1990	360	13
1991	354	13
1992	340	13
1993	333	13
1994	324	13
1995	318	13
1996	316	13
1997	316	13
1998	325	12
1999	321	12
2000	323	11
2001	325	12
2002	329	11
2003	328	11
2004	326	11
2005	326	11
2006	325	10
2007	326	9
2008	315	9
2009	302	8
2010	289	8
2011	271	7
2012	257	7
2013	243	6
2014	232	6
2015	221	6
2016	214	5
2017	207	5
2018	205	5
2019	199	5
2020	194	6
2021	223	7
2022	189	8
2023	189	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 4.03% in Papua New Guinea and 0.6% in Qatar. 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
	Papua New Guinea	Qatar
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%	7.07%
1970	14.2%	6.6%
1971	13.7%	6.16%
1972	13.3%	5.77%
1973	12.9%	5.4%
1974	12.4%	5.06%
1975	12.1%	4.75%
1976	11.7%	4.48%
1977	11.3%	4.24%
1978	11%	4.02%
1979	10.7%	3.81%
1980	10.4%	3.62%
1981	10.2%	3.45%
1982	9.94%	3.29%
1983	9.71%	3.13%
1984	9.5%	2.98%
1985	9.3%	2.82%
1986	9.12%	2.68%
1987	8.96%	2.52%
1988	8.78%	2.37%
1989	8.63%	2.23%
1990	8.47%	2.08%
1991	8.31%	1.94%
1992	8.17%	1.82%
1993	8.03%	1.71%
1994	7.89%	1.61%
1995	7.77%	1.53%
1996	7.64%	1.46%
1997	7.52%	1.4%
1998	7.41%	1.34%
1999	7.3%	1.29%
2000	7.19%	1.25%
2001	7.08%	1.2%
2002	6.96%	1.16%
2003	6.84%	1.12%
2004	6.71%	1.08%
2005	6.58%	1.04%
2006	6.44%	1.01%
2007	6.31%	0.98%
2008	6.16%	0.96%
2009	6.02%	0.93%
2010	5.88%	0.91%
2011	5.73%	0.89%
2012	5.59%	0.87%
2013	5.44%	0.84%
2014	5.3%	0.82%
2015	5.17%	0.79%
2016	5.02%	0.75%
2017	4.87%	0.72%
2018	4.72%	0.69%
2019	4.59%	0.67%
2020	4.45%	0.64%
2021	4.31%	0.63%
2022	4.17%	0.61%
2023	4.03%	0.6%