Total Fertility Rate in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Total Fertility Rate was 3.17 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Papua New Guinea, 1960β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 3.17 for total fertility rate in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Papua New Guinea peaked at 6.26 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 3.17, in 2022.
Papua New Guinea ranks 52nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.18 | 6.02 | 6.26 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.07 | 5.79 | 6.25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.48 | 5.24 | 5.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.86 | 4.59 | 5.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.25 | 3.94 | 4.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.59 | 3.32 | 3.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.22 | 3.17 | 3.27 | 3 |
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More gender data for Papua New Guinea
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 120,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 129,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 119,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 128,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,145 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 127,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 119,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 127,431 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 118,593 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 126,788 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Papua New Guinea?
- Total fertility rate in Papua New Guinea was 3.17 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.26 in 1969.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.17 in 2022.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for total fertility rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 52nd out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.