Average age of mothers at childbirth in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 29.26 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
29.26 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
107th
of 236 countries
All-time high
30.02 years
in 1998
All-time low
29.26 years
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Papua New Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 29.26 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Papua New Guinea peaked at 30.02 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 29.26 years, in 2023.
That places Papua New Guinea 107th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 29.5 years | — |
| 1951 | 29.5 years | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 29.51 years | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 29.51 years | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 29.51 years | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 29.52 years | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 29.52 years | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 29.53 years | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 29.53 years | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 29.54 years | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 29.55 years | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 29.55 years | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 29.56 years | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 29.57 years | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 29.58 years | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 29.59 years | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 29.61 years | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 29.62 years | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 29.63 years | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 29.65 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 29.68 years | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 29.7 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 29.71 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 29.72 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 29.74 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 29.75 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 29.77 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 29.78 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 29.79 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 29.81 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 29.84 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 29.84 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 29.85 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 29.86 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 29.89 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 29.91 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 29.93 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 29.95 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 29.97 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 30 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 29.99 years | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 30 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 29.99 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 30 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 29.99 years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 29.99 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 30 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 30.01 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 30.02 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 30.02 years | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 29.99 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 29.95 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 29.92 years | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 29.89 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 29.84 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 29.85 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 29.82 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 29.79 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 29.75 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 29.72 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 29.64 years | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 29.62 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 29.59 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 29.54 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 29.52 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 29.5 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 29.48 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 29.44 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 29.4 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 29.36 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 29.33 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 29.3 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 29.28 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 29.26 years | -0.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 29.26 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.56 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 29.26 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.17 years, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.52 years | 29.5 years | 29.54 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 29.59 years | 29.55 years | 29.65 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.74 years | 29.68 years | 29.81 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.9 years | 29.84 years | 30 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 30 years | 29.99 years | 30.02 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.85 years | 29.72 years | 29.99 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.51 years | 29.36 years | 29.64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.29 years | 29.26 years | 29.33 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Papua New Guinea?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in Papua New Guinea was 29.26 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 30.02 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.26 years in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 107th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.