Birth rate, crude in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Birth rate, crude was 24.29 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
24.29 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
55th
of 218 countries
All-time high
45.13 per 1,000 people
in 1960
All-time low
24.29 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Birth rate, crude in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 24.29 per 1,000 people for birth rate, crude in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Papua New Guinea peaked at 45.13 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 24.29 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Birth rate, crude in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45.13 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 44.88 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 44.91 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 44.67 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 44.68 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 44.57 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 44.59 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 44.45 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 44.37 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 44.24 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 43.99 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 43.66 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 43.27 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 42.55 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 41.82 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 41.13 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 40.55 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 39.94 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 39.31 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 38.65 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 38.15 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 37.87 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 37.7 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 37.79 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 37.7 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 37.67 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 37.55 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 37.42 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 37.27 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 37.05 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 36.7 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 36.08 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 35.78 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 35.62 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 35.32 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 34.99 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 34.91 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 34.84 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 34.75 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 34.66 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 34.42 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 34.21 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 33.98 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 33.67 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 33.21 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 32.81 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 32.36 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 31.92 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 31.55 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 31.07 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 30.73 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 30.3 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 29.8 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 29.35 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 28.9 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 28.38 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 27.86 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 27.36 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 26.96 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 26.47 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 26.09 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 25.58 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 25.16 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 24.58 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 24.29 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.65 per 1,000 people | 44.24 per 1,000 people | 45.13 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.49 per 1,000 people | 38.65 per 1,000 people | 43.99 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.62 per 1,000 people | 37.05 per 1,000 people | 38.15 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.37 per 1,000 people | 34.66 per 1,000 people | 36.7 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.92 per 1,000 people | 31.07 per 1,000 people | 34.42 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.61 per 1,000 people | 26.47 per 1,000 people | 30.73 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.14 per 1,000 people | 24.29 per 1,000 people | 26.09 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0209 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0165 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Papua New Guinea?
- Birth rate, crude in Papua New Guinea was 24.29 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 45.13 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.29 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for birth rate, crude?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 55th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.