Crude birth rate in Papua New Guinea
The crude birth rate in Papua New Guinea was 24.3 per 1,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Papua New Guinea, 2024
24.3
Change from 2023
−0.3per 1,000 people
World, 2024
16.3 per 1,000 people
Position in 2024
55th of 217
Crude birth rate in Papua New Guinea over time
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Births per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Papua New Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24.3 per 1,000 people | 16.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2023 | 24.6 per 1,000 people | 16.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2022 | 25.2 per 1,000 people | 16.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 25.6 per 1,000 people | 16.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2020 | 26.1 per 1,000 people | 17.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2019 | 26.5 per 1,000 people | 17.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2018 | 27.0 per 1,000 people | 18.2 per 1,000 people |
| 2017 | 27.4 per 1,000 people | 18.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2016 | 27.9 per 1,000 people | 19.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2015 | 28.4 per 1,000 people | 19.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2014 | 28.9 per 1,000 people | 19.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2013 | 29.4 per 1,000 people | 19.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2012 | 29.8 per 1,000 people | 20.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2011 | 30.3 per 1,000 people | 20.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2010 | 30.7 per 1,000 people | 20.2 per 1,000 people |
| 2009 | 31.1 per 1,000 people | 20.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2008 | 31.5 per 1,000 people | 20.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2007 | 31.9 per 1,000 people | 20.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2006 | 32.4 per 1,000 people | 20.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2005 | 32.8 per 1,000 people | 20.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2004 | 33.2 per 1,000 people | 21.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2003 | 33.7 per 1,000 people | 21.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2002 | 34.0 per 1,000 people | 21.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2001 | 34.2 per 1,000 people | 21.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2000 | 34.4 per 1,000 people | 22.1 per 1,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 from 24.6 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 28.9 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by −4.6.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Papua New Guinea has the 55th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 16.3 per 1,000 people.
More for Papua New Guinea
All statistics for Papua New Guinea
Fertility rate
3.07 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
10,389,635 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
22.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
3.10 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.80%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
10,762,817 people
2025 · World Bank