Papua New Guinea - Fertility Rate 2000
4.53
−0.06 from 1999
Papua New Guinea's fertility rate was 4.53 in 2000, decreased +0.06 from 4.59 in 1999. This was the 168th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2000▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Macao SAR, China | 0.93 | -9.0% |
| 2nd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.03 | 5.2% |
| 3rd | Ukraine | 1.11 | -1.7% |
| 4th | Czechia | 1.15 | 1.8% |
| 5th | Russian Federation | 1.20 | 3.3% |
| 6th | Spain | 1.22 | 4.3% |
| 7th | Greece | 1.25 | 1.6% |
| 8th | Latvia | 1.25 | 7.8% |
| 9th | Bulgaria | 1.26 | 2.4% |
| 10th | Italy | 1.26 | 2.4% |
| 11th | Slovenia | 1.26 | 4.1% |
| 12th | Andorra | 1.27 | -10.4% |
| 13th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.28 | -6.1% |
| 14th | Armenia | 1.30 | -15.3% |
| 15th | Slovak Republic | 1.30 | -2.3% |
| 16th | Romania | 1.31 | 0.8% |
| 17th | Belarus | 1.32 | 0.5% |
| 18th | Hungary | 1.32 | 3.1% |
| 19th | Austria | 1.36 | 1.5% |
| 20th | Estonia | 1.36 | 4.6% |
| 21st | Japan | 1.36 | 1.5% |
| 22nd | Poland | 1.37 | 0.0% |
| 23rd | Germany | 1.38 | 1.5% |
| 24th | Croatia | 1.39 | 0.7% |
| 25th | Lithuania | 1.39 | -4.8% |
| 26th | San Marino | 1.40 | 9.0% |
| 27th | European Union | 1.44 | 2.4% |
| 28th | Korea | 1.48 | 3.9% |
| 29th | Serbia | 1.48 | 9.3% |
| 30th | Channel Islands | 1.49 | -1.3% |
| 31st | Moldova | 1.50 | -3.9% |
| 32nd | Switzerland | 1.50 | 1.4% |
| 33rd | Canada | 1.51 | -2.6% |
| 34th | Sweden | 1.54 | 2.7% |
| 35th | Portugal | 1.55 | 3.3% |
| 36th | Liechtenstein | 1.57 | -3.7% |
| 37th | Singapore | 1.60 | 8.8% |
| 38th | Cuba | 1.61 | -2.0% |
| 39th | Georgia | 1.61 | -2.1% |
| 40th | China | 1.63 | 6.4% |
| 41st | Cyprus | 1.64 | -2.0% |
| 42nd | United Kingdom | 1.64 | -2.4% |
| 43rd | Northern Mariana Islands | 1.64 | 1.6% |
| 44th | Belgium | 1.67 | 3.1% |
| 45th | Malta | 1.68 | -2.9% |
| 46th | Cayman Islands | 1.71 | -0.1% |
| 47th | Netherlands | 1.72 | 4.2% |
| 48th | Finland | 1.73 | 0.0% |
| 49th | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.73 | -1.6% |
| 50th | Thailand | 1.73 | -1.9% |
| 51st | Bermuda | 1.74 | -3.1% |
| 52nd | Australia | 1.76 | 0.1% |
| 53rd | Luxembourg | 1.76 | 1.1% |
| 54th | Denmark | 1.77 | 2.3% |
| 55th | Palau | 1.82 | -4.6% |
| 56th | British Virgin Islands | 1.84 | 3.0% |
| 57th | Aruba | 1.85 | -2.7% |
| 58th | Norway | 1.85 | 0.0% |
| 59th | North Macedonia | 1.86 | 5.3% |
| 60th | Isle of Man | 1.87 | 0.4% |
| 61st | France | 1.89 | 4.4% |
| 62nd | Ireland | 1.89 | -0.5% |
| 63rd | Kazakhstan | 1.90 | -0.2% |
| 64th | Montenegro | 1.90 | 1.0% |
| 65th | Barbados | 1.93 | 8.7% |
| 66th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 1.94 | -1.3% |
| 67th | New Zealand | 1.98 | 0.5% |
| 68th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.98 | -4.1% |
| 69th | Mauritius | 1.99 | -2.9% |
| 70th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.00 | -4.3% |
| 71st | Azerbaijan | 2.00 | -3.4% |
| 72nd | Tunisia | 2.03 | -2.7% |
| 73rd | Viet Nam | 2.03 | 1.5% |
| 74th | Chile | 2.05 | -1.4% |
| 75th | Puerto Rico (US) | 2.05 | 2.4% |
| 76th | United States | 2.06 | 2.4% |
| 77th | Bahamas, The | 2.06 | -3.5% |
| 78th | Virgin Islands (US) | 2.06 | -15.9% |
| 79th | Iceland | 2.08 | 4.5% |
| 80th | Seychelles | 2.08 | 2.0% |
| 81st | Monaco | 2.08 | 3.7% |
| 82nd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 2.13 | -5.8% |
| 83rd | Gibraltar | 2.19 | -0.2% |
| 84th | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.20 | 12.3% |
| 85th | Uruguay | 2.20 | -2.3% |
| 86th | Mongolia | 2.20 | -4.3% |
| 87th | St. Lucia | 2.21 | -11.8% |
| 88th | Sri Lanka | 2.21 | 3.3% |
| 89th | Albania | 2.22 | -4.2% |
| 90th | Brazil | 2.25 | -3.8% |
| 91st | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.31 | 0.0% |
| 92nd | Greenland | 2.33 | -3.6% |
| 93rd | Curaçao | 2.34 | 2.5% |
| 94th | Jamaica | 2.35 | -4.9% |
| 95th | Dominica | 2.35 | -4.6% |
| 96th | Brunei Darussalam | 2.40 | -2.6% |
| 97th | Kyrgyz Republic | 2.40 | -7.7% |
| 98th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.41 | -2.4% |
| 99th | Costa Rica | 2.41 | -2.7% |
| 100th | South Africa | 2.41 | -5.7% |
| 101st | Grenada | 2.44 | 2.0% |
| 102nd | Türkiye | 2.49 | -5.4% |
| 103rd | Indonesia | 2.50 | -2.5% |
| 104th | New Caledonia | 2.51 | 1.0% |
| 105th | Colombia | 2.57 | -2.4% |
| 106th | Faroe Islands | 2.59 | 11.2% |
| 107th | Algeria | 2.59 | -1.1% |
| 108th | Argentina | 2.59 | -2.0% |
| 109th | French Polynesia | 2.60 | 0.6% |
| 110th | Lebanon | 2.60 | -1.2% |
| 111th | Maldives | 2.69 | -7.2% |
| 112th | Uzbekistan | 2.70 | -4.8% |
| 113th | Kosovo | 2.70 | 2.4% |
| 114th | Mexico | 2.71 | -1.8% |
| 115th | United Arab Emirates | 2.73 | -2.1% |
| 116th | Panama | 2.74 | -0.8% |
| 117th | Morocco | 2.77 | -3.7% |
| 118th | Bahrain | 2.80 | -3.5% |
| 119th | Myanmar | 2.81 | -1.3% |
| 120th | Peru | 2.85 | -2.5% |
| 121st | Dominican Republic | 2.87 | 0.8% |
| 122nd | St. Martin (French part) | 2.88 | 1.3% |
| 123rd | Kuwait | 2.89 | -2.2% |
| 124th | Turkmenistan | 2.90 | -2.6% |
| 125th | Libya | 2.91 | -2.2% |
| 126th | Guam | 2.92 | -1.8% |
| 127th | Malaysia | 2.94 | -4.1% |
| 128th | Israel | 2.95 | -0.5% |
| 129th | Fiji | 2.99 | -1.9% |
| 130th | Suriname | 3.05 | 1.0% |
| 131st | Guyana | 3.06 | -2.2% |
| 132nd | Qatar | 3.07 | -1.4% |
| 133rd | El Salvador | 3.08 | -4.4% |
| 134th | Ecuador | 3.10 | -2.0% |
| 135th | Nicaragua | 3.12 | -3.0% |
| 136th | Bangladesh | 3.28 | -2.3% |
| 137th | Botswana | 3.29 | -0.6% |
| 138th | India | 3.35 | -1.0% |
| 139th | Bhutan | 3.38 | -6.3% |
| 140th | Tajikistan | 3.49 | -9.4% |
| 141st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 3.51 | -2.6% |
| 142nd | Paraguay | 3.51 | -4.4% |
| 143rd | Nauru | 3.54 | -2.6% |
| 144th | Cabo Verde | 3.55 | -4.9% |
| 145th | Lesotho | 3.61 | -1.8% |
| 146th | Belize | 3.63 | -2.5% |
| 147th | Philippines | 3.75 | -1.9% |
| 148th | Cambodia | 3.79 | -3.5% |
| 149th | Tuvalu | 3.84 | -2.0% |
| 150th | Oman | 3.85 | -5.2% |
| 151st | Jordan | 3.86 | -2.7% |
| 152nd | American Samoa | 3.89 | 0.0% |
| 153rd | Nepal | 3.98 | -3.5% |
| 154th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.99 | -2.4% |
| 155th | Namibia | 3.99 | -3.6% |
| 156th | Zimbabwe | 4.01 | -1.2% |
| 157th | Eswatini | 4.03 | -1.4% |
| 158th | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.07 | -1.8% |
| 159th | Kiribati | 4.07 | -2.7% |
| 160th | Tonga | 4.16 | -1.6% |
| 161st | Saudi Arabia | 4.21 | -3.4% |
| 162nd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 4.22 | -1.2% |
| 163rd | Honduras | 4.29 | -1.8% |
| 164th | Haiti | 4.39 | -1.4% |
| 165th | Lao PDR | 4.43 | -4.5% |
| 166th | Gabon | 4.47 | -0.7% |
| 167th | Samoa | 4.52 | -1.1% |
| 168th | Papua New Guinea | 4.53 | -1.4% |
| 169th | Vanuatu | 4.54 | -0.4% |
| 170th | Guatemala | 4.58 | -2.2% |
| 171st | Djibouti | 4.60 | -1.8% |
| 172nd | Marshall Islands | 4.70 | -1.8% |
| 173rd | Congo, Republic of | 4.72 | -1.7% |
| 174th | Solomon Islands | 4.76 | -2.1% |
| 175th | Ghana | 4.83 | 0.1% |
| 176th | Iraq | 4.92 | -2.3% |
| 177th | Kenya | 5.14 | -0.8% |
| 178th | São Tomé and Principe | 5.16 | -1.4% |
| 179th | Togo | 5.17 | -1.2% |
| 180th | Comoros | 5.23 | -1.0% |
| 181st | Pakistan | 5.35 | -2.0% |
| 182nd | Eritrea | 5.40 | -2.2% |
| 183rd | Mauritania | 5.46 | -1.2% |
| 184th | West Bank and Gaza | 5.46 | -2.3% |
| 185th | Senegal | 5.50 | -1.3% |
| 186th | Cameroon | 5.51 | -1.6% |
| 187th | Sudan | 5.60 | -0.5% |
| 188th | Madagascar | 5.67 | -3.0% |
| 189th | Tanzania | 5.67 | -1.3% |
| 190th | Gambia, The | 5.72 | -1.0% |
| 191st | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.77 | -0.6% |
| 192nd | Guinea-Bissau | 5.79 | -1.4% |
| 193rd | Mozambique | 5.83 | -0.8% |
| 194th | Equatorial Guinea | 5.83 | -0.7% |
| 195th | Central African Republic | 5.85 | -0.4% |
| 196th | Liberia | 5.88 | -1.3% |
| 197th | Guinea | 5.92 | -1.1% |
| 198th | Zambia | 5.92 | -1.3% |
| 199th | Timor-Leste | 5.93 | -0.6% |
| 200th | Benin | 5.94 | -1.6% |
| 201st | Rwanda | 5.97 | -1.5% |
| 202nd | Malawi | 6.00 | -2.0% |
| 203rd | Nigeria | 6.12 | 0.7% |
| 204th | Yemen, Republic of | 6.32 | -2.7% |
| 205th | Sierra Leone | 6.36 | -1.1% |
| 206th | Burkina Faso | 6.52 | -1.0% |
| 207th | Angola | 6.64 | -0.7% |
| 208th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 6.70 | 0.1% |
| 209th | Uganda | 6.79 | -0.5% |
| 210th | South Sudan | 6.80 | -1.9% |
| 211th | Burundi | 6.87 | -0.4% |
| 212th | Mali | 6.89 | -0.4% |
| 213th | Chad | 7.25 | -0.2% |
| 214th | Afghanistan | 7.57 | -1.0% |
| 215th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 7.65 | -0.2% |
| 216th | Niger | 7.83 | -0.1% |
FAQ
What was Papua New Guinea's fertility rate in 2000?▾
Papua New Guinea's fertility rate in 2000 was 4.53. This ranked 168th globally.
How did Papua New Guinea's fertility rate change in 2000?▾
Papua New Guinea's fertility rate decreased by 1.4% in 2000 compared to 1999.
Which country had the highest fertility rate in 2000?▾
Niger had the highest fertility rate in 2000 at 7.83.
What is the fertility rate of Papua New Guinea in 2000?▾
The fertility rate of Papua New Guinea in 2000 was 4.53. This ranked 168th globally.
How does 2000 compare to 1999 for Papua New Guinea's fertility rate?▾
Papua New Guinea's fertility rate went from 4.59 in 1999 to 4.53 in 2000, a 1.4% decrease.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Papua New Guinea matched the Orthodox Tightening Cycle pattern in 2000. Historically: 311 occurrences, 177 successful (57%). Outcome 24 months later: 11.8%. View full analysis →
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