Papua New Guinea - Fertility Rate 2001
4.47
−0.06 from 2000
Papua New Guinea's fertility rate was 4.47 in 2001, decreased +0.06 from 4.53 in 2000. This was the 167th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2001▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Macao SAR, China | 0.82 | -12.3% |
| 2nd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.93 | -9.8% |
| 3rd | Ukraine | 1.09 | -1.4% |
| 4th | Czechia | 1.15 | 0.0% |
| 5th | Armenia | 1.20 | -7.7% |
| 6th | Slovak Republic | 1.20 | -7.7% |
| 7th | Bulgaria | 1.21 | -4.0% |
| 8th | Slovenia | 1.21 | -4.0% |
| 9th | Latvia | 1.22 | -2.4% |
| 10th | Russian Federation | 1.22 | 2.3% |
| 11th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.23 | -4.1% |
| 12th | Spain | 1.23 | 0.8% |
| 13th | Greece | 1.25 | 0.0% |
| 14th | Italy | 1.25 | -0.8% |
| 15th | Romania | 1.27 | -3.1% |
| 16th | Belarus | 1.29 | -2.4% |
| 17th | Lithuania | 1.29 | -7.2% |
| 18th | Andorra | 1.31 | 2.5% |
| 19th | Korea | 1.31 | -11.6% |
| 20th | Hungary | 1.31 | -0.8% |
| 21st | Poland | 1.31 | -4.4% |
| 22nd | Estonia | 1.32 | -2.9% |
| 23rd | Austria | 1.33 | -2.2% |
| 24th | Japan | 1.33 | -2.2% |
| 25th | Germany | 1.35 | -2.2% |
| 26th | Switzerland | 1.38 | -8.0% |
| 27th | Singapore | 1.41 | -11.9% |
| 28th | European Union | 1.42 | -1.3% |
| 29th | Portugal | 1.45 | -6.5% |
| 30th | Croatia | 1.46 | 5.0% |
| 31st | Moldova | 1.47 | -1.7% |
| 32nd | Channel Islands | 1.48 | -0.7% |
| 33rd | Malta | 1.48 | -11.9% |
| 34th | British Virgin Islands | 1.52 | -17.5% |
| 35th | San Marino | 1.52 | 8.2% |
| 36th | Liechtenstein | 1.52 | -3.2% |
| 37th | Canada | 1.54 | 2.0% |
| 38th | China | 1.56 | -4.0% |
| 39th | Cyprus | 1.57 | -4.4% |
| 40th | Sweden | 1.57 | 1.9% |
| 41st | Georgia | 1.58 | -1.9% |
| 42nd | Serbia | 1.58 | 6.8% |
| 43rd | Cuba | 1.60 | -0.8% |
| 44th | United Kingdom | 1.63 | -0.6% |
| 45th | Luxembourg | 1.66 | -5.7% |
| 46th | Belgium | 1.67 | 0.0% |
| 47th | Cayman Islands | 1.70 | -0.6% |
| 48th | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.71 | -1.6% |
| 49th | Netherlands | 1.71 | -0.6% |
| 50th | Thailand | 1.71 | -1.3% |
| 51st | North Macedonia | 1.73 | -7.2% |
| 52nd | Finland | 1.73 | 0.0% |
| 53rd | Northern Mariana Islands | 1.74 | 5.9% |
| 54th | Australia | 1.74 | -1.0% |
| 55th | Denmark | 1.74 | -1.7% |
| 56th | Norway | 1.78 | -3.8% |
| 57th | Azerbaijan | 1.80 | -10.0% |
| 58th | Aruba | 1.81 | -1.7% |
| 59th | Montenegro | 1.86 | -2.5% |
| 60th | Bermuda | 1.86 | 7.1% |
| 61st | Isle of Man | 1.87 | 0.2% |
| 62nd | Palau | 1.87 | 2.8% |
| 63rd | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.89 | -4.5% |
| 64th | France | 1.90 | 0.5% |
| 65th | Virgin Islands (US) | 1.90 | -7.8% |
| 66th | Kazakhstan | 1.91 | 0.4% |
| 67th | Mauritius | 1.91 | -4.0% |
| 68th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.92 | -4.1% |
| 69th | Puerto Rico (US) | 1.93 | -5.6% |
| 70th | Ireland | 1.94 | 2.6% |
| 71st | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 1.94 | -0.1% |
| 72nd | Iceland | 1.95 | -6.3% |
| 73rd | Barbados | 1.96 | 1.1% |
| 74th | New Zealand | 1.97 | -0.5% |
| 75th | Tunisia | 1.98 | -2.5% |
| 76th | Seychelles | 1.98 | -4.8% |
| 77th | Chile | 2.01 | -1.9% |
| 78th | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.02 | -8.1% |
| 79th | Bahamas, The | 2.02 | -1.9% |
| 80th | Viet Nam | 2.02 | -0.2% |
| 81st | United States | 2.03 | -1.2% |
| 82nd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 2.08 | -2.1% |
| 83rd | Gibraltar | 2.10 | -3.7% |
| 84th | St. Lucia | 2.13 | -3.7% |
| 85th | Albania | 2.14 | -3.4% |
| 86th | Uruguay | 2.16 | -1.6% |
| 87th | Brazil | 2.16 | -3.8% |
| 88th | Monaco | 2.18 | 4.5% |
| 89th | Mongolia | 2.20 | 0.0% |
| 90th | Sri Lanka | 2.28 | 3.2% |
| 91st | Jamaica | 2.30 | -2.1% |
| 92nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.30 | -0.3% |
| 93rd | Costa Rica | 2.31 | -4.2% |
| 94th | Faroe Islands | 2.34 | -9.6% |
| 95th | Brunei Darussalam | 2.34 | -2.5% |
| 96th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.34 | -2.7% |
| 97th | South Africa | 2.37 | -1.7% |
| 98th | Türkiye | 2.39 | -3.8% |
| 99th | Dominica | 2.40 | 2.3% |
| 100th | Kyrgyz Republic | 2.40 | 0.0% |
| 101st | Curaçao | 2.41 | 2.7% |
| 102nd | Grenada | 2.42 | -0.8% |
| 103rd | New Caledonia | 2.42 | -3.5% |
| 104th | Indonesia | 2.47 | -1.5% |
| 105th | Greenland | 2.51 | 7.8% |
| 106th | Algeria | 2.52 | -2.7% |
| 107th | Colombia | 2.52 | -2.0% |
| 108th | French Polynesia | 2.52 | -2.8% |
| 109th | Argentina | 2.53 | -2.3% |
| 110th | Maldives | 2.53 | -5.9% |
| 111th | Lebanon | 2.58 | -0.9% |
| 112th | Uzbekistan | 2.61 | -3.2% |
| 113th | United Arab Emirates | 2.62 | -4.1% |
| 114th | Bahrain | 2.65 | -5.2% |
| 115th | Mexico | 2.67 | -1.6% |
| 116th | Morocco | 2.69 | -3.2% |
| 117th | Panama | 2.72 | -0.9% |
| 118th | Peru | 2.74 | -3.6% |
| 119th | Kosovo | 2.77 | 2.5% |
| 120th | Myanmar | 2.79 | -0.7% |
| 121st | Malaysia | 2.81 | -4.6% |
| 122nd | Turkmenistan | 2.81 | -3.0% |
| 123rd | Guam | 2.82 | -3.4% |
| 124th | Dominican Republic | 2.83 | -1.5% |
| 125th | Kuwait | 2.84 | -1.7% |
| 126th | Libya | 2.87 | -1.4% |
| 127th | St. Martin (French part) | 2.90 | 0.7% |
| 128th | Israel | 2.92 | -1.0% |
| 129th | El Salvador | 2.93 | -4.7% |
| 130th | Guyana | 2.96 | -3.2% |
| 131st | Fiji | 2.97 | -0.6% |
| 132nd | Nicaragua | 3.00 | -4.0% |
| 133rd | Ecuador | 3.04 | -2.1% |
| 134th | Suriname | 3.06 | 0.4% |
| 135th | Qatar | 3.08 | 0.2% |
| 136th | Bhutan | 3.19 | -5.6% |
| 137th | Bangladesh | 3.20 | -2.3% |
| 138th | Botswana | 3.25 | -1.4% |
| 139th | India | 3.30 | -1.4% |
| 140th | Paraguay | 3.36 | -4.2% |
| 141st | Cabo Verde | 3.37 | -5.0% |
| 142nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 3.46 | -1.3% |
| 143rd | Nauru | 3.46 | -2.3% |
| 144th | Tajikistan | 3.49 | 0.0% |
| 145th | Belize | 3.53 | -2.9% |
| 146th | Lesotho | 3.63 | 0.7% |
| 147th | Oman | 3.66 | -4.9% |
| 148th | Cambodia | 3.69 | -2.8% |
| 149th | Philippines | 3.72 | -0.9% |
| 150th | Tuvalu | 3.75 | -2.4% |
| 151st | Nepal | 3.79 | -4.8% |
| 152nd | Jordan | 3.80 | -1.6% |
| 153rd | Namibia | 3.83 | -4.1% |
| 154th | American Samoa | 3.87 | -0.5% |
| 155th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.89 | -2.5% |
| 156th | Eswatini | 3.94 | -2.1% |
| 157th | Kiribati | 3.96 | -2.8% |
| 158th | Saudi Arabia | 3.96 | -5.8% |
| 159th | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.98 | -2.3% |
| 160th | Zimbabwe | 3.98 | -0.6% |
| 161st | Micronesia, Federated States of | 4.08 | -3.2% |
| 162nd | Tonga | 4.13 | -0.8% |
| 163rd | Honduras | 4.15 | -3.2% |
| 164th | Haiti | 4.25 | -3.2% |
| 165th | Lao PDR | 4.29 | -3.1% |
| 166th | Gabon | 4.42 | -1.2% |
| 167th | Papua New Guinea | 4.47 | -1.2% |
| 168th | Samoa | 4.48 | -1.0% |
| 169th | Vanuatu | 4.50 | -0.9% |
| 170th | Guatemala | 4.50 | -1.8% |
| 171st | Djibouti | 4.52 | -1.8% |
| 172nd | Marshall Islands | 4.58 | -2.4% |
| 173rd | Congo, Republic of | 4.67 | -1.1% |
| 174th | Solomon Islands | 4.67 | -1.8% |
| 175th | Ghana | 4.77 | -1.2% |
| 176th | Iraq | 4.80 | -2.5% |
| 177th | Kenya | 5.09 | -0.8% |
| 178th | São Tomé and Principe | 5.10 | -1.2% |
| 179th | Togo | 5.13 | -0.7% |
| 180th | Pakistan | 5.18 | -3.2% |
| 181st | Comoros | 5.20 | -0.6% |
| 182nd | Eritrea | 5.31 | -1.7% |
| 183rd | West Bank and Gaza | 5.34 | -2.1% |
| 184th | Senegal | 5.40 | -1.8% |
| 185th | Mauritania | 5.41 | -0.9% |
| 186th | Cameroon | 5.44 | -1.3% |
| 187th | Madagascar | 5.53 | -2.4% |
| 188th | Sudan | 5.56 | -0.6% |
| 189th | Tanzania | 5.62 | -0.9% |
| 190th | Gambia, The | 5.67 | -0.8% |
| 191st | Guinea-Bissau | 5.69 | -1.7% |
| 192nd | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.70 | -1.2% |
| 193rd | Mozambique | 5.76 | -1.3% |
| 194th | Liberia | 5.77 | -1.7% |
| 195th | Equatorial Guinea | 5.79 | -0.8% |
| 196th | Central African Republic | 5.81 | -0.8% |
| 197th | Guinea | 5.83 | -1.4% |
| 198th | Benin | 5.85 | -1.5% |
| 199th | Zambia | 5.85 | -1.2% |
| 200th | Rwanda | 5.89 | -1.2% |
| 201st | Timor-Leste | 5.92 | -0.3% |
| 202nd | Malawi | 5.94 | -1.0% |
| 203rd | Nigeria | 6.13 | 0.1% |
| 204th | Yemen, Republic of | 6.14 | -2.8% |
| 205th | Sierra Leone | 6.31 | -0.8% |
| 206th | Burkina Faso | 6.43 | -1.3% |
| 207th | Angola | 6.60 | -0.6% |
| 208th | South Sudan | 6.65 | -2.2% |
| 209th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 6.66 | -0.6% |
| 210th | Uganda | 6.76 | -0.5% |
| 211th | Burundi | 6.85 | -0.3% |
| 212th | Mali | 6.85 | -0.5% |
| 213th | Chad | 7.23 | -0.2% |
| 214th | Afghanistan | 7.45 | -1.5% |
| 215th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 7.64 | -0.1% |
| 216th | Niger | 7.81 | -0.2% |
FAQ
What was Papua New Guinea's fertility rate in 2001?▾
Papua New Guinea's fertility rate in 2001 was 4.47. This ranked 167th globally.
How did Papua New Guinea's fertility rate change in 2001?▾
Papua New Guinea's fertility rate decreased by 1.2% in 2001 compared to 2000.
Which country had the highest fertility rate in 2001?▾
Niger had the highest fertility rate in 2001 at 7.81.
What is the fertility rate of Papua New Guinea in 2001?▾
The fertility rate of Papua New Guinea in 2001 was 4.47. This ranked 167th globally.
How does 2001 compare to 2000 for Papua New Guinea's fertility rate?▾
Papua New Guinea's fertility rate went from 4.53 in 2000 to 4.47 in 2001, a 1.2% decrease.
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