Table 3. Singulate Mean at Marriage by Province, Papua New Guinea: 1990 Table 3. Singulate Mean at Marriage by Province, Papua New Guinea: 1990
  Total Never married Ave. Age 1st Marriage   Married Divorced/Separated Widowed
Age Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Males Females Age Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
    Total 1,868,932 965,738 903,194 605,123 388,212 216,911 15 to 19 years # # # # # # 88.8 96.3 80.2 2370.7 2591.8 2136.7      Total 1,177,457 548,494 628,963 33,770 13,140 20,630 52,582 15,892 36,690
15 - 19 397,719 213,350 184,369 353,233 205,384 147,849 20 to 24 years # # # # # # 46.2 63.8 27.7 15 - 19 41,906 7,264 34,642 2,163 590 1,573 417 112 305
20 - 24 328,565 168,150 160,415 151,728 107,294 44,434 25 to 29 years # # # # # # 18.1 27.0 9.0 3.4 5.0 1.7 20 - 24 169,224 58,831 110,393 6,090 1,585 4,505 1,523 440 1,083
25 - 29 303,274 152,444 150,830 54,879 41,233 13,646 30 to 34 years # # # # # # 8.3 12.4 4.1 25 - 29 238,376 107,920 130,456 7,014 2,395 4,619 3,005 896 2,109
30 - 34 244,953 124,089 120,864 20,342 15,339 5,003 35 to 39 years # # # # # # 5.1 7.6 2.5 171.3 248.1 85.8 30 - 34 213,515 104,880 108,635 5,819 2,235 3,584 5,277 1,635 3,642
35 - 39 203,142 103,538 99,604 10,394 7,894 2,500 40 to 44 years # # # # # # 4.2 6.1 2.1 35 - 39 181,457 91,612 89,845 4,377 1,961 2,416 6,914 2,071 4,843
40 - 44 153,071 78,654 74,417 6,371 4,820 1,551 45 to 49 years # # # # # # 3.5 5.1 1.7 2199.4 2343.8 2050.9 40 - 44 133,964 69,515 64,449 3,204 1,564 1,640 9,532 2,755 6,777
45 - 49 132,370 69,077 63,293 4,602 3,542 1,060 50 to 54 years # # # # # # 3.4 4.8 1.8 96.6 95.0 98.3 45 - 49 113,438 60,496 52,942 2,793 1,491 1,302 11,537 3,548 7,989
50 - 54 105,838 56,436 49,402 3,574 2,706 868 870.7 1091.8 636.7 22.8 24.7 20.9 50 - 54 85,577 47,976 37,601 2,310 1,319 991 14,377 4,435 9,942
   Western    Western
Total 55,121 28,067 27,054 16,911 10,692 6,219 15 to 19 years # # # # # # 84.0 94.4 72.7 2299.5 2497.2 2092.9 Total 35,150 16,634 18,516 620 142 478 2,440 599 1,841
15 - 19 11,872 6,150 5,722 9,967 5,805 4,162 20 to 24 years # # # # # # 41.7 57.7 25.1 15 - 19 1,833 335 1,498 48 4 44 24 6 18
20 - 24 10,490 5,330 5,160 4,370 3,073 1,297 25 to 29 years # # # # # # 16.8 23.5 9.8 2.6 3.6 1.7 20 - 24 5,892 2,217 3,675 129 16 113 99 24 75
25 - 29 8,883 4,549 4,334 1,496 1,071 425 30 to 34 years # # # # # # 7.0 9.7 4.2 25 - 29 7,099 3,391 3,708 122 34 88 166 53 113
30 - 34 7,572 3,807 3,765 529 371 158 35 to 39 years # # # # # # 4.4 5.9 3.0 131.0 177.9 83.7 30 - 34 6,669 3,340 3,329 109 25 84 265 71 194
35 - 39 5,270 2,673 2,597 234 157 77 40 to 44 years # # # # # # 3.2 4.3 2.0 35 - 39 4,639 2,410 2,229 77 23 54 320 83 237
40 - 44 4,681 2,370 2,311 148 101 47 45 to 49 years # # # # # # 2.9 4.0 1.7 2168.5 2319.3 2009.3 40 - 44 4,036 2,153 1,883 53 16 37 444 100 344
45 - 49 3,295 1,659 1,636 94 66 28 50 to 54 years # # # # # # 2.4 3.1 1.6 97.4 96.4 98.3 45 - 49 2,665 1,467 1,198 44 13 31 492 113 379
50 - 54 3,058 1,529 1,529 73 48 25 799.5 997.2 592.9 22.3 24.0 20.4 50 - 54 2,317 1,321 996 38 11 27 630 149 481
   Gulf    Gulf
Total 33,854 16,800 17,054 10,914 6,641 4,273 15 to 19 years # # # # # # 85.7 94.9 76.0 2338.7 2538.0 2144.0 Total 21,219 9,724 11,495 441 90 351 1,280 345 935
15 - 19 7,652 3,920 3,732 6,556 3,720 2,836 20 to 24 years # # # # # # 44.4 60.3 29.4 15 - 19 1,046 195 851 31 2 29 19 3 16
20 - 24 5,822 2,825 2,997 2,583 1,703 880 25 to 29 years # # # # # # 17.5 25.2 10.2 2.1 2.7 1.4 20 - 24 3,120 1,104 2,016 87 10 77 32 8 24
25 - 29 5,716 2,792 2,924 1,000 703 297 30 to 34 years # # # # # # 8.6 11.6 5.5 25 - 29 4,553 2,049 2,504 74 12 62 89 28 61
30 - 34 4,575 2,276 2,299 392 265 127 35 to 39 years # # # # # # 5.8 7.8 3.9 104.6 136.8 72.1 30 - 34 3,960 1,955 2,005 88 20 68 135 36 99
35 - 39 3,559 1,754 1,805 207 136 71 40 to 44 years # # # # # # 3.6 4.7 2.6 35 - 39 3,088 1,557 1,531 63 12 51 201 49 152
40 - 44 2,593 1,261 1,332 93 59 34 45 to 49 years # # # # # # 2.2 3.2 1.3 2234.1 2401.1 2072.0 40 - 44 2,218 1,118 1,100 39 14 25 243 70 173
45 - 49 2,196 1,109 1,087 49 35 14 50 to 54 years # # # # # # 2.0 2.3 1.6 97.9 97.3 98.6 45 - 49 1,856 999 857 27 4 23 264 71 193
50 - 54 1,741 863 878 34 20 14 838.7 1038.0 644.0 22.8 24.7 21.0 50 - 54 1,378 747 631 32 16 16 297 80 217
   Central    Central
Total 69,615 35,430 34,185 23,659 14,387 9,272 15 to 19 years # # # # # # 89.7 96.0 82.7 2396.1 2591.5 2199.1 Total 42,408 19,613 22,795 1,155 438 717 2,393 992 1,401
15 - 19 15,660 8,218 7,442 14,048 7,891 6,157 20 to 24 years # # # # # # 45.7 61.4 30.5 15 - 19 1,520 307 1,213 67 10 57 25 10 15
20 - 24 12,336 6,048 6,288 5,633 3,715 1,918 25 to 29 years # # # # # # 19.5 26.9 12.1 3.5 4.6 2.2 20 - 24 6,402 2,257 4,145 234 50 184 67 26 41
25 - 29 10,879 5,462 5,417 2,124 1,470 654 30 to 34 years # # # # # # 9.4 13.4 5.4 25 - 29 8,357 3,859 4,498 247 79 168 151 54 97
30 - 34 8,593 4,301 4,292 810 578 232 35 to 39 years # # # # # # 6.2 8.8 3.6 173.5 230.7 107.9 30 - 34 7,358 3,552 3,806 188 77 111 237 94 143
35 - 39 7,321 3,616 3,705 455 320 135 40 to 44 years # # # # # # 4.7 6.3 3.0 35 - 39 6,424 3,112 3,312 135 57 78 307 127 180
40 - 44 5,743 2,935 2,808 269 186 83 45 to 49 years # # # # # # 4.0 5.3 2.5 2222.6 2360.8 2091.2 40 - 44 4,925 2,501 2,424 123 70 53 426 178 248
45 - 49 4,999 2,650 2,349 200 141 59 50 to 54 years # # # # # # 2.9 3.9 1.8 96.5 95.4 97.8 45 - 49 4,162 2,214 1,948 84 49 35 553 246 307
50 - 54 4,084 2,200 1,884 120 86 34 896.1 1091.5 699.1 23.0 24.8 21.4 50 - 54 3,260 1,811 1,449 77 46 31 627 257 370
   National Capital District    National Capital District
Total 115,342 66,351 48,991 41,473 28,495 12,978 15 to 19 years # # # # # # 90.1 96.6 82.0 2464.0 2686.6 2164.6 Total 70,633 36,394 34,239 1,996 980 1,016 1,240 482 758
15 - 19 22,818 12,695 10,123 20,561 12,260 8,301 20 to 24 years # # # # # # 50.9 67.1 29.8 15 - 19 2,187 423 1,764 62 8 54 8 4 4
20 - 24 24,820 14,024 10,796 12,626 9,414 3,212 25 to 29 years # # # # # # 21.6 31.4 9.1 6.3 8.6 2.6 20 - 24 11,836 4,504 7,332 309 85 224 49 21 28
25 - 29 21,448 12,050 9,398 4,634 3,783 851 30 to 34 years # # # # # # 10.2 14.9 4.1 25 - 29 16,321 8,059 8,262 408 168 240 85 40 45
30 - 34 16,785 9,537 7,248 1,715 1,421 294 35 to 39 years # # # # # # 6.6 9.1 2.8 317.3 429.3 131.7 30 - 34 14,517 7,862 6,655 417 194 223 136 60 76
35 - 39 12,556 7,466 5,090 825 682 143 40 to 44 years # # # # # # 6.8 9.0 3.0 35 - 39 11,267 6,543 4,724 324 185 139 140 56 84
40 - 44 8,041 5,047 2,994 544 453 91 45 to 49 years # # # # # # 6.7 9.2 2.2 2146.7 2257.3 2032.9 40 - 44 7,059 4,368 2,691 215 144 71 223 82 141
45 - 49 5,227 3,320 1,907 348 306 42 50 to 54 years # # # # # # 6.0 8.0 3.1 93.7 91.4 97.4 45 - 49 4,456 2,794 1,662 161 123 38 262 97 165
50 - 54 3,647 2,212 1,435 220 176 44 964.0 1186.6 664.6 22.9 24.7 20.9 50 - 54 2,990 1,841 1,149 100 73 27 337 122 215
   Milnebay    Milnebay
Total 79,935 41,013 38,922 27,700 17,029 10,671 15 to 19 years # # # # # # 88.8 95.7 81.2 2398.7 2599.5 2190.6 Total 47,167 22,266 24,901 2,509 914 1,595 2,559 804 1,755
15 - 19 17,928 9,360 8,568 15,916 8,959 6,957 20 to 24 years # # # # # # 45.8 61.6 30.2 15 - 19 1,857 368 1,489 141 27 114 14 6 8
20 - 24 15,377 7,643 7,734 7,042 4,709 2,333 25 to 29 years # # # # # # 19.6 26.9 11.9 4.1 5.7 2.4 20 - 24 7,830 2,790 5,040 432 114 318 73 30 43
25 - 29 13,076 6,693 6,383 2,561 1,799 762 30 to 34 years # # # # # # 10.3 14.2 6.2 25 - 29 9,882 4,701 5,181 482 145 337 151 48 103
30 - 34 9,680 4,981 4,699 997 707 290 35 to 39 years # # # # # # 6.3 8.7 3.7 206.0 283.1 120.7 30 - 34 8,062 4,057 4,005 405 145 260 216 72 144
35 - 39 7,595 3,975 3,620 482 347 135 40 to 44 years # # # # # # 4.6 6.7 2.5 35 - 39 6,505 3,405 3,100 310 132 178 298 91 207
40 - 44 6,248 3,093 3,155 286 207 79 45 to 49 years # # # # # # 4.4 6.1 2.4 2192.7 2316.4 2069.8 40 - 44 5,187 2,630 2,557 281 122 159 494 134 360
45 - 49 5,577 2,963 2,614 243 180 63 50 to 54 years # # # # # # 3.9 5.2 2.4 95.9 94.3 97.6 45 - 49 4,506 2,468 2,038 241 121 120 587 194 393
50 - 54 4,454 2,305 2,149 173 121 52 898.7 1099.5 690.6 22.9 24.6 21.2 50 - 54 3,338 1,847 1,491 217 108 109 726 229 497
Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census                                   Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census            
Table 3. Singulate Mean at Marriage by Province, Papua New Guinea: 1990 Table 3. Singulate Mean at Marriage by Province, Papua New Guinea: 1990
  Total Never married Ave. Age 1st Marriage   Married Divorced/Separated Widowed
Age Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Males Females Age Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
   Oro    Oro
Total 47,632 24,935 22,697 17,388 10,974 6,414 15 to 19 years # # # # # # 89.9 96.6 82.1 2395.2 2604.3 2170.1 Total 28,376 13,382 14,994 700 211 489 1,168 368 800
15 - 19 11,621 6,258 5,363 10,450 6,047 4,403 20 to 24 years # # # # # # 48.3 65.0 31.0 15 - 19 1,119 204 915 41 4 37 11 3 8
20 - 24 9,090 4,615 4,475 4,387 2,998 1,389 25 to 29 years # # # # # # 20.2 29.5 10.4 2.9 4.5 1.2 20 - 24 4,505 1,581 2,924 150 20 130 48 16 32
25 - 29 7,529 3,898 3,631 1,524 1,148 376 30 to 34 years # # # # # # 8.6 12.2 4.5 25 - 29 5,806 2,694 3,112 126 30 96 73 26 47
30 - 34 5,787 3,029 2,758 496 371 125 35 to 39 years # # # # # # 5.1 7.5 2.5 146.3 223.5 58.0 30 - 34 5,074 2,587 2,487 103 33 70 114 38 76
35 - 39 4,755 2,428 2,327 241 183 58 40 to 44 years # # # # # # 3.8 5.4 2.1 35 - 39 4,256 2,155 2,101 100 45 55 158 45 113
40 - 44 3,294 1,746 1,548 126 94 32 45 to 49 years # # # # # # 3.1 4.7 1.4 2248.9 2380.8 2112.1 40 - 44 2,909 1,554 1,355 73 36 37 186 62 124
45 - 49 3,119 1,655 1,464 98 77 21 50 to 54 years # # # # # # 2.7 4.3 0.9 97.1 95.5 98.8 45 - 49 2,699 1,478 1,221 53 18 35 269 82 187
50 - 54 2,437 1,306 1,131 66 56 10 895.2 1104.3 670.1 23.2 24.9 21.4 50 - 54 2,008 1,129 879 54 25 29 309 96 213
   Southern Highlands    Southern Highlands
Total 158,463 76,879 81,584 51,049 31,615 19,434 15 to 19 years # # # # # # 92.6 97.6 86.9 2396.9 2647.1 2168.5 Total 99,474 43,256 56,218 2,786 819 1,967 5,154 1,189 3,965
15 - 19 34,031 18,046 15,985 31,506 17,621 13,885 20 to 24 years # # # # # # 52.2 72.4 32.9 15 - 19 2,405 402 2,003 74 10 64 46 13 33
20 - 24 23,126 11,299 11,827 12,062 8,175 3,887 25 to 29 years # # # # # # 17.9 30.4 7.8 2.7 4.0 1.2 20 - 24 10,572 3,015 7,557 388 78 310 104 31 73
25 - 29 23,407 10,448 12,959 4,181 3,171 1,010 30 to 34 years # # # # # # 7.2 12.7 2.6 25 - 29 18,392 7,079 11,313 580 143 437 254 55 199
30 - 34 20,232 9,097 11,135 1,450 1,159 291 35 to 39 years # # # # # # 3.9 7.0 1.4 133.5 202.4 59.5 30 - 34 17,822 7,707 10,115 498 122 376 462 109 353
35 - 39 19,210 8,756 10,454 755 613 142 40 to 44 years # # # # # # 3.2 5.5 1.1 35 - 39 17,374 7,863 9,511 408 131 277 673 149 524
40 - 44 14,757 7,062 7,695 469 386 83 45 to 49 years # # # # # # 2.5 3.9 1.1 2263.4 2444.7 2109.0 40 - 44 12,967 6,371 6,596 309 103 206 1,012 202 810
45 - 49 13,809 6,865 6,944 345 266 79 50 to 54 years # # # # # # 2.8 4.2 1.2 97.3 96.0 98.8 45 - 49 11,936 6,184 5,752 303 126 177 1,225 289 936
50 - 54 9,891 5,306 4,585 281 224 57 896.9 1147.1 668.5 23.3 25.5 21.3 50 - 54 8,006 4,635 3,371 226 106 120 1,378 341 1,037
   Enga    Enga
Total 131,768 68,497 63,271 42,235 27,875 14,360 15 to 19 years # # # # # # 90.1 97.0 81.8 2405.3 2669.2 2128.5 Total 83,043 37,996 45,047 2,927 1,205 1,722 3,563 1,421 2,142
15 - 19 26,792 14,563 12,229 24,135 14,132 10,003 20 to 24 years # # # # # # 51.5 72.5 29.5 15 - 19 2,476 396 2,080 158 28 130 23 7 16
20 - 24 20,650 10,587 10,063 10,645 7,672 2,973 25 to 29 years # # # # # # 20.5 33.5 8.1 2.7 4.3 0.8 20 - 24 9,361 2,753 6,608 547 138 409 97 24 73
25 - 29 21,282 10,378 10,904 4,353 3,473 880 30 to 34 years # # # # # # 8.4 13.7 3.1 25 - 29 15,973 6,559 9,414 755 272 483 201 74 127
30 - 34 18,454 9,326 9,128 1,556 1,275 281 35 to 39 years # # # # # # 4.3 6.9 1.5 133.5 213.9 38.3 30 - 34 15,933 7,646 8,287 574 252 322 391 153 238
35 - 39 15,666 8,176 7,490 676 563 113 40 to 44 years # # # # # # 3.5 5.9 0.9 35 - 39 14,135 7,203 6,932 374 212 162 481 198 283
40 - 44 11,105 5,860 5,245 394 348 46 45 to 49 years # # # # # # 2.7 4.4 0.8 2271.8 2455.4 2090.2 40 - 44 9,846 5,145 4,701 206 108 98 659 259 400
45 - 49 10,274 5,343 4,931 275 234 41 50 to 54 years # # # # # # 2.7 4.2 0.7 97.3 95.7 99.2 45 - 49 9,027 4,687 4,340 196 116 80 776 306 470
50 - 54 7,545 4,264 3,281 201 178 23 905.3 1169.2 628.5 23.3 25.7 21.1 50 - 54 6,292 3,607 2,685 117 79 38 935 400 535
   Western Highlands    Western Highlands
Total 180,805 94,224 86,581 48,656 33,560 15,096 15 to 19 years # # # # # # 87.9 96.2 77.4 2265.8 2505.7 2003.6 Total 125,306 58,029 67,277 3,045 1,414 1,631 3,798 1,221 2,577
15 - 19 34,803 19,371 15,432 30,579 18,641 11,938 20 to 24 years # # # # # # 38.4 59.0 15.8 15 - 19 4,040 690 3,350 168 37 131 16 3 13
20 - 24 29,297 15,327 13,970 11,246 9,038 2,208 25 to 29 years # # # # # # 12.9 22.2 3.5 2.4 3.8 0.7 20 - 24 17,394 6,089 11,305 550 169 381 107 31 76
25 - 29 28,246 14,200 14,046 3,652 3,154 498 30 to 34 years # # # # # # 5.8 9.8 1.8 25 - 29 23,778 10,722 13,056 628 269 359 188 55 133
30 - 34 24,271 11,992 12,279 1,397 1,180 217 35 to 39 years # # # # # # 3.3 5.8 0.8 118.0 189.1 34.8 30 - 34 21,997 10,422 11,575 497 253 244 380 137 243
35 - 39 22,592 11,381 11,211 746 659 87 40 to 44 years # # # # # # 2.7 4.5 0.9 35 - 39 20,958 10,363 10,595 387 202 185 501 157 344
40 - 44 16,259 8,326 7,933 444 376 68 45 to 49 years # # # # # # 2.2 3.6 0.6 2147.7 2316.6 1968.9 40 - 44 14,764 7,551 7,213 314 182 132 737 217 520
45 - 49 14,421 7,634 6,787 315 273 42 50 to 54 years # # # # # # 2.5 4.0 0.8 97.6 96.2 99.3 45 - 49 13,028 6,945 6,083 269 158 111 809 258 551
50 - 54 10,916 5,993 4,923 277 239 38 765.8 1005.7 503.6 22.0 24.1 19.8 50 - 54 9,347 5,247 4,100 232 144 88 1,060 363 697
   Chimbu    Chimbu
Total 96,537 47,657 48,880 23,397 15,709 7,688 15 to 19 years # # # # # # 85.9 96.7 73.7 2212.9 2461.0 1971.7 Total 67,614 29,820 37,794 2,829 1,283 1,546 2,697 845 1,852
15 - 19 17,778 9,439 8,339 15,266 9,123 6,143 20 to 24 years # # # # # # 35.2 58.9 13.1 15 - 19 2,343 293 2,050 145 20 125 24 3 21
20 - 24 14,915 7,207 7,708 5,253 4,245 1,008 25 to 29 years # # # # # # 11.0 19.2 3.6 1.4 2.1 0.6 20 - 24 9,033 2,787 6,246 551 146 405 78 29 49
25 - 29 14,807 6,982 7,825 1,624 1,343 281 30 to 34 years # # # # # # 4.6 7.7 1.8 25 - 29 12,457 5,351 7,106 610 246 364 116 42 74
30 - 34 12,228 5,821 6,407 565 450 115 35 to 39 years # # # # # # 2.4 4.0 0.8 68.6 105.5 31.9 30 - 34 11,012 5,084 5,928 448 220 228 203 67 136
35 - 39 11,643 5,702 5,941 278 229 49 40 to 44 years # # # # # # 2.1 3.3 0.9 35 - 39 10,652 5,137 5,515 388 224 164 325 112 213
40 - 44 9,191 4,535 4,656 191 149 42 45 to 49 years # # # # # # 1.4 2.4 0.5 2144.3 2355.5 1939.8 40 - 44 8,291 4,097 4,194 250 153 97 459 136 323
45 - 49 8,668 4,335 4,333 124 103 21 50 to 54 years # # # # # # 1.3 1.8 0.8 98.6 97.9 99.4 45 - 49 7,654 3,873 3,781 242 149 93 648 210 438
50 - 54 7,307 3,636 3,671 96 67 29 712.9 961.0 471.7 21.7 24.1 19.5 50 - 54 6,172 3,198 2,974 195 125 70 844 246 598
   Eastern Highlands    Eastern Highlands
Total 155,909 78,652 77,257 38,532 24,732 13,800 15 to 19 years # # # # # # 84.6 94.8 73.1 2160.4 2343.2 1977.4 Total 110,238 51,296 58,942 2,996 1,271 1,725 4,143 1,353 2,790
15 - 19 32,313 17,154 15,159 27,347 16,259 11,088 20 to 24 years # # # # # # 31.3 48.0 15.5 15 - 19 4,705 851 3,854 236 36 200 25 8 17
20 - 24 24,185 11,749 12,436 7,571 5,641 1,930 25 to 29 years # # # # # # 8.8 14.4 3.6 1.1 1.4 0.8 20 - 24 15,866 5,888 9,978 627 189 438 121 31 90
25 - 29 25,027 12,118 12,909 2,209 1,745 464 30 to 34 years # # # # # # 3.2 5.2 1.3 25 - 29 21,878 10,014 11,864 671 273 398 269 86 183
30 - 34 20,922 10,265 10,657 676 536 140 35 to 39 years # # # # # # 1.6 2.6 0.7 56.2 72.3 38.6 30 - 34 19,336 9,356 9,980 486 237 249 424 136 288
35 - 39 18,746 9,414 9,332 307 243 64 40 to 44 years # # # # # # 1.4 2.1 0.6 35 - 39 17,467 8,783 8,684 338 171 167 634 217 417
40 - 44 13,417 6,791 6,626 184 146 38 45 to 49 years # # # # # # 1.1 1.5 0.6 2104.2 2270.9 1938.8 40 - 44 12,247 6,270 5,977 252 151 101 734 224 510
45 - 49 12,383 6,460 5,923 134 96 38 50 to 54 years # # # # # # 1.2 1.4 0.9 98.9 98.6 99.2 45 - 49 11,082 5,922 5,160 231 125 106 936 317 619
50 - 54 8,916 4,701 4,215 104 66 38 660.4 843.2 477.4 21.3 23.0 19.5 50 - 54 7,657 4,212 3,445 155 89 66 1,000 334 666
Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census                                   Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census            
Table 3. Singulate Mean at Marriage by Province, Papua New Guinea: 1990 Table 3. Singulate Mean at Marriage by Province, Papua New Guinea: 1990
  Total Never married Ave. Age 1st Marriage   Married Divorced/Separated Widowed
Age Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Males Females Age Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
   Morobe    Morobe
Total 199,990 103,714 96,276 71,680 44,192 27,488 15 to 19 years # # # # # # 88.7 95.4 81.0 2450.0 2618.9 2266.4 Total 118,685 56,419 62,266 3,623 1,558 2,065 6,002 1,545 4,457
15 - 19 43,805 23,565 20,240 38,867 22,479 16,388 20 to 24 years # # # # # # 51.4 66.6 35.0 15 - 19 4,243 721 3,522 622 353 269 73 12 61
20 - 24 37,967 19,728 18,239 19,521 13,134 6,387 25 to 29 years # # # # # # 22.1 29.5 14.3 4.4 4.7 4.2 20 - 24 17,583 6,267 11,316 697 287 410 166 40 126
25 - 29 32,943 16,847 16,096 7,267 4,967 2,300 30 to 34 years # # # # # # 10.4 13.0 7.6 25 - 29 24,671 11,533 13,138 635 241 394 370 106 264
30 - 34 25,144 13,059 12,085 2,606 1,692 914 35 to 39 years # # # # # # 7.1 8.1 6.0 222.5 233.6 210.8 30 - 34 21,407 11,025 10,382 527 186 341 604 156 448
35 - 39 20,247 10,197 10,050 1,434 829 605 40 to 44 years # # # # # # 5.7 6.4 5.1 35 - 39 17,564 9,004 8,560 411 148 263 838 216 622
40 - 44 16,276 8,241 8,035 930 524 406 45 to 49 years # # # # # # 4.6 4.9 4.4 2227.5 2385.3 2055.6 40 - 44 13,922 7,316 6,606 313 127 186 1,111 274 837
45 - 49 13,058 6,693 6,365 605 327 278 50 to 54 years # # # # # # 4.3 4.5 4.1 95.6 95.3 95.8 45 - 49 10,947 5,896 5,051 244 118 126 1,262 352 910
50 - 54 10,550 5,384 5,166 450 240 210 950.0 1118.9 766.4 23.3 25.0 21.5 50 - 54 8,348 4,657 3,691 174 98 76 1,578 389 1,189
   Madang    Madang
Total 126,693 66,197 60,496 42,893 27,221 15,672 15 to 19 years # # # # # # 88.7 96.1 80.1 2376.1 2575.1 2160.5 Total 77,779 37,118 40,661 1,519 515 1,004 4,502 1,343 3,159
15 - 19 28,412 15,321 13,091 25,213 14,724 10,489 20 to 24 years # # # # # # 46.6 62.1 29.8 15 - 19 3,092 571 2,521 79 11 68 28 15 13
20 - 24 23,334 12,149 11,185 10,879 7,546 3,333 25 to 29 years # # # # # # 18.0 26.3 9.7 3.4 4.5 2.1 20 - 24 12,016 4,504 7,512 281 55 226 158 44 114
25 - 29 20,794 10,506 10,288 3,751 2,758 993 30 to 34 years # # # # # # 8.6 12.0 4.9 25 - 29 16,447 7,589 8,858 320 84 236 276 75 201
30 - 34 16,577 8,567 8,010 1,419 1,025 394 35 to 39 years # # # # # # 5.5 7.6 3.3 168.9 226.0 103.8 30 - 34 14,354 7,295 7,059 265 91 174 539 156 383
35 - 39 12,707 6,575 6,132 701 500 201 40 to 44 years # # # # # # 4.3 6.0 2.5 35 - 39 11,171 5,826 5,345 186 70 116 649 179 470
40 - 44 9,630 4,902 4,728 414 296 118 45 to 49 years # # # # # # 3.4 5.0 1.8 2207.2 2349.1 2056.7 40 - 44 8,303 4,330 3,973 130 65 65 783 211 572
45 - 49 8,413 4,363 4,050 290 216 74 50 to 54 years # # # # # # 3.3 4.1 2.3 96.6 95.5 97.9 45 - 49 7,016 3,783 3,233 135 72 63 972 292 680
50 - 54 6,826 3,814 3,012 226 156 70 876.1 1075.1 660.5 22.8 24.6 21.0 50 - 54 5,380 3,220 2,160 123 67 56 1,097 371 726
   East Sepik    East Sepik
Total 124,344 59,560 64,784 40,149 22,824 17,325 15 to 19 years # # # # # # 89.3 96.2 82.3 2322.5 2480.5 2180.2 Total 78,433 35,257 43,176 1,851 419 1,432 3,911 1,060 2,851
15 - 19 28,547 14,331 14,216 25,483 13,787 11,696 20 to 24 years # # # # # # 43.3 57.5 31.1 15 - 19 2,954 532 2,422 93 10 83 17 2 15
20 - 24 21,687 9,966 11,721 9,385 5,735 3,650 25 to 29 years # # # # # # 15.6 20.0 11.7 2.4 3.5 1.3 20 - 24 11,865 4,159 7,706 358 53 305 79 19 60
25 - 29 19,254 9,141 10,113 3,010 1,829 1,181 30 to 34 years # # # # # # 7.0 9.3 5.0 25 - 29 15,678 7,197 8,481 383 74 309 183 41 142
30 - 34 15,520 7,350 8,170 1,094 684 410 35 to 39 years # # # # # # 4.0 5.3 2.8 118.2 174.8 64.2 30 - 34 13,697 6,496 7,201 361 69 292 368 101 267
35 - 39 11,707 5,560 6,147 471 296 175 40 to 44 years # # # # # # 2.9 4.2 1.8 35 - 39 10,563 5,089 5,474 203 49 154 470 126 344
40 - 44 9,819 4,518 5,301 285 189 96 45 to 49 years # # # # # # 2.4 3.5 1.3 2204.3 2305.7 2116.0 40 - 44 8,736 4,130 4,606 170 48 122 628 151 477
45 - 49 9,261 4,461 4,800 218 157 61 50 to 54 years # # # # # # 2.4 3.5 1.3 97.6 96.5 98.7 45 - 49 7,963 3,999 3,964 141 52 89 939 253 686
50 - 54 8,549 4,233 4,316 203 147 56 822.5 980.5 680.2 22.6 23.9 21.4 50 - 54 6,977 3,655 3,322 142 64 78 1,227 367 860
   West Sepik    West Sepik
Total 70,990 36,489 34,501 22,084 14,148 7,936 15 to 19 years # # # # # # 86.5 95.6 75.2 2349.6 2539.7 2146.6 Total 45,203 21,123 24,080 642 183 459 3,061 1,035 2,026
15 - 19 14,634 8,109 6,525 12,659 7,754 4,905 20 to 24 years # # # # # # 45.6 60.7 30.1 15 - 19 1,902 338 1,564 47 11 36 26 6 20
20 - 24 12,473 6,324 6,149 5,688 3,836 1,852 25 to 29 years # # # # # # 19.1 26.8 11.4 3.0 3.8 2.1 20 - 24 6,567 2,417 4,150 121 36 85 97 35 62
25 - 29 11,183 5,601 5,582 2,137 1,502 635 30 to 34 years # # # # # # 7.9 10.5 5.4 25 - 29 8,738 4,008 4,730 123 34 89 185 57 128
30 - 34 9,469 4,588 4,881 749 484 265 35 to 39 years # # # # # # 4.9 6.7 3.0 151.4 192.3 106.3 30 - 34 8,221 3,937 4,284 126 38 88 373 129 244
35 - 39 7,343 3,704 3,639 359 249 110 40 to 44 years # # # # # # 3.2 4.1 2.3 35 - 39 6,508 3,305 3,203 79 18 61 397 132 265
40 - 44 6,758 3,384 3,374 217 140 77 45 to 49 years # # # # # # 2.7 3.4 1.9 2198.3 2347.4 2040.3 40 - 44 5,869 3,022 2,847 60 10 50 612 212 400
45 - 49 4,775 2,481 2,294 129 85 44 50 to 54 years # # # # # # 3.4 4.3 2.3 97.0 96.2 97.9 45 - 49 4,032 2,163 1,869 40 16 24 574 217 357
50 - 54 4,355 2,298 2,057 146 98 48 849.6 1039.7 646.6 22.7 24.4 20.8 50 - 54 3,366 1,933 1,433 46 20 26 797 247 550
   Manus    Manus
Total 16,754 8,413 8,341 7,128 4,138 2,990 15 to 19 years # # # # # # 94.2 98.8 89.4 2620.9 2804.4 2437.6 Total 8,862 4,069 4,793 417 125 292 347 81 266
15 - 19 3,932 2,032 1,900 3,705 2,007 1,698 20 to 24 years # # # # # # 60.8 75.5 46.6 15 - 19 213 23 190 13 1 12 1 1 0
20 - 24 3,179 1,566 1,613 1,934 1,183 751 25 to 29 years # # # # # # 29.9 38.5 20.8 5.6 6.9 4.2 20 - 24 1,194 374 820 43 8 35 8 1 7
25 - 29 2,679 1,378 1,301 800 530 270 30 to 34 years # # # # # # 15.6 19.2 12.1 25 - 29 1,788 824 964 80 23 57 11 1 10
30 - 34 2,064 1,025 1,039 323 197 126 35 to 39 years # # # # # # 9.6 12.1 7.4 279.1 345.2 207.9 30 - 34 1,649 807 842 68 15 53 24 6 18
35 - 39 1,659 792 867 160 96 64 40 to 44 years # # # # # # 7.5 9.1 6.0 35 - 39 1,395 663 732 72 27 45 32 6 26
40 - 44 1,268 606 662 95 55 40 45 to 49 years # # # # # # 6.5 7.7 5.3 2341.8 2459.2 2229.7 40 - 44 1,055 522 533 55 14 41 63 15 48
45 - 49 1,036 507 529 67 39 28 50 to 54 years # # # # # # 4.7 6.1 3.0 94.4 93.1 95.8 45 - 49 851 440 411 46 18 28 72 10 62
50 - 54 937 507 430 44 31 13 1120.9 1304.4 937.6 24.8 26.4 23.3 50 - 54 717 416 301 40 19 21 136 41 95
   New Ireland    New Ireland
Total 43,245 23,701 19,544 16,348 11,163 5,185 15 to 19 years # # # # # # 90.8 97.6 82.4 2548.0 2862.5 2168.2 Total 24,837 11,785 13,052 1,039 467 572 1,021 286 735
15 - 19 9,383 5,159 4,224 8,518 5,037 3,481 20 to 24 years # # # # # # 51.8 70.9 29.8 15 - 19 825 115 710 32 4 28 8 3 5
20 - 24 7,970 4,270 3,700 4,128 3,026 1,102 25 to 29 years # # # # # # 22.9 34.2 10.5 9.7 16.0 1.3 20 - 24 3,672 1,210 2,462 140 30 110 30 4 26
25 - 29 7,334 3,843 3,491 1,681 1,314 367 30 to 34 years # # # # # # 12.5 18.6 5.3 25 - 29 5,414 2,474 2,940 182 50 132 57 5 52
30 - 34 5,652 3,055 2,597 705 567 138 35 to 39 years # # # # # # 10.8 17.5 2.4 483.3 798.2 63.7 30 - 34 4,673 2,399 2,274 172 71 101 102 18 84
35 - 39 4,328 2,417 1,911 469 424 45 40 to 44 years # # # # # # 10.2 16.1 1.7 35 - 39 3,609 1,899 1,710 137 67 70 113 27 86
40 - 44 2,987 1,761 1,226 304 283 21 45 to 49 years # # # # # # 10.6 17.6 1.6 2064.6 2064.2 2104.5 40 - 44 2,425 1,375 1,050 99 54 45 159 49 110
45 - 49 2,932 1,651 1,281 311 291 20 50 to 54 years # # # # # # 8.7 14.3 1.0 90.3 84.0 98.7 45 - 49 2,261 1,198 1,063 136 93 43 224 69 155
50 - 54 2,659 1,545 1,114 232 221 11 1048.0 1362.5 668.2 22.9 24.6 21.3 50 - 54 1,958 1,115 843 141 98 43 328 111 217
Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census                                   Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census            
Table 3. Singulate Mean at Marriage by Province, Papua New Guinea: 1990 Table 3. Singulate Mean at Marriage by Province, Papua New Guinea: 1990
  Total Never married Ave. Age 1st Marriage   Married Divorced/Separated Widowed
Age Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Males Females Age Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
   East New Britain    East New Britain
Total 95,020 51,976 43,044 38,146 25,725 12,421 15 to 19 years # # # # # # 92.3 98.0 85.6 2594.9 2900.5 2226.5 Total 53,265 25,086 28,179 1,701 671 1,030 1,908 494 1,414
15 - 19 20,883 11,415 9,468 19,283 11,181 8,102 20 to 24 years # # # # # # 54.8 74.6 31.7 15 - 19 1,542 229 1,313 49 3 46 9 2 7
20 - 24 18,178 9,788 8,390 9,956 7,298 2,658 25 to 29 years # # # # # # 25.6 37.7 11.7 10.1 15.5 3.3 20 - 24 7,902 2,438 5,464 263 48 215 57 4 53
25 - 29 16,933 9,038 7,895 4,331 3,410 921 30 to 34 years # # # # # # 14.1 20.7 5.9 25 - 29 12,125 5,475 6,650 372 126 246 105 27 78
30 - 34 12,832 7,112 5,720 1,809 1,473 336 35 to 39 years # # # # # # 10.9 16.9 3.5 506.4 777.3 167.1 30 - 34 10,539 5,481 5,058 315 114 201 169 44 125
35 - 39 9,824 5,435 4,389 1,075 920 155 40 to 44 years # # # # # # 10.6 15.9 3.7 35 - 39 8,268 4,336 3,932 262 122 140 219 57 162
40 - 44 6,396 3,644 2,752 680 579 101 45 to 49 years # # # # # # 10.6 16.3 3.3 2088.5 2123.2 2059.4 40 - 44 5,221 2,882 2,339 168 86 82 327 97 230
45 - 49 5,178 2,909 2,269 550 475 75 50 to 54 years # # # # # # 9.6 14.8 3.4 89.9 84.5 96.7 45 - 49 4,112 2,249 1,863 134 86 48 382 99 283
50 - 54 4,796 2,635 2,161 462 389 73 1094.9 1400.5 726.5 23.2 25.1 21.3 50 - 54 3,556 1,996 1,560 138 86 52 640 164 476
   West New Britain    West New Britain
Total 66,915 37,183 29,732 24,781 17,092 7,689 15 to 19 years # # # # # # 88.7 96.5 78.9 2461.9 2722.9 2133.2 Total 39,765 19,227 20,538 974 435 539 1,395 429 966
15 - 19 14,855 8,244 6,611 13,174 7,957 5,217 20 to 24 years # # # # # # 49.9 66.9 27.9 15 - 19 1,604 271 1,333 57 11 46 20 5 15
20 - 24 13,669 7,705 5,964 6,819 5,153 1,666 25 to 29 years # # # # # # 21.5 31.6 9.0 5.4 8.5 1.7 20 - 24 6,614 2,477 4,137 183 53 130 53 22 31
25 - 29 11,854 6,520 5,334 2,544 2,063 481 30 to 34 years # # # # # # 12.3 18.4 4.1 25 - 29 9,019 4,342 4,677 216 92 124 75 23 52
30 - 34 8,596 4,901 3,695 1,054 904 150 35 to 39 years # # # # # # 8.1 12.7 2.5 269.0 426.4 85.5 30 - 34 7,235 3,872 3,363 172 73 99 135 52 83
35 - 39 6,414 3,517 2,897 519 448 71 40 to 44 years # # # # # # 6.5 9.7 2.4 35 - 39 5,614 2,959 2,655 123 66 57 158 44 114
40 - 44 4,608 2,572 2,036 298 249 49 45 to 49 years # # # # # # 5.5 8.7 1.8 2192.9 2296.5 2047.7 40 - 44 3,984 2,180 1,804 94 61 33 232 82 150
45 - 49 3,749 2,019 1,730 207 175 32 50 to 54 years # # # # # # 5.2 8.4 1.6 94.6 91.5 98.3 45 - 49 3,185 1,737 1,448 66 34 32 291 73 218
50 - 54 3,170 1,705 1,465 166 143 23 961.9 1222.9 633.2 23.2 25.1 20.8 50 - 54 2,510 1,389 1,121 63 45 18 431 128 303
Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census                                   Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census