Kiribati vs Papua New Guinea: Population ages 0-14
Kiribati
34.4%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
33.1%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
53rd
Papua New Guinea rank
56th
Population ages 0-14 over time
- Kiribati
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 34.4% against 33.1% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Kiribati ranks 53rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 56th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.1% | 44.5% | 0.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 43.7% | 45.3% | 1.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 39.8% | 42.8% | 3.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 40.8% | 41.1% | 0.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 38.9% | 0.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 36.3% | 0.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 33.9% | 1.0% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, Kiribati or Papua New Guinea?
- Kiribati, at 34.4% against 33.1% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14 between Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.3%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population ages 0-14?
- Kiribati ranks 53rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 56th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.