Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Population, ages 15-24, total

Lao People's Democratic Republic
1.49 million
in 2015
Papua New Guinea
1.54 million
in 2015
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
87th
Papua New Guinea rank
86th

Population, ages 15-24, total over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Papua New Guinea
0500.0k1.0M1.5M199020022015

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.54 million against 1.49 million in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 45,080.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 87th and Papua New Guinea ranks 86th of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 922,836 956,916 34,080 Papua New Guinea
2000s 1.21 million 1.17 million 42,201 Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 1.47 million 1.44 million 36,652 Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, ages 15-24, total, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.54 million against 1.49 million in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, ages 15-24, total between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
45,080, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population, ages 15-24, total?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 87th and Papua New Guinea ranks 86th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as Population, ages 15-24, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, ages 15-24, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Population, ages 15-24, total is the total population age 15-24.