Italy vs Papua New Guinea: Population ages 15-64

Italy
63.2%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
63.3%
in 2025
Italy rank
136th
Papua New Guinea rank
135th

Population ages 15-64 over time

  • Italy
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 63.3% against 63.2% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 136th and Papua New Guinea ranks 135th of 218 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 65.2% 54.4% 10.8% Italy
1970s 63.8% 53.5% 10.3% Italy
1980s 66.9% 55.5% 11.4% Italy
1990s 68.5% 56.5% 12.0% Italy
2000s 66.4% 58.5% 7.9% Italy
2010s 64.5% 60.9% 3.7% Italy
2020s 63.6% 62.7% 0.9% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 15-64, Italy or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 63.3% against 63.2% in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 15-64 between Italy and Papua New Guinea?
0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Papua New Guinea?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Italy and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population ages 15-64?
Italy ranks 136th and Papua New Guinea ranks 135th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.