Mongolia vs Papua New Guinea: Population ages 15-64
Mongolia
63.0%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
63.3%
in 2025
Mongolia rank
138th
Papua New Guinea rank
135th
Population ages 15-64 over time
- Mongolia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 63.3% against 63.0% in Mongolia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 138th and Papua New Guinea ranks 135th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.2% | 54.4% | 2.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 49.4% | 53.5% | 4.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 53.1% | 55.5% | 2.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 57.4% | 56.5% | 0.9% | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 58.5% | 7.1% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 60.9% | 5.7% | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 62.7% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, Mongolia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 63.3% against 63.0% in Mongolia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64 between Mongolia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mongolia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population ages 15-64?
- Mongolia ranks 138th 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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About this data
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.