Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth was 51.14 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040. ▬ Flat
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Papua New Guinea, 2015–2040
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population aged 15-29 years.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 51.14 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in 2040. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Papua New Guinea peaked at 60.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 51.14 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, in 2040.
That places Papua New Guinea 20th out of 160 countries with data for 2040, putting it in the top quarter.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 53.21 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | — |
| 2016 | 54.1 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 54.91 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 55.63 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 56.28 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 56.84 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 57.78 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 58.57 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 59.24 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 59.77 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 60.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.7% |
| 2026 | 59.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.7% |
| 2027 | 59.37 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.7% |
| 2028 | 58.92 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.8% |
| 2029 | 58.43 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.8% |
| 2030 | 57.91 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.9% |
| 2040 | 51.14 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.83 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 53.21 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 56.28 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 58.89 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 56.84 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 60.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2030s | 57.91 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 57.91 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 57.91 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1 |
| 2040s | 51.14 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 51.14 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 51.14 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 17 Vanuatu 51.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 18 Chad 51.58 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 19 Solomon Islands 51.21 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 21 Ghana 50.98 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 22 Suriname 50.24 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 23 Côte d’Ivoire 49.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.852 % change on previous year (1999)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,178 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,710 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3,498 (1999)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1427 % change on previous year (1999)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,445 (1999)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (1999)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Papua New Guinea?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Papua New Guinea was 51.14 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 60.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.14 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 20th out of 160 countries with data for 2040.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with primary but not secondary education (medium scenario). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 38 shows the projected youth population in 2040 with different education levels, according to the medium and accelerated scenario as calculated by the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital in 2018.