Population, age 15, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population, age 15, female was 83,635 in 2015. β² Rising
Population, age 15, female in Papua New Guinea, 1990β2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 15, female in Papua New Guinea is 83,635, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 15, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 83,635 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 49,176, in 1990.
Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51,279 | 49,176 | 55,555 | 10 |
| 2000s | 64,295 | 57,026 | 72,713 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79,000 | 74,795 | 83,635 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 80 Netherlands 97,553 compare
- 81 Togo 92,563 compare
- 82 Honduras 88,360 compare
- 84 Tajikistan, Republic of 81,990 compare
- 85 Tunisia 77,997 compare
- 86 Sierra Leone 76,789 compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 121.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 40,888 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.07 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 118.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 15, female in Papua New Guinea?
- Population, age 15, female in Papua New Guinea was 83,635 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 15, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 83,635 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 15, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,176 in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population, age 15, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 15, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 15, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.