Population, age 16, male in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population, age 16, male was 87,205 in 2015. β² Rising
Population, age 16, male in Papua New Guinea, 1990β2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 87,205 for population, age 16, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, male in Papua New Guinea peaked at 87,205 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 47,998, in 1990.
That places Papua New Guinea 83rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51,619 | 47,998 | 57,165 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65,682 | 58,737 | 73,764 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81,880 | 76,010 | 87,205 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 80 Netherlands 101,254 compare
- 81 Honduras 91,467 compare
- 82 Togo 89,673 compare
- 84 Tajikistan 84,874 compare
- 85 Tunisia 82,952 compare
- 86 El Salvador 75,720 compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 40,888 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, male in Papua New Guinea?
- Population, age 16, male in Papua New Guinea was 87,205 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 87,205 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,998 in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population, age 16, male?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, male rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. 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 16, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population, age 16, male refers to the male population at the specified age.