Population, age 18, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population, age 18, female was 79,231 in 2015. β² Rising
Population, age 18, female in Papua New Guinea, 1990β2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 79,231 for population, age 18, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 18, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 79,231 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 48,031, in 1990.
That places Papua New Guinea 85th 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 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48,976 | 48,031 | 51,683 | 10 |
| 2000s | 58,992 | 52,878 | 65,737 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72,809 | 67,704 | 79,231 | 5 |
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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 18, female in Papua New Guinea?
- Population, age 18, female in Papua New Guinea was 79,231 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 18, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 79,231 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 18, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,031 in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population, age 18, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 18, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. 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 18, 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.