Population, age 2, female in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Population, age 2, female was 84,252 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
84,252
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
86th
of 191 countries
All-time high
87,581
in 2005
All-time low
63,444
in 1990
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 2, female in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2015

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200220151990: 63.4k1991: 65.1k1992: 66.7k1993: 68.4k1994: 70.2k1995: 72.2k1996: 74.3k1997: 76.6k1998: 78.9k1999: 81.1k2000: 82.9k2001: 84.5k2002: 85.8k2003: 86.7k2004: 87.3k2005: 87.6k2006: 87.5k2007: 87.0k2008: 86.4k2009: 85.7k2010: 85.1k2011: 84.7k2012: 84.3k2013: 84.2k2015: 84.3k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 2, female in Papua New Guinea stood at 84,252.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 2, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 87,581 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 63,444, in 1990.

That places Papua New Guinea 86th 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.

Population, age 2, female in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 2, female in Papua New Guinea, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 63,444 —
1991 65,092 +2.6%
1992 66,727 +2.5%
1993 68,406 +2.5%
1994 70,210 +2.6%
1995 72,186 +2.8%
1996 74,349 +3.0%
1997 76,640 +3.1%
1998 78,938 +3.0%
1999 81,081 +2.7%
2000 82,944 +2.3%
2001 84,502 +1.9%
2002 85,770 +1.5%
2003 86,718 +1.1%
2004 87,323 +0.7%
2005 87,581 +0.3%
2006 87,472 -0.1%
2007 87,033 -0.5%
2008 86,389 -0.7%
2009 85,706 -0.8%
2010 85,115 -0.7%
2011 84,659 -0.5%
2012 84,334 -0.4%
2013 84,156 -0.2%
2015 84,252 +0.1%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 84,252 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 121,057, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 84,252 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27,860, 3.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 71,707 63,444 81,081 10
2000s 86,144 82,944 87,581 10
2010s 84,503 84,156 85,115 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 83 Liberia 94,117 compare
  2. 84 Romania 93,052 compare
  3. 85 Tajikistan 88,452 compare
  4. 87 Tunisia 83,026 compare
  5. 88 Netherlands 82,005 compare
  6. 89 Laos 75,520 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 2, female in Papua New Guinea?
Population, age 2, female in Papua New Guinea was 84,252 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 2, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 87,581 in 2005.
What is the lowest population, age 2, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 63,444 in 1990.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for population, age 2, female?
Papua New Guinea ranks 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 2, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 2, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 2, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.