Population, age 2, total in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Population, age 2, total was 174,236 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
174,236
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
86th
of 191 countries
All-time high
180,931
in 2005
All-time low
130,911
in 1990
Years of data
25
1990–2015

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1990200220151990: 130.9k1991: 134.3k1992: 137.6k1993: 141.1k1994: 144.8k1995: 148.9k1996: 153.4k1997: 158.2k1998: 163.0k1999: 167.4k2000: 171.3k2001: 174.5k2002: 177.2k2003: 179.1k2004: 180.4k2005: 180.9k2006: 180.7k2007: 179.8k2008: 178.5k2009: 177.1k2010: 175.9k2011: 175.0k2012: 174.4k2013: 174.0k2015: 174.2k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 2, total in Papua New Guinea stood at 174,236.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 2, total in Papua New Guinea peaked at 180,931 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 130,911, in 1990.

Papua New Guinea ranks 86th 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.

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

Annual values for Population, age 2, total in Papua New Guinea, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 130,911
1991 134,252 +2.6%
1992 137,609 +2.5%
1993 141,089 +2.5%
1994 144,842 +2.7%
1995 148,948 +2.8%
1996 153,442 +3.0%
1997 158,206 +3.1%
1998 162,985 +3.0%
1999 167,441 +2.7%
2000 171,314 +2.3%
2001 174,548 +1.9%
2002 177,174 +1.5%
2003 179,136 +1.1%
2004 180,389 +0.7%
2005 180,931 +0.3%
2006 180,721 -0.1%
2007 179,833 -0.5%
2008 178,522 -0.7%
2009 177,133 -0.8%
2010 175,933 -0.7%
2011 175,010 -0.5%
2012 174,356 -0.4%
2013 174,005 -0.2%
2015 174,236 +0.1%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 174,236 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 247,145, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 174,236 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57,270, 3.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 147,972 130,911 167,441 10
2000s 177,970 171,314 180,931 10
2010s 174,708 174,005 175,933 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 83 Romania 191,686 compare
  2. 84 Liberia 189,159 compare
  3. 85 Tajikistan 180,674 compare
  4. 87 Tunisia 171,697 compare
  5. 88 Netherlands 168,147 compare
  6. 89 Laos 154,218 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 2, total in Papua New Guinea?
Population, age 2, total in Papua New Guinea was 174,236 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 2, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 180,931 in 2005.
What is the lowest population, age 2, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 130,911 in 1990.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for population, age 2, total?
Papua New Guinea ranks 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 2, total rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population, age 2, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.