Population, age 20, female in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Population, age 20, female was 74,193 in 2015. β–² Rising

Latest (2015)
74,193
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
87th
of 191 countries
All-time high
74,193
in 2015
All-time low
44,389
in 1990
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 20, female in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2015

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200220151990: 44.4k1991: 45.4k1992: 46.4k1993: 47.2k1994: 48.0k1995: 48.5k1996: 48.9k1997: 49.1k1998: 49.2k1999: 49.5k2000: 50.1k2001: 50.9k2002: 52.1k2003: 53.5k2004: 54.9k2005: 56.4k2006: 57.8k2007: 59.3k2008: 60.8k2009: 62.4k2010: 64.1k2011: 66.0k2012: 68.0k2013: 70.0k2015: 74.2k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 74,193 for population, age 20, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 20, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 74,193 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 44,389, in 1990.

That places Papua New Guinea 87th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 47,662 44,389 49,504 10
2000s 55,812 50,058 62,358 10
2010s 68,454 64,101 74,193 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 84 Togo 81,523 compare
  2. 85 Azerbaijan, Republic of 78,443 compare
  3. 86 Lao People's Democratic Republic 74,977 compare
  4. 88 El Salvador 69,770 compare
  5. 89 Cuba 68,888 compare
  6. 90 Paraguay 67,054 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 20, female in Papua New Guinea?
Population, age 20, female in Papua New Guinea was 74,193 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 20, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 74,193 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 20, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 44,389 in 1990.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for population, age 20, female?
Papua New Guinea ranks 87th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 20, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. 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 20, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 20, 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.