Population, age 20, male in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Population, age 20, male was 77,913 in 2015. β–² Rising

Latest (2015)
77,913
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
86th
of 191 countries
All-time high
77,913
in 2015
All-time low
43,286
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200220151990: 43.3k1991: 44.2k1992: 45.0k1993: 46.0k1994: 46.9k1995: 47.7k1996: 48.5k1997: 49.3k1998: 50.1k1999: 51.0k2000: 52.1k2001: 53.3k2002: 54.7k2003: 56.2k2004: 57.7k2005: 59.2k2006: 60.7k2007: 62.2k2008: 63.7k2009: 65.3k2010: 67.1k2011: 69.1k2012: 71.2k2013: 73.4k2014: 75.7k2015: 77.9k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 77,913 for population, age 20, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 20, male in Papua New Guinea peaked at 77,913 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 43,286, 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 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 47,194 43,286 51,018 10
2000s 58,521 52,073 65,343 10
2010s 72,427 67,147 77,913 6

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 83 Tajikistan 84,849 compare
  2. 84 Azerbaijan 82,384 compare
  3. 85 Togo 80,938 compare
  4. 87 Lao People's Democratic Republic 77,347 compare
  5. 88 Cuba 73,627 compare
  6. 89 El Salvador 71,126 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 20, male in Papua New Guinea?
Population, age 20, male in Papua New Guinea was 77,913 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 20, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 77,913 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 20, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 43,286 in 1990.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for population, age 20, male?
Papua New Guinea ranks 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 20, male rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 20, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Population, age 20, male refers to the male population at the specified age.