Population, age 21, male in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population, age 21, male was 75,017 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 21, male in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 75,017 for population, age 21, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 21, male in Papua New Guinea peaked at 75,017 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 41,867, in 1990.
Papua New Guinea ranks 87th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46,168 | 41,867 | 49,482 | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,882 | 50,360 | 63,474 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69,848 | 65,087 | 75,017 | 6 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 121.09 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 121.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 21, male in Papua New Guinea?
- Population, age 21, male in Papua New Guinea was 75,017 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 21, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 75,017 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 21, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,867 in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population, age 21, male?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 87th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 21, male rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. 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 21, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population, age 21, male refers to the male population at the specified age.