Population, age 21, male in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Population, age 21, male was 75,017 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
75,017
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
87th
of 191 countries
All-time high
75,017
in 2015
All-time low
41,867
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, age 21, male in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2015

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200220151990: 41.9k1991: 42.8k1992: 44.0k1993: 45.1k1994: 46.2k1995: 47.1k1996: 47.8k1997: 48.4k1998: 48.9k1999: 49.5k2000: 50.4k2001: 51.5k2002: 53.0k2003: 54.6k2004: 56.2k2005: 57.8k2006: 59.2k2007: 60.6k2008: 62.0k2009: 63.5k2010: 65.1k2011: 66.8k2012: 68.7k2013: 70.7k2014: 72.8k2015: 75.0k

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 84 Tajikistan 84,432 compare
  2. 85 Togo 78,819 compare
  3. 86 Lao People's Democratic Republic 77,552 compare
  4. 88 Cuba 74,078 compare
  5. 89 El Salvador 69,687 compare
  6. 90 Paraguay 68,276 compare

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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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Indicator
Population, age 21, 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 21, male refers to the male population at the specified age.