Population, age 5, female in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Population, age 5, female was 83,164 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
83,164
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
88th
of 191 countries
All-time high
86,668
in 2008
All-time low
58,167
in 1990
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 5, female in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2015

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200220151990: 58.2k1991: 59.7k1992: 61.2k1993: 62.6k1994: 64.1k1995: 65.7k1996: 67.4k1997: 69.3k1998: 71.2k1999: 73.2k2000: 75.3k2001: 77.5k2002: 79.8k2003: 82.0k2004: 83.8k2005: 85.2k2006: 86.2k2007: 86.6k2008: 86.7k2009: 86.5k2010: 86.1k2011: 85.6k2012: 84.9k2013: 84.2k2015: 83.2k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 5, female in Papua New Guinea stood at 83,164.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 5, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 86,668 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 58,167, in 1990.

Papua New Guinea ranks 88th 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 5, female in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 5, female in Papua New Guinea, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 58,167 —
1991 59,712 +2.7%
1992 61,164 +2.4%
1993 62,587 +2.3%
1994 64,074 +2.4%
1995 65,696 +2.5%
1996 67,437 +2.7%
1997 69,255 +2.7%
1998 71,163 +2.8%
1999 73,173 +2.8%
2000 75,274 +2.9%
2001 77,489 +2.9%
2002 79,770 +2.9%
2003 81,953 +2.7%
2004 83,828 +2.3%
2005 85,244 +1.7%
2006 86,152 +1.1%
2007 86,603 +0.5%
2008 86,668 +0.1%
2009 86,462 -0.2%
2010 86,089 -0.4%
2011 85,554 -0.6%
2012 84,875 -0.8%
2013 84,163 -0.8%
2015 83,164 -1.2%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 83,164 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 119,877, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 83,164 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29,386, 2.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 65,243 58,167 73,173 10
2000s 82,944 75,274 86,668 10
2010s 84,769 83,164 86,089 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 85 Tajikistan 84,464 compare
  2. 86 Liberia 84,367 compare
  3. 87 Tunisia 83,223 compare
  4. 89 Jordan 75,566 compare
  5. 90 Laos 73,936 compare
  6. 91 El Salvador 73,687 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 5, female in Papua New Guinea?
Population, age 5, female in Papua New Guinea was 83,164 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 5, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 86,668 in 2008.
What is the lowest population, age 5, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 58,167 in 1990.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for population, age 5, female?
Papua New Guinea ranks 88th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 5, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 5, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 5, 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.