Population, age 8, male in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population, age 8, male was 89,310 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 8, male in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 89,310 for population, age 8, male in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 8, male in Papua New Guinea peaked at 90,763 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 56,615, in 1990.
That places Papua New Guinea 84th 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 26 years of available data.
Population, age 8, male in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 56,615 | — |
| 1991 | 57,976 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 59,360 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 60,778 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 62,252 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 63,799 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 65,397 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 67,044 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 68,786 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 70,687 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 72,781 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 75,084 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 77,542 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 80,034 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 82,397 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 84,505 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 86,331 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 87,884 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 89,128 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 90,031 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 90,583 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 90,763 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 90,602 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 90,211 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 89,740 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 89,310 | -0.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 89,310 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 123,541, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 89,310 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31,467, 2.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63,269 | 56,615 | 70,687 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82,572 | 72,781 | 90,031 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90,202 | 89,310 | 90,763 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 81 Honduras 96,205 compare
- 82 Netherlands 94,730 compare
- 83 Sierra Leone 92,825 compare
- 85 Eritrea 88,570 compare
- 86 Tunisia 86,888 compare
- 87 Tajikistan 85,582 compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.03 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96 (2021)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,791 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 80,915 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 226,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 208,353 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 655,030 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.65 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 10.31 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 8, male in Papua New Guinea?
- Population, age 8, male in Papua New Guinea was 89,310 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 8, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 90,763 in 2011.
- What is the lowest population, age 8, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,615 in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population, age 8, male?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 84th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 8, male rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 8, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, age 8, male refers to the male population at the specified age.