Population, ages 15-24, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population, ages 15-24, female was 750,302 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 15-24, female in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, ages 15-24, female in Papua New Guinea is 750,302, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 15-24, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 750,302 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 448,505, 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.
Population, ages 15-24, female in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 448,505 | — |
| 1991 | 457,192 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 464,833 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 471,577 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 477,651 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 483,293 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 488,504 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 493,437 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 498,664 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 504,908 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 512,690 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 522,280 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 533,578 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 546,267 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 559,841 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 573,924 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 588,336 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 603,178 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 618,681 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 635,196 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 652,909 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 671,780 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 691,480 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 711,536 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 731,321 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 750,302 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 478,856 | 448,505 | 504,908 | 10 |
| 2000s | 569,397 | 512,690 | 635,196 | 10 |
| 2010s | 701,555 | 652,909 | 750,302 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 83 Togo 826,426 compare
- 84 Tajikistan 822,552 compare
- 85 Azerbaijan 750,578 compare
- 87 Lao People's Democratic Republic 735,148 compare
- 88 El Salvador 698,436 compare
- 89 Cuba 686,393 compare
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, ages 15-24, female in Papua New Guinea?
- Population, ages 15-24, female in Papua New Guinea was 750,302 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 15-24, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 750,302 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, ages 15-24, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 448,505 in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population, ages 15-24, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 15-24, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 15-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population, ages 15-24, female is the total number of females age 15-24.