Population, ages 15-24, total in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population, ages 15-24, total was 1.54 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 15-24, total in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, ages 15-24, total in Papua New Guinea is 1.54 million, 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 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 15-24, total in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.54 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 887,257, in 1990.
That places Papua New Guinea 86th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 956,916 | 887,257 | 1.03 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 million | 1.04 million | 1.30 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 million | 1.34 million | 1.54 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 83 Tajikistan 1.67 million compare
- 84 Togo 1.65 million compare
- 85 Azerbaijan 1.54 million compare
- 87 Laos 1.49 million compare
- 88 Cuba 1.42 million compare
- 89 El Salvador 1.41 million compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 121.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 40,888 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.07 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 118.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 15-24, total in Papua New Guinea?
- Population, ages 15-24, total in Papua New Guinea was 1.54 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 15-24, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, ages 15-24, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 887,257 in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population, ages 15-24, total?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 15-24, total rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 15-24, total is the total population age 15-24.