Population, ages 5-10, total in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Population, ages 5-10, total was 1.04 million in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1.04 million
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
85th
of 191 countries
All-time high
1.06 million
in 2011
All-time low
671,796
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, ages 5-10, total in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2015

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1990200220151990: 671.8k1991: 687.5k1992: 703.8k1993: 720.7k1994: 738.5k1995: 757.1k1996: 776.5k1997: 796.4k1998: 817.4k1999: 839.9k2000: 864.3k2001: 890.8k2002: 918.7k2003: 946.6k2004: 972.6k2005: 995.4k2006: 1.0M2007: 1.0M2008: 1.0M2009: 1.1M2010: 1.1M2011: 1.1M2012: 1.1M2013: 1.0M2014: 1.0M2015: 1.0M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, ages 5-10, total in Papua New Guinea is 1.04 million, measured in 2015.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, ages 5-10, total in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.06 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 671,796, in 1990.

Papua New Guinea ranks 85th 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 5-10, total in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Population, ages 5-10, total in Papua New Guinea, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 671,796 —
1991 687,520 +2.3%
1992 703,800 +2.4%
1993 720,724 +2.4%
1994 738,457 +2.5%
1995 757,126 +2.5%
1996 776,480 +2.6%
1997 796,412 +2.6%
1998 817,355 +2.6%
1999 839,902 +2.8%
2000 864,323 +2.9%
2001 890,772 +3.1%
2002 918,655 +3.1%
2003 946,564 +3.0%
2004 972,631 +2.8%
2005 995,436 +2.3%
2006 1.01 million +1.9%
2007 1.03 million +1.6%
2008 1.04 million +1.2%
2009 1.05 million +0.8%
2010 1.06 million +0.5%
2011 1.06 million +0.1%
2012 1.05 million -0.2%
2013 1.05 million -0.5%
2014 1.04 million -0.5%
2015 1.04 million -0.4%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 1.04 million is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.46 million, 71% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 1.04 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 367,748, 2.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 750,957 671,796 839,902 10
2000s 972,684 864,323 1.05 million 10
2010s 1.05 million 1.04 million 1.06 million 6

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 82 Honduras 1.14 million compare
  2. 83 Netherlands 1.10 million compare
  3. 84 Eritrea 1.06 million compare
  4. 86 Tajikistan 1.01 million compare
  5. 87 Tunisia 1.01 million compare
  6. 88 Liberia 929,555 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, ages 5-10, total in Papua New Guinea?
Population, ages 5-10, total in Papua New Guinea was 1.04 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
What is the highest population, ages 5-10, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 million in 2011.
What is the lowest population, ages 5-10, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 671,796 in 1990.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for population, ages 5-10, total?
Papua New Guinea ranks 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, ages 5-10, total rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 5-10, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, ages 5-10, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
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