Population, ages 5-11, female in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Population, ages 5-11, female was 589,536 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
589,536
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
85th
of 191 countries
All-time high
597,002
in 2011
All-time low
376,147
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, ages 5-11, female in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2015

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1990200220151990: 376.1k1991: 384.3k1992: 393.3k1993: 403.1k1994: 413.5k1995: 424.2k1996: 435.0k1997: 446.1k1998: 457.6k1999: 469.9k2000: 483.2k2001: 497.7k2002: 512.9k2003: 528.2k2004: 542.8k2005: 555.9k2006: 567.4k2007: 577.3k2008: 585.5k2009: 591.5k2010: 595.4k2011: 597.0k2012: 596.5k2013: 594.5k2014: 592.0k2015: 589.5k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

Analysis

In 2015, population, ages 5-11, female in Papua New Guinea stood at 589,536.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, ages 5-11, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 597,002 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 376,147, in 1990.

That places Papua New Guinea 85th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 420,300 376,147 469,877 10
2000s 544,241 483,240 591,520 10
2010s 594,154 589,536 597,002 6

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 82 Honduras 645,848 compare
  2. 83 Netherlands 633,539 compare
  3. 84 Eritrea 604,430 compare
  4. 86 Tajikistan 578,544 compare
  5. 87 Tunisia 569,463 compare
  6. 88 Liberia 530,178 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, ages 5-11, female in Papua New Guinea?
Population, ages 5-11, female in Papua New Guinea was 589,536 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
What is the highest population, ages 5-11, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 597,002 in 2011.
What is the lowest population, ages 5-11, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 376,147 in 1990.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for population, ages 5-11, female?
Papua New Guinea ranks 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, ages 5-11, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 5-11, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, ages 5-11, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Population, ages 5-11, female is the total number of females age 5-11.