Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Male population by age group
Papua New Guinea
635,247 people
in 2023
Sierra Leone
587,327 people
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
78th
Sierra Leone rank
81st
Male population by age group over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 635,247 people against 587,327 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 47,920 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 78th and Sierra Leone ranks 81st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 156,396 people | 165,386 people | 8,990 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 208,478 people | 201,870 people | 6,609 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 253,901 people | 249,436 people | 4,464 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 291,490 people | 312,016 people | 20,526 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 367,435 people | 368,099 people | 663.8 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 485,571 people | 461,724 people | 23,847 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 586,891 people | 541,507 people | 45,385 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 629,702 people | 578,599 people | 51,103 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male population by age group, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Papua New Guinea, at 635,247 people against 587,327 people in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in male population by age group between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 47,920 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for male population by age group?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 78th and Sierra Leone ranks 81st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Male population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes men aged 0-4.