Female population by age group in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Female population by age group was 593,447 in 2023. β² Rising
Female population by age group in Papua New Guinea, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 593,447 for female population by age group in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female population by age group in Papua New Guinea peaked at 593,447 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 119,751, in 1950.
That places Papua New Guinea 79th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 146,279 | 119,751 | 169,800 | 10 |
| 1960s | 194,392 | 174,192 | 216,383 | 10 |
| 1970s | 236,860 | 221,754 | 247,938 | 10 |
| 1980s | 270,164 | 250,024 | 295,322 | 10 |
| 1990s | 340,845 | 302,684 | 386,845 | 10 |
| 2000s | 450,874 | 399,774 | 498,166 | 10 |
| 2010s | 546,311 | 507,848 | 576,534 | 10 |
| 2020s | 587,770 | 581,382 | 593,447 | 4 |
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More gender data for Papua New Guinea
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 120,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 129,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 119,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 128,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,145 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 127,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 119,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 127,431 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 118,593 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 126,788 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female population by age group in Papua New Guinea?
- Female population by age group in Papua New Guinea was 593,447 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female population by age group recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 593,447 in 2023.
- What is the lowest female population by age group recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 119,751 in 1950.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for female population by age group?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 79th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female population by age group rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female population by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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