Rural population, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Rural population, female was 43.0% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Rural population, female in Papua New Guinea, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 43.0% for rural population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 43.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 1990.
That places Papua New Guinea 3rd out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
Rural population, female in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 42.5% | — |
| 1985 | 42.3% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 41.9% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 42.5% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 42.9% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.4% | 42.3% | 42.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 42.2% | 41.9% | 42.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 42.9% | 43.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 43.0% | 43.0% | 2 |
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More gender data for Papua New Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,665 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4371 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,006 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,006 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Papua New Guinea?
- Rural population, female in Papua New Guinea was 43.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for rural population, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.