Share of women who are married or in a union in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of women who are married or in a union was 13.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of women who are married or in a union in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2018
Source: United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, share of women who are married or in a union in Papua New Guinea stood at 13.7%. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are married or in a union in Papua New Guinea peaked at 16.7% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2018.
That places Papua New Guinea 49th out of 221 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Share of women who are married or in a union in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.7% | — |
| 1971 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 16.6% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 16.5% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 16.5% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 16.4% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 16.3% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 16.2% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 16.2% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 16.1% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 16.0% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 16.0% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 15.9% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 15.8% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 15.7% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 15.7% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 15.6% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 15.5% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 15.5% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 15.4% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 15.3% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 15.2% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 16.0% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 15.3% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 14.5% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 13.7% | 14.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 46 Côte d'Ivoire 14.1% compare
- 47 Sierra Leone 13.9% compare
- 48 Colombia 13.7% compare
- 50 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.6% compare
- 51 Pakistan 13.5% compare
- 52 India 13.2% compare
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 share of women who are married or in a union in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of women who are married or in a union in Papua New Guinea was 13.7% in 2018, according to United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are married or in a union recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of women who are married or in a union recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2018.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 49th out of 221 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of women who are married or in a union rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are married or in a union. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of women aged 15-19 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.