Share of the population that is female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of the population that is female was 48.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
48.6%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
195th
of 215 countries
All-time high
48.6%
in 2025
All-time low
47.0%
in 1971
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 48.6% for share of the population that is female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 48.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 1971.
That places Papua New Guinea 195th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population that is female in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.1% | — |
| 1961 | 47.2% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 47.2% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 47.2% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 47.1% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 47.1% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 47.1% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 47.1% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 47.1% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 47.2% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 47.2% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 47.1% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 47.1% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 47.1% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 47.2% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 47.3% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 47.5% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 47.6% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 47.6% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 47.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 48.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.3%, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 48.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.8%, 98% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.2% | 47.1% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.1% | 47.0% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.2% | 47.1% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.6% | 47.2% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 47.9% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 48.0% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 48.4% | 48.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 the population that is female in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of the population that is female in Papua New Guinea was 48.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 1971.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of the population that is female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 195th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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