Share population female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share population female was 48.62 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
48.62
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
195th
of 215 countries
All-time high
48.62
in 2025
All-time low
47.04
in 1971
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share population female in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 48.62 for share population 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 population female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 48.62 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.04, in 1971.
That places Papua New Guinea 195th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.15 | 47.07 | 47.21 | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.09 | 47.04 | 47.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.15 | 47.14 | 47.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.57 | 47.23 | 47.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.97 | 47.91 | 48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.15 | 48.02 | 48.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5 | 48.37 | 48.62 | 6 |
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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 share population female in Papua New Guinea?
- Share population female in Papua New Guinea was 48.62 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share population female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 48.62 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share population female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.04 in 1971.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share population female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 195th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share population 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share population female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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