Papua New Guinea vs South Africa: Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate
Papua New Guinea
0.6669 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Africa
0.5816 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
64th
South Africa rank
67th
Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- South Africa
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.6669 % change on previous year against 0.5816 % change on previous year in South Africa, a difference of 0.0853 % change on previous year.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 64th and South Africa ranks 67th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.16 % change on previous year | 3.15 % change on previous year | 0.0112 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 1.76 % change on previous year | 2.6 % change on previous year | 0.8431 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1.82 % change on previous year | 2.51 % change on previous year | 0.6912 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1990s | 2.89 % change on previous year | 0.9979 % change on previous year | 1.89 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 2.65 % change on previous year | -0.813 % change on previous year | 3.47 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.8 % change on previous year | 0.5698 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.8943 % change on previous year | 0.2375 % change on previous year | 0.6568 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate, Papua New Guinea or South Africa?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.6669 % change on previous year against 0.5816 % change on previous year in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
- 0.0853 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and South Africa rank globally for population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 64th and South Africa ranks 67th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 0-14, male. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.