Papua New Guinea vs United States: Population ages 15-64, female
Papua New Guinea
63.6%
in 2025
United States
63.3%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
111th
United States rank
114th
Population ages 15-64, female over time
- Papua New Guinea
- United States
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 63.6% against 63.3% in United States, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 111th and United States ranks 114th of 218 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.3% | 60.2% | 5.9% | United States |
| 1970s | 54.0% | 63.8% | 9.8% | United States |
| 1980s | 55.6% | 65.7% | 10.1% | United States |
| 1990s | 56.7% | 64.7% | 8.0% | United States |
| 2000s | 59.0% | 66.1% | 7.2% | United States |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 65.5% | 4.3% | United States |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 63.9% | 0.8% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, female, Papua New Guinea or United States?
- Papua New Guinea, at 63.6% against 63.3% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, female between Papua New Guinea and United States?
- 0.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and United States rank globally for population ages 15-64, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 111th and United States ranks 114th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.