Papua New Guinea vs Sweden: Population ages 15-64, female

Papua New Guinea
3.33 million
in 2025
Sweden
3.22 million
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
91st
Sweden rank
93rd

Population ages 15-64, female over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.33 million against 3.22 million in Sweden, a difference of 103,440.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 91st and Sweden ranks 93rd of 218 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 567,424 2.53 million 1.96 million Sweden
1970s 707,794 2.61 million 1.90 million Sweden
1980s 904,569 2.66 million 1.76 million Sweden
1990s 1.24 million 2.75 million 1.52 million Sweden
2000s 1.83 million 2.90 million 1.07 million Sweden
2010s 2.55 million 3.04 million 493,853 Sweden
2020s 3.15 million 3.19 million 36,283 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 15-64, female, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?
Papua New Guinea, at 3.33 million against 3.22 million in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 15-64, female between Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
103,440, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sweden rank globally for population ages 15-64, female?
Papua New Guinea ranks 91st and Sweden ranks 93rd 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 15-64, female
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.