Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Population ages 20-24, female
Papua New Guinea
468,765
in 2025
Sierra Leone
425,720
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
84th
Sierra Leone rank
86th
Population ages 20-24, female over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 468,765 against 425,720 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 43,045.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 84th and Sierra Leone ranks 86th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88,261 | 106,424 | 18,163 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 107,589 | 118,657 | 11,068 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 147,096 | 153,539 | 6,443 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 208,498 | 182,942 | 25,556 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 300,222 | 236,130 | 64,092 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 395,504 | 319,320 | 76,184 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 453,069 | 402,821 | 50,248 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, female, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Papua New Guinea, at 468,765 against 425,720 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, female between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 43,045, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for population ages 20-24, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 84th and Sierra Leone ranks 86th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 20-24, female. 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 20 to 24.