Papua New Guinea vs World: Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate
Papua New Guinea
4.36 % change on previous year
in 2025
World
1.59 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
24th
World rank
26th
Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- World
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.36 % change on previous year against 1.59 % change on previous year in World, a difference of 2.77 % change on previous year.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.7 times World'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 24th and World ranks 26th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.15 % change on previous year | 1.84 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 7.04 % change on previous year | 1.57 % change on previous year | 5.47 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.6 % change on previous year | 1.73 % change on previous year | 0.1376 % change on previous year | World |
| 1990s | 2.83 % change on previous year | 1.3 % change on previous year | 1.53 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.23 % change on previous year | 3.86 % change on previous year | 0.6321 % change on previous year | World |
| 2010s | 5.33 % change on previous year | 2.15 % change on previous year | 3.17 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.91 % change on previous year | 2.23 % change on previous year | 2.68 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate, Papua New Guinea or World?
- Papua New Guinea, at 4.36 % change on previous year against 1.59 % change on previous year in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and World?
- 2.77 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and World?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and World rank globally for population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 24th and World ranks 26th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 55-59, female, 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 55-59, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.