Papua New Guinea vs Syria: Population ages 55-59, female

Papua New Guinea
3.4%
in 2025
Syria
3.6%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
159th
Syria rank
156th

Population ages 55-59, female over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 3.6% against 3.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syria ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 159th and Syria ranks 156th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 1.6% 2.2% 0.7% Syria
1970s 2.1% 2.0% 0.1% Papua New Guinea
1980s 2.6% 2.2% 0.4% Papua New Guinea
1990s 2.4% 2.1% 0.3% Papua New Guinea
2000s 2.2% 2.2% 0.0% Papua New Guinea
2010s 2.5% 3.0% 0.5% Syria
2020s 3.2% 3.6% 0.4% Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 55-59, female, Papua New Guinea or Syria?
Syria, at 3.6% against 3.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 55-59, female between Papua New Guinea and Syria?
0.2%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Syria?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and Syria rank globally for population ages 55-59, female?
Papua New Guinea ranks 159th and Syria ranks 156th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 55-59, 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

Indicator
Population ages 55-59, female (% of female population)
Unit
% of female population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population between the ages 55 to 59 as a percentage of the total female population.