Papua New Guinea vs Singapore: Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate
Papua New Guinea
5.39 % change on previous year
in 2025
Singapore
5.34 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
29th
Singapore rank
32nd
Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Singapore
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 5.39 % change on previous year against 5.34 % change on previous year in Singapore, a difference of 0.05 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Singapore ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 29th and Singapore ranks 32nd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.59 % change on previous year | 6.08 % change on previous year | 4.49 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 1970s | 4.21 % change on previous year | 5.28 % change on previous year | 1.07 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 1980s | 7.4 % change on previous year | 4.03 % change on previous year | 3.37 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 5.4 % change on previous year | 3.95 % change on previous year | 1.45 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 4.1 % change on previous year | 4.14 % change on previous year | 0.0401 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 2010s | 3.93 % change on previous year | 5.65 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 2020s | 4.7 % change on previous year | 5.63 % change on previous year | 0.9275 % change on previous year | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate, Papua New Guinea or Singapore?
- Papua New Guinea, at 5.39 % change on previous year against 5.34 % change on previous year in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and Singapore?
- 0.05 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Singapore?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Singapore rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 29th and Singapore ranks 32nd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, 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 65 and above, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.