Population ages 0-14, male in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population ages 0-14, male was 33.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
33.4%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
59th
of 218 countries
All-time high
46.5%
in 1972
All-time low
33.4%
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 0-14, male in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of male population.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 33.4% for population ages 0-14, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, male in Papua New Guinea peaked at 46.5% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 2025.
That places Papua New Guinea 59th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, male in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.7% | — |
| 1961 | 42.9% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 43.3% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 43.6% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 44.0% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 44.5% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 44.9% | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 45.3% | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 45.6% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 46.0% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 46.3% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 46.5% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 46.5% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 46.3% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 46.0% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 45.6% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 45.2% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 44.8% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 44.3% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 43.7% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 43.2% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 42.9% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 42.7% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 42.6% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 42.6% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 42.5% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 42.5% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 42.4% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 42.4% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 42.3% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 42.2% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 42.0% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 41.7% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 41.5% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 41.3% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 41.1% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 40.9% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 40.8% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 40.6% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 40.5% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 40.3% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 40.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 39.7% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 39.4% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 39.1% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 38.9% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 38.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 38.1% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 37.8% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 37.6% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 37.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 37.0% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 36.8% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 36.5% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 36.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 35.9% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 35.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 35.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 35.0% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 34.7% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 34.1% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 33.8% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 33.4% | -1.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 33.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.9%, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 33.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.8%, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.3% | 42.7% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.5% | 43.7% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.6% | 42.3% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.3% | 40.5% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 38.1% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 35.3% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 33.4% | 35.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 56 Tuvalu 34.0% compare
- 57 Eswatini 33.8% compare
- 58 Timor-Leste 33.5% compare
- 60 Kyrgyzstan 33.1% compare
- 61 Micronesia, Federated States of 32.7% compare
- 62 Mongolia 32.5% compare
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, male in Papua New Guinea?
- Population ages 0-14, male in Papua New Guinea was 33.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 46.5% in 1972.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 2025.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population ages 0-14, male?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 59th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, male rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.