Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.3315 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.3315 units per person for population ages 0-14, total, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.4602 units per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.3315 units per person, in 2025.
Papua New Guinea ranks 56th of 217 countries on this measure, 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, total, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4342 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4366 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.4391 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4416 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4441 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4465 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4488 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4511 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4534 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.4557 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.4578 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4596 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4602 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4592 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4575 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4552 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4522 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4486 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4445 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.44 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4353 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4321 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4303 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4288 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4275 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4264 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4255 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4245 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4235 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4225 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4213 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4195 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4171 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4147 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4124 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.41 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4078 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4058 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4037 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4017 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3998 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3977 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3953 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3928 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3901 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3875 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3851 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3826 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3801 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3775 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3749 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3724 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3699 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3673 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3647 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3619 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3591 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3562 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3531 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.35 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.347 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3441 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3412 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.338 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3348 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3315 units per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4451 units per person | 0.4342 units per person | 0.4557 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4535 units per person | 0.44 units per person | 0.4602 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4277 units per person | 0.4225 units per person | 0.4353 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4114 units per person | 0.4017 units per person | 0.4213 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3889 units per person | 0.3775 units per person | 0.3998 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.363 units per person | 0.35 units per person | 0.3749 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3394 units per person | 0.3315 units per person | 0.347 units per person | 6 |
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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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.8327 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1596 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.6669 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.3315 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4602 units per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3315 units per person in 2025.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 56th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.