Population ages 15-19, female, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population ages 15-19, female, per capita was 0.0468 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-19, female, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0468 units per person for population ages 15-19, female, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-19, female, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0509 units per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0419 units per person, in 1972.
That places Papua New Guinea 70th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-19, female, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0433 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0429 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0426 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0423 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0422 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0424 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0426 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0428 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.043 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0429 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0425 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0421 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0419 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.042 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0424 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0431 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.044 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.045 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0461 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0472 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0482 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.049 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0496 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.05 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0502 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0503 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0502 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0501 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.05 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0498 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0495 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0494 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0496 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0498 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.05 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0501 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0501 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0502 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0502 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0503 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0504 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0505 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0507 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0508 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0509 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0509 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0508 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0505 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0502 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0499 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0496 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0494 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0491 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0489 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0487 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0485 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0484 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0483 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0482 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.048 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0479 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0477 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0474 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0472 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.047 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0468 units per person | -0.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0468 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.049 units per person, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0468 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0402 units per person, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0427 units per person | 0.0422 units per person | 0.0433 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0436 units per person | 0.0419 units per person | 0.0472 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0497 units per person | 0.0482 units per person | 0.0503 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0499 units per person | 0.0494 units per person | 0.0503 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0506 units per person | 0.0499 units per person | 0.0509 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0487 units per person | 0.048 units per person | 0.0496 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0473 units per person | 0.0468 units per person | 0.0479 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0594 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-19, female, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0468 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-19, female, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0509 units per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-19, female, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0419 units per person in 1972.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population ages 15-19, female, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 70th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-19, female, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 15-19, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 15-19, female 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 15-19, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 15-19, female World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 15-19, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.