Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population ages 55-59, male, per capita was 0.017 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.017 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.017 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0088 units per person, in 1960.
Papua New Guinea ranks 157th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0088 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0092 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0094 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0095 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0096 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0097 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0098 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0099 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.01 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0102 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0103 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0105 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0108 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0112 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0116 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0121 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0125 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0128 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.013 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0133 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0134 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0134 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0133 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0131 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.013 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0128 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0126 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0125 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0124 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0123 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0123 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0123 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0123 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0122 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0121 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.012 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0119 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0118 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0118 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0117 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0118 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0119 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.012 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0122 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0122 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0123 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0123 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0124 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0126 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0128 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0131 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0134 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0137 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0141 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0145 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.015 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0154 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0157 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0161 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0163 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0165 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0167 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0168 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0169 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0169 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.017 units per person | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0096 units per person | 0.0088 units per person | 0.0102 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0118 units per person | 0.0103 units per person | 0.0133 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0129 units per person | 0.0123 units per person | 0.0134 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.012 units per person | 0.0117 units per person | 0.0123 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0122 units per person | 0.0118 units per person | 0.0128 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0147 units per person | 0.0131 units per person | 0.0163 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0168 units per person | 0.0165 units per person | 0.017 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 154 Nicaragua 0.0175 units per person compare
- 155 Nepal 0.0173 units per person compare
- 156 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0171 units per person compare
- 158 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.0168 units per person compare
- 159 Kiribati 0.0167 units per person compare
- 160 Equatorial Guinea 0.0166 units per person 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)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0209 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0165 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.017 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, male, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.017 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, male, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0088 units per person in 1960.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population ages 55-59, male, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 157th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, male, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 55-59, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 55-59, male 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 55-59, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 55-59, male 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 55-59, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.