Population, female, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population, female, per capita was 0.4862 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population, female, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.4862 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.4862 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4704 units per person, in 1971.
That places Papua New Guinea 197th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Population, female, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4713 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4719 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.4721 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4721 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4719 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4716 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4714 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4712 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4709 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4707 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4705 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4704 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4704 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4707 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4709 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.471 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4712 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4713 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4714 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4715 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4716 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4716 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4715 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4715 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4714 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4714 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4714 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4714 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4715 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4716 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4723 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4732 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.474 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4748 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4755 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4762 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4769 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4775 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4781 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4786 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4791 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4794 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4795 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4796 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4796 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4797 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4798 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4799 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4799 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.48 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4802 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4803 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4806 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4809 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4812 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4816 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.482 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4824 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4828 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4832 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4837 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4842 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4848 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4853 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4857 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4862 units per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4715 units per person | 0.4707 units per person | 0.4721 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4709 units per person | 0.4704 units per person | 0.4715 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4715 units per person | 0.4714 units per person | 0.4716 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4757 units per person | 0.4723 units per person | 0.4786 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4797 units per person | 0.4791 units per person | 0.48 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4815 units per person | 0.4802 units per person | 0.4832 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.485 units per person | 0.4837 units per person | 0.4862 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,127 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (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, female, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Population, female, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.4862 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, female, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4862 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4704 units per person in 1971.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population, female, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 197th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, 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, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.