Population, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population, female was 48.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population, female in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female in Papua New Guinea is 48.6%, 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 in Papua New Guinea peaked at 48.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 1971.
Papua New Guinea ranks 198th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Population, female in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.1% | — |
| 1961 | 47.2% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 47.2% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 47.2% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 47.1% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 47.1% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 47.1% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 47.1% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 47.1% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 47.2% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 47.2% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 47.1% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 47.1% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 47.1% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 47.2% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 47.3% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 47.5% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 47.6% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 47.6% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 47.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.2% | 47.1% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.1% | 47.0% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.2% | 47.1% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.6% | 47.2% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 47.9% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 48.0% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 48.4% | 48.6% | 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 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0535 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 0.7486 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0574 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Papua New Guinea?
- Population, female in Papua New Guinea was 48.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 1971.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 198th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.