Population, male, per capita in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Population, male, per capita was 0.5138 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
0.5138 units per person
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
21st
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.5296 units per person
in 1971
All-time low
0.5138 units per person
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, male, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2025

00.20.40.6196019922025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, male, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.5138 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, male, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.5296 units per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.5138 units per person, in 2025.

Papua New Guinea ranks 21st of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Population, male, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Population, male, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1960 to 2025.
Year units per person Change
1960 0.5287 units per person
1961 0.5281 units per person -0.1%
1962 0.5279 units per person -0.0%
1963 0.5279 units per person -0.0%
1964 0.5281 units per person +0.0%
1965 0.5284 units per person +0.1%
1966 0.5286 units per person +0.0%
1967 0.5288 units per person +0.0%
1968 0.5291 units per person +0.1%
1969 0.5293 units per person +0.0%
1970 0.5295 units per person +0.0%
1971 0.5296 units per person +0.0%
1972 0.5296 units per person -0.0%
1973 0.5293 units per person -0.0%
1974 0.5291 units per person -0.0%
1975 0.529 units per person -0.0%
1976 0.5288 units per person -0.0%
1977 0.5287 units per person -0.0%
1978 0.5286 units per person -0.0%
1979 0.5285 units per person -0.0%
1980 0.5284 units per person -0.0%
1981 0.5284 units per person +0.0%
1982 0.5285 units per person +0.0%
1983 0.5285 units per person +0.0%
1984 0.5286 units per person +0.0%
1985 0.5286 units per person +0.0%
1986 0.5286 units per person -0.0%
1987 0.5286 units per person -0.0%
1988 0.5285 units per person -0.0%
1989 0.5284 units per person -0.0%
1990 0.5277 units per person -0.1%
1991 0.5268 units per person -0.2%
1992 0.526 units per person -0.2%
1993 0.5252 units per person -0.1%
1994 0.5245 units per person -0.1%
1995 0.5238 units per person -0.1%
1996 0.5231 units per person -0.1%
1997 0.5225 units per person -0.1%
1998 0.5219 units per person -0.1%
1999 0.5214 units per person -0.1%
2000 0.5209 units per person -0.1%
2001 0.5206 units per person -0.1%
2002 0.5205 units per person -0.0%
2003 0.5204 units per person -0.0%
2004 0.5204 units per person -0.0%
2005 0.5203 units per person -0.0%
2006 0.5202 units per person -0.0%
2007 0.5201 units per person -0.0%
2008 0.5201 units per person -0.0%
2009 0.52 units per person -0.0%
2010 0.5198 units per person -0.0%
2011 0.5197 units per person -0.0%
2012 0.5194 units per person -0.1%
2013 0.5191 units per person -0.1%
2014 0.5188 units per person -0.1%
2015 0.5184 units per person -0.1%
2016 0.518 units per person -0.1%
2017 0.5176 units per person -0.1%
2018 0.5172 units per person -0.1%
2019 0.5168 units per person -0.1%
2020 0.5163 units per person -0.1%
2021 0.5158 units per person -0.1%
2022 0.5152 units per person -0.1%
2023 0.5147 units per person -0.1%
2024 0.5143 units per person -0.1%
2025 0.5138 units per person -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.5285 units per person 0.5279 units per person 0.5293 units per person 10
1970s 0.5291 units per person 0.5285 units per person 0.5296 units per person 10
1980s 0.5285 units per person 0.5284 units per person 0.5286 units per person 10
1990s 0.5243 units per person 0.5214 units per person 0.5277 units per person 10
2000s 0.5203 units per person 0.52 units per person 0.5209 units per person 10
2010s 0.5185 units per person 0.5168 units per person 0.5198 units per person 10
2020s 0.515 units per person 0.5138 units per person 0.5163 units per person 6

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 18 Faroe Islands 0.5162 units per person compare
  2. 19 India 0.5156 units per person compare
  3. 20 Jordan 0.5151 units per person compare
  4. 22 Iceland 0.5124 units per person compare
  5. 23 Tuvalu 0.5119 units per person compare
  6. 24 Marshall Islands 0.5116 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, male, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
Population, male, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.5138 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population, male, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.5296 units per person in 1971.
What is the lowest population, male, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5138 units per person in 2025.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for population, male, per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 21st out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, male, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 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, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, male, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.