Population, male, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population, male, per capita was 0.5138 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population, male, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (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, 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Population, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, male World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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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.