Gender in Papua New Guinea 204 indicators covering gender for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,665 2030 up 7.6% 79th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4371 % change on previous year 2030 down 65.5% 51st Population 8,006 2030 up 24.9% 95th Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,006 2030 up 24.9% 95th Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year 2030 down 21.1% 55th Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 120,773 2025 up 4.4% 80th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 129,292 2025 up 4.4% 77th Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 119,621 2025 up 6.3% 79th Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 128,016 2025 up 6.3% 78th Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,145 2025 up 8.0% 77th Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 127,574 2025 up 7.8% 76th Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 119,104 2025 up 9.8% 79th Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 127,431 2025 up 9.2% 77th Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 118,593 2025 up 11.4% 79th Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 126,788 2025 up 10.2% 77th Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 117,622 2025 up 13.0% 79th Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 125,854 2025 up 11.4% 78th Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 47.79 2027 down 3.6% 38th Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.48 2025 up 2.8% 153rd Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.546 2025 down 3.7% 119th Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.546 2025 up 3.4% 135th Women's Political Participation Index 0.363 2025 up 13.4% 165th Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.48 2025 up 2.8% 153rd Key features of women's political empowerment 0.48 2025 up 2.8% 153rd Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 69th Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.48 2025 up 2.8% 153rd Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 31.6% 2024 up 21.6% 73rd Prevalence of obesity, male 24.5% 2024 up 17.4% 63rd Life expectancy at age 60, female 17.8 years 2024 up 3.3% 186th Life expectancy at age 60, male 19.46 years 2024 up 35.1% 87th Share of women who are obese 31.6% 2024 up 21.6% 76th Share of women who are overweight or obese 58.8% 2024 up 10.3% 85th Share of overweight men vs. women 52.7% 2024 up 5.3% 114th Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 72.2% 2024 up 4.5% 176th Share of women who are married or in a union 13.7% 2018 down 6.3% 49th Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 6.5% 56th Population, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year 2024 down 32.3% 59th Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 31.3% 69th Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 126.64 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 down 14.3% 123rd Women, Business and the Law Index 60 index (0–100) 2023 up 4.3% 157th Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 162nd Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 94th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0003 units per person 2025 down 8.4% 53rd Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 22.94 units per square kilometre 2023 up 25.1% 154th Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0007 units per person 2025 up 4.8% 135th Labor force, female 1.79 million 2025 up 35.6% 90th Labor force, female, per capita 0.1659 units per person 2025 up 10.1% 134th Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.16 index 2025 up 5.9% 13th Page 1 of 4 Next →