Statizoid

Median age in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Median age was 22.34 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
22.34 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
178th
of 236 countries
All-time high
22.34 years
in 2023
All-time low
16.01 years
in 1972
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Papua New Guinea, 1950–2023

05101520195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Papua New Guinea is 22.34 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Papua New Guinea peaked at 22.34 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.01 years, in 1972.

That places Papua New Guinea 178th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 17.66 years 17.34 years 17.81 years 10
1960s 16.88 years 16.3 years 17.45 years 10
1970s 16.23 years 16.01 years 16.68 years 10
1980s 17.27 years 16.88 years 17.57 years 10
1990s 18.14 years 17.64 years 18.65 years 10
2000s 19.24 years 18.75 years 19.82 years 10
2010s 20.74 years 19.98 years 21.54 years 10
2020s 22.03 years 21.74 years 22.34 years 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 175 Micronesia (country) 22.85 years compare
  2. 176 Kiribati 22.69 years compare
  3. 177 Guatemala 22.63 years compare
  4. 179 Syria 22.25 years compare
  5. 180 Eswatini 22 years compare
  6. 181 Tajikistan 21.93 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Papua New Guinea

All data for Papua New Guinea →

Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Papua New Guinea?
Median age in Papua New Guinea was 22.34 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 22.34 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 16.01 years in 1972.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for median age?
Papua New Guinea ranks 178th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.