Population ages 0-14, total in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Population ages 0-14, total was 3.57 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
3.57 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
79th
of 215 countries
All-time high
3.57 million
in 2025
All-time low
866,195
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 0-14, total in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2025

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Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total in Papua New Guinea is 3.57 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in Papua New Guinea peaked at 3.57 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 866,195, in 1960.

Papua New Guinea ranks 79th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 987,423 866,195 1.12 million 10
1970s 1.26 million 1.15 million 1.35 million 10
1980s 1.47 million 1.36 million 1.60 million 10
1990s 1.88 million 1.64 million 2.15 million 10
2000s 2.50 million 2.21 million 2.80 million 10
2010s 3.13 million 2.86 million 3.36 million 10
2020s 3.49 million 3.41 million 3.57 million 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 0-14, total in Papua New Guinea?
Population ages 0-14, total in Papua New Guinea was 3.57 million in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 3.57 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 866,195 in 1960.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for population ages 0-14, total?
Papua New Guinea ranks 79th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population ages 0-14, total
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
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Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.