Population ages 20-24, male in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population ages 20-24, male was 9.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 20-24, male in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of male population.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 9.4% for population ages 20-24, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, male in Papua New Guinea peaked at 9.7% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1973.
That places Papua New Guinea 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.4% | 8.3% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.4% | 8.1% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 9.2% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 9.2% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 9.2% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 9.4% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 6 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 100,649 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 111,034 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 197,353 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 102,269 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 104,162 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 114,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 99,087 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 112,504 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 20-24, male in Papua New Guinea?
- Population ages 20-24, male in Papua New Guinea was 9.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 20-24, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 1985.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1973.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population ages 20-24, male?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, male rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 20-24, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total male population.