Population ages 45-49, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population ages 45-49, female was 5.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 45-49, female in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 45-49, female in Papua New Guinea stood at 5.3%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 45-49, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 5.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1995.
That places Papua New Guinea 144th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 6 |
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- 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 45-49, female in Papua New Guinea?
- Population ages 45-49, female in Papua New Guinea was 5.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 45-49, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 45-49, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1995.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population ages 45-49, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 144th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 45-49, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 45-49, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 45 to 49 as a percentage of the total female population.