Population ages 75-79, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population ages 75-79, female was 29,220 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population ages 75-79, female in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 75-79, female in Papua New Guinea stood at 29,220. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 75-79, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 29,220 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 950, in 1975.
Papua New Guinea ranks 132nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,574 | 1,487 | 1,613 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,159 | 950 | 1,413 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,089 | 1,522 | 2,896 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,970 | 3,284 | 8,911 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,860 | 9,509 | 14,451 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,624 | 15,147 | 22,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,000 | 23,400 | 29,220 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 129 Tajikistan 33,054 compare
- 130 Turkmenistan 32,637 compare
- 131 Togo 32,596 compare
- 133 Sierra Leone 27,218 compare
- 134 Jamaica 22,702 compare
- 135 Cyprus 21,736 compare
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 75-79, female in Papua New Guinea?
- Population ages 75-79, female in Papua New Guinea was 29,220 in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 75-79, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 29,220 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 75-79, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 950 in 1975.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population ages 75-79, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 132nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 75-79, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 75-79, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 75 to 79.