Papua New Guinea Population Pyramid 1960

Papua New Guinea
1960
Population: 1,995,109

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-5 -1   1960  +1 +5

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Papua New Guinea in 1960

As of 1960, Papua New Guinea counted 1,995,110 inhabitants. That is 29.3% more than in 1950, when the population stood at 1,543,429. With a median age of 18.5 years, Papua New Guinea had a youth dependency ratio of 78.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 2.0 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.


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