Papua New Guinea Population Pyramid 1980

Papua New Guinea
1980
Population: 3,131,511

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-5 -1   1980  +1 +5

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Papua New Guinea in 1980

In 1980, Papua New Guinea had a total population of 3,131,512 people. That is 25.0% more than in 1970, when the population stood at 2,505,628. With a median age of 18.0 years, Papua New Guinea had a youth dependency ratio of 79.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 2.4 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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