Papua New Guinea Population Pyramid 2005

Papua New Guinea
2005
Population: 6,535,905

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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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Papua New Guinea in 2005

The population of Papua New Guinea in 2005 was 6,535,905. That is 40.7% more than in 1995, when the population stood at 4,644,278. With a median age of 20.3 years, Papua New Guinea had a youth dependency ratio of 66.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.5 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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