Papua New Guinea - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Papua New Guinea was 48.94 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.18 in 1997, while its lowest value was 48.28 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 48.28
1961 48.34
1962 48.39
1963 48.45
1964 48.50
1965 48.55
1966 48.60
1967 48.64
1968 48.69
1969 48.73
1970 48.76
1971 48.80
1972 48.83
1973 48.85
1974 48.87
1975 48.89
1976 48.90
1977 48.91
1978 48.92
1979 48.93
1980 48.94
1981 48.96
1982 48.99
1983 49.01
1984 49.04
1985 49.06
1986 49.07
1987 49.09
1988 49.10
1989 49.11
1990 49.12
1991 49.13
1992 49.15
1993 49.16
1994 49.17
1995 49.17
1996 49.18
1997 49.18
1998 49.18
1999 49.17
2000 49.17
2001 49.16
2002 49.16
2003 49.15
2004 49.15
2005 49.14
2006 49.14
2007 49.14
2008 49.13
2009 49.13
2010 49.12
2011 49.10
2012 49.08
2013 49.05
2014 49.03
2015 49.01
2016 48.99
2017 48.97
2018 48.96
2019 48.95
2020 48.94

Development Relevance: Females comprise almost one-half of the world population. Female population relative to male population is a primary demographic indicator, reflecting historical events such as wars and the socio-demographic and ethno-cultural characteristics of the population.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Population structure by age and sex in the World Bank's estimates is based on the population structure by age and sex in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population