Population aged 0 to 14 in Papua New Guinea
33.1% of the population of Papua New Guinea was aged 14 or under in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Papua New Guinea, 2025
33.1%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
World, 2025
24.4%
Position in 2025
56th of 217
Population aged 0 to 14 in Papua New Guinea over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Papua New Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.1% | 24.4% |
| 2024 | 33.5% | 24.7% |
| 2023 | 33.8% | 25.0% |
| 2022 | 34.1% | 25.3% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | 25.6% |
| 2020 | 34.7% | 25.8% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | 26.0% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | 26.2% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | 26.4% |
| 2016 | 35.9% | 26.5% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | 26.6% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 36.7% | 26.9% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | 27.0% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | 27.1% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | 27.3% |
| 2009 | 37.7% | 27.5% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | 27.6% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | 27.9% |
| 2006 | 38.5% | 28.1% |
| 2005 | 38.8% | 28.5% |
| 2004 | 39.0% | 28.8% |
| 2003 | 39.3% | 29.2% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | 29.6% |
| 2001 | 39.8% | 30.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 33.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 36.2%, the figure has changed by −3.0 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Papua New Guinea has the 56th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 24.4%.
More for Papua New Guinea
All statistics for Papua New Guinea
Population aged 65 and over
3.6%
2025 · World Bank
Fertility rate
3.07 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
10,389,635 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
22.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
3.10 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.80%
2023 · UN Population Division