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Median age vs. births per woman in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Median age vs. births per woman was 22.34 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
22.34 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
178th
of 236 countries
All-time high
22.34 years
in 2023
All-time low
16.01 years
in 1972
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age vs. births per woman in Papua New Guinea, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age vs. births per woman in Papua New Guinea is 22.34 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age vs. births per woman in Papua New Guinea peaked at 22.34 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.01 years, in 1972.

Papua New Guinea ranks 178th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age vs. births per woman in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Year years Change
1950 17.34 years —
1951 17.5 years +0.9%
1952 17.63 years +0.7%
1953 17.72 years +0.5%
1954 17.78 years +0.3%
1955 17.81 years +0.1%
1956 17.79 years -0.1%
1957 17.75 years -0.3%
1958 17.67 years -0.4%
1959 17.57 years -0.6%
1960 17.45 years -0.7%
1961 17.32 years -0.7%
1962 17.19 years -0.7%
1963 17.07 years -0.7%
1964 16.95 years -0.7%
1965 16.82 years -0.8%
1966 16.69 years -0.8%
1967 16.55 years -0.8%
1968 16.43 years -0.8%
1969 16.3 years -0.7%
1970 16.19 years -0.7%
1971 16.07 years -0.7%
1972 16.01 years -0.4%
1973 16.02 years +0.0%
1974 16.05 years +0.2%
1975 16.13 years +0.5%
1976 16.23 years +0.6%
1977 16.36 years +0.8%
1978 16.51 years +0.9%
1979 16.68 years +1.0%
1980 16.88 years +1.2%
1981 17.02 years +0.8%
1982 17.1 years +0.5%
1983 17.18 years +0.5%
1984 17.26 years +0.5%
1985 17.34 years +0.4%
1986 17.4 years +0.4%
1987 17.46 years +0.3%
1988 17.52 years +0.3%
1989 17.57 years +0.3%
1990 17.64 years +0.4%
1991 17.74 years +0.5%
1992 17.85 years +0.6%
1993 17.96 years +0.6%
1994 18.08 years +0.7%
1995 18.2 years +0.7%
1996 18.32 years +0.7%
1997 18.44 years +0.6%
1998 18.55 years +0.6%
1999 18.65 years +0.6%
2000 18.75 years +0.5%
2001 18.85 years +0.5%
2002 18.94 years +0.5%
2003 19.04 years +0.5%
2004 19.15 years +0.6%
2005 19.27 years +0.6%
2006 19.39 years +0.6%
2007 19.52 years +0.7%
2008 19.66 years +0.7%
2009 19.82 years +0.8%
2010 19.98 years +0.8%
2011 20.14 years +0.8%
2012 20.3 years +0.8%
2013 20.46 years +0.8%
2014 20.63 years +0.8%
2015 20.8 years +0.8%
2016 20.98 years +0.9%
2017 21.17 years +0.9%
2018 21.35 years +0.9%
2019 21.54 years +0.9%
2020 21.74 years +0.9%
2021 21.93 years +0.9%
2022 22.13 years +0.9%
2023 22.34 years +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 17.66 years 17.34 years 17.81 years 10
1960s 16.88 years 16.3 years 17.45 years 10
1970s 16.23 years 16.01 years 16.68 years 10
1980s 17.27 years 16.88 years 17.57 years 10
1990s 18.14 years 17.64 years 18.65 years 10
2000s 19.24 years 18.75 years 19.82 years 10
2010s 20.74 years 19.98 years 21.54 years 10
2020s 22.03 years 21.74 years 22.34 years 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 175 Micronesia (country) 22.85 years compare
  2. 176 Kiribati 22.69 years compare
  3. 177 Guatemala 22.63 years compare
  4. 179 Syria 22.25 years compare
  5. 180 Eswatini 22 years compare
  6. 181 Tajikistan 21.93 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age vs. births per woman in Papua New Guinea?
Median age vs. births per woman in Papua New Guinea was 22.34 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age vs. births per woman recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 22.34 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age vs. births per woman recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 16.01 years in 1972.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for median age vs. births per woman?
Papua New Guinea ranks 178th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age vs. births per woman rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age vs. births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age vs. births per woman
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.