Share of women in the population — all countries

Share of women in the population — Papua New Guinea

Share of women in the population in Papua New Guinea in 2025 — 48.62%. Ranked 197 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1.48 pp.

2025 48.62% +0.05 pp vs 2024
World rank 197of 217
Period maximum 48.62%2025
Period minimum 47.04%1971

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of women in the population — Papua New Guinea, 1960–20254747.54848.54919601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 47.13%1962: 47.21%1964: 47.19%1966: 47.14%1968: 47.09%1970: 47.05%1972: 47.04%1974: 47.09%1976: 47.12%1978: 47.14%1980: 47.16%1982: 47.15%1984: 47.14%1986: 47.14%1988: 47.15%1990: 47.23%1992: 47.4%1994: 47.55%1996: 47.69%1998: 47.81%2000: 47.91%2002: 47.95%2004: 47.96%2006: 47.98%2008: 47.99%2010: 48.02%2012: 48.06%2014: 48.12%2016: 48.2%2018: 48.28%2020: 48.37%2022: 48.48%2024: 48.57%2025: 48.62%
Change over the period: +1.48 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea 48.62%
World 49.73%
Melanesia computed 48.83%
Share of women in the population — Papua New Guinea, by year Papua New Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 48.62 +0.05 pp
2024 48.57 +0.05 pp
2023 48.53 +0.05 pp
2022 48.48 +0.05 pp
2021 48.42 +0.05 pp
2020 48.37 +0.05 pp
2019 48.32 +0.04 pp
2018 48.28 +0.04 pp
2017 48.24 +0.04 pp
2016 48.2 +0.04 pp
2015 48.16 +0.04 pp
2014 48.12 +0.03 pp
2013 48.09 +0.03 pp
2012 48.06 +0.03 pp
2011 48.03 +0.02 pp
2010 48.02 +0.01 pp
2009 48 +0.01 pp
2008 47.99 +0.01 pp
2007 47.99 +0.01 pp
2006 47.98 +0.01 pp
2005 47.97 +0.01 pp
2004 47.96 +0.01 pp
2003 47.96 +0.01 pp
2002 47.95 +0.01 pp
2001 47.94 +0.03 pp
2000 47.91 +0.05 pp
1999 47.86 +0.05 pp
1998 47.81 +0.06 pp
1997 47.75 +0.06 pp
1996 47.69 +0.07 pp
1995 47.62 +0.07 pp
1994 47.55 +0.07 pp
1993 47.48 +0.08 pp
1992 47.4 +0.08 pp
1991 47.32 +0.09 pp
1990 47.23 +0.06 pp
1989 47.16 +0.02 pp
1988 47.15 +0 pp
1987 47.14 +0 pp
1986 47.14 +0 pp
1985 47.14 −0 pp
1984 47.14 −0 pp
1983 47.15 −0.01 pp
1982 47.15 −0.01 pp
1981 47.16 −0 pp
1980 47.16 +0.01 pp
1979 47.15 +0.01 pp
1978 47.14 +0.01 pp
1977 47.13 +0.01 pp
1976 47.12 +0.01 pp
1975 47.1 +0.02 pp
1974 47.09 +0.02 pp
1973 47.07 +0.02 pp
1972 47.04 +0.01 pp
1971 47.04 −0.01 pp
1970 47.05 −0.02 pp
1969 47.07 −0.02 pp
1968 47.09 −0.03 pp
1967 47.12 −0.02 pp
1966 47.14 −0.02 pp
1965 47.16 −0.03 pp
1964 47.19 −0.02 pp
1963 47.21 +0 pp
1962 47.21 +0.02 pp
1961 47.19 +0.06 pp
1960 47.13

Melanesia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of women in total population. Slightly more boys than girls are born (about 105 to 100), but because male mortality is higher the ratio evens out at older ages and then tilts toward women. Deviations from 50% in either direction point either to labor migration (the male surplus in the Gulf states) or to a gap in life expectancy.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.