Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Papua New Guinea

Share of population aged 65 and over in Papua New Guinea in 2025 — 3.6%. Ranked 176 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2.5 pp.

2025 3.6% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 176of 217
Period maximum 3.6%2025
Period minimum 1%1967

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Papua New Guinea, 1960–20250123419601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1.1%1962: 1.1%1964: 1.1%1966: 1%1968: 1%1970: 1.1%1972: 1.1%1974: 1.1%1976: 1.1%1978: 1.2%1980: 1.3%1982: 1.5%1984: 1.7%1986: 1.8%1988: 2%1990: 2.2%1992: 2.3%1994: 2.4%1996: 2.4%1998: 2.5%2000: 2.5%2002: 2.6%2004: 2.6%2006: 2.6%2008: 2.7%2010: 2.7%2012: 2.8%2014: 2.8%2016: 2.9%2018: 3%2020: 3.1%2022: 3.2%2024: 3.5%2025: 3.6%
Change over the period: +2.5 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Papua New Guinea 3.6%
World 10.4%
Melanesia computed 4%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Papua New Guinea, by year Papua New Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 3.6 +0.1 pp
2024 3.5 +0.1 pp
2023 3.3 +0.1 pp
2022 3.2 +0.1 pp
2021 3.2 +0.1 pp
2020 3.1 +0.1 pp
2019 3.1 +0.1 pp
2018 3 +0.1 pp
2017 2.9 +0 pp
2016 2.9 +0 pp
2015 2.8 +0 pp
2014 2.8 +0 pp
2013 2.8 +0 pp
2012 2.8 +0 pp
2011 2.7 +0 pp
2010 2.7 +0 pp
2009 2.7 +0 pp
2008 2.7 +0 pp
2007 2.7 +0 pp
2006 2.6 +0 pp
2005 2.6 +0 pp
2004 2.6 +0 pp
2003 2.6 +0 pp
2002 2.6 +0 pp
2001 2.5 +0 pp
2000 2.5 +0 pp
1999 2.5 +0 pp
1998 2.5 +0 pp
1997 2.4 +0 pp
1996 2.4 +0 pp
1995 2.4 +0 pp
1994 2.4 +0 pp
1993 2.3 +0 pp
1992 2.3 +0.1 pp
1991 2.2 +0.1 pp
1990 2.2 +0.1 pp
1989 2.1 +0.1 pp
1988 2 +0.1 pp
1987 1.9 +0.1 pp
1986 1.8 +0.1 pp
1985 1.8 +0.1 pp
1984 1.7 +0.1 pp
1983 1.6 +0.1 pp
1982 1.5 +0.1 pp
1981 1.4 +0.1 pp
1980 1.3 +0.1 pp
1979 1.3 +0.1 pp
1978 1.2 +0 pp
1977 1.2 +0 pp
1976 1.1 +0 pp
1975 1.1 +0 pp
1974 1.1 +0 pp
1973 1.1 +0 pp
1972 1.1 +0 pp
1971 1.1 +0 pp
1970 1.1 +0 pp
1969 1 +0 pp
1968 1 +0 pp
1967 1 −0 pp
1966 1 −0 pp
1965 1.1 −0 pp
1964 1.1 −0 pp
1963 1.1 −0 pp
1962 1.1 −0 pp
1961 1.1 −0 pp
1960 1.1

Melanesia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

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