PAPUA NEW GUINEA POPULATION
Population (Mid-2012): 7,034,000
Density (people per sq. km): 15
Net Migration Rate (# per 1000 people): 0
Birth Rate (# per 1000 people): 31
Death Rate (# per 1000 people): 10
Rate of Natural Increase: 2.6%
Population Growth Rate: 2.6
Infant Mortality Rate (# of deaths per 1000 live births): 58.0
Total Fertility Rate (average # of children per woman): 4.1
Population Age <15 %: 38%
Population Ages 65+ %: 3%
Dependency Rate: 41%
Life Expectancy at Birth (total): 62
Life Expectancy at Birth Females: 64
Life Expectancy at Birth Males: 60
Primary School Completion Rate Females: N/A
Primary School Completion Rate Males: N/A
Secondary School Enrollment Net Females: N/A
Secondary School Enrollment Net Males: N/A
GNI PPP per capita in US$: $2,260
Population Living Below US$2 per day: 57%
Economically Active Females 15+: 72%
Economically Active Males 15+: 74%
Mobile Phone Subscribers (# per 100) : 9
Motor Vehicles (# per 1000): N/A
Undernourished Population: N/A
Underweight Children Under Age 5: 18.00%
HIV/AIDS Among People Ages 15-49: 0.9%
Papua New Guinea appears to be in stage three of the demographic condition. Its four population pyramids show that its birth rate is gradually declining. The country still high as positive population growth despite its declining birth rate. The CBR is still also higher than the CDR, creating a positive NIR.