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Population: |
5,545,268 (July 2005 est.)
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 38.1% (male 1,072,910/female 1,037,635)
15-64 years: 58.1% (male 1,662,166/female 1,559,685)
65 years and over: 3.8% (male 99,777/female 113,095) (2005 est.)
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Median age: |
total: 21.09 years
male: 21.25 years
female: 20.93 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate: |
2.26% (2005 est.)
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Birth rate: |
29.95 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Death rate: |
7.37 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 51.45 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 55.63 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 47.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 64.93 years
male: 62.76 years
female: 67.21 years (2005 est.)
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Total fertility rate: |
3.96 children born/woman (2005 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.6% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
16,000 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
600 (2003 est.)
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Major infectious diseases: |
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations (2004)
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Nationality: |
noun: Papua New Guinean(s)
adjective: Papua New Guinean
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Ethnic groups: |
Melanesian, Papuan, Negrito, Micronesian, Polynesian
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Religions: |
Roman Catholic 22%, Lutheran 16%, Presbyterian/Methodist/London Missionary Society 8%, Anglican 5%, Evangelical Alliance 4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1%, other Protestant 10%, indigenous beliefs 34%
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Languages: |
Melanesian Pidgin serves as the lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2%, Motu spoken in Papua region
note: 715 indigenous languages - many unrelated
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Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 64.6%
male: 71.1%
female: 57.7% (2002)
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