| Population |
5,420,280 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 38.3% (male 1,053,940; female 1,019,492)
15-64 years: 58% (male 1,622,124; female 1,519,104)
65 years and over: 3.8% (male 96,638; female 108,982) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 21 years
male: 21.1 years
female: 20.8 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
2.3% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
30.52 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
7.5 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| 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: 0.89 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 53.15 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 48.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 57.39 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 64.56 years
male: 62.41 years
female: 66.81 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
4.04 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
0.6% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
16,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths |
600 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality |
noun: papua new guinean(s)
adjective: papua new guinean |
| Ethnic groups |
Melanesian, Papuan, Negrito, Micronesian, Polynesian |
| 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% |
| Languages |
Melanesian Pidgin serves as the lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2%, Motu spoken in Papua region
note: 715 indigenous languages -- many unrelated |
| Literacy |
conventional long form: independent state of papua new guinea
conventional short form: papua new guinea
abbreviation: png
former: territory of papua and new guinea |