Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 75+, total in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 75+, total was 40 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
40
World rank
118th
of 144 countries
All-time high
40
in 2010
All-time low
10
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 75+, total in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2010

102030401960198520101960: 161965: 101970: 111975: 131980: 151985: 171990: 271995: 302000: 332005: 352010: 40

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 75+, total in Papua New Guinea stood at 40. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 75+, total in Papua New Guinea peaked at 40 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10, in 1965.

That places Papua New Guinea 118th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 75+, total in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 75+, total in Papua New Guinea, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 16
1965 10 -37.5%
1970 11 +10.0%
1975 13 +18.2%
1980 15 +15.4%
1985 17 +13.3%
1990 27 +58.8%
1995 30 +11.1%
2000 33 +10.0%
2005 35 +6.1%
2010 40 +14.3%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 40 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 161, 25% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 40 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 437, 9% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13 10 16 2
1970s 12 11 13 2
1980s 16 15 17 2
1990s 28.5 27 30 2
2000s 34 33 35 2
2010s 40 40 40 1

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 115 Cyprus 48 compare
  2. 116 Sierra Leone 47 compare
  3. 117 Trinidad and Tobago 41 compare
  4. 119 Congo 39 compare
  5. 120 Mongolia 37 compare
  6. 121 Lesotho 35 compare
  7. 121 Mauritania 35 compare
  8. 121 Mauritius 35 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 75+, total in Papua New Guinea?
Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 75+, total in Papua New Guinea was 40 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 75+, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 40 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 75+, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 10 in 1965.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 75+, total?
Papua New Guinea ranks 118th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 75+, total rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 75+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 75+, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Population in thousands, age 75+, total is the total population over age 75 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.