Number of children under 5 in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of children under 5 was 1.23 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children under 5 in Papua New Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 1.23 million people for number of children under 5 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.23 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 254,281 people, in 1950.
That places Papua New Guinea 79th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 302,674 people | 254,281 people | 349,223 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 402,870 people | 358,477 people | 449,814 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 490,760 people | 460,952 people | 513,191 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 561,655 people | 517,588 people | 614,398 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 708,281 people | 628,369 people | 804,671 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 936,444 people | 831,477 people | 1.03 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 million people | 1.05 million people | 1.20 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 million people | 1.20 million people | 1.23 million people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of children under 5 in Papua New Guinea was 1.23 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children under 5 recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 254,281 people in 1950.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of children under 5?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 79th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children under 5 rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children under 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.