Number of one year olds in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Number of one year olds was 119,606 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
119,606
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
78th
of 236 countries
All-time high
119,606
in 2023
All-time low
25,360
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of one year olds in Papua New Guinea, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, number of one year olds in Papua New Guinea stood at 119,606. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one year olds in Papua New Guinea peaked at 119,606 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25,360, in 1950.

Papua New Guinea ranks 78th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 30,965 25,360 35,395 10
1960s 40,208 36,187 44,686 10
1970s 48,810 45,788 51,013 10
1980s 55,672 51,364 60,934 10
1990s 69,954 62,539 79,861 10
2000s 92,668 82,635 101,918 10
2010s 111,145 103,826 116,536 10
2020s 118,757 117,603 119,606 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one year olds in Papua New Guinea?
Number of one year olds in Papua New Guinea was 119,606 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of one year olds recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 119,606 in 2023.
What is the lowest number of one year olds recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 25,360 in 1950.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of one year olds?
Papua New Guinea ranks 78th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one year olds rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of one year olds
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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