Papua New GuineaPeople

Population: 5,545,268 (July 2005 est.) 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.) Median age: total: 21.09 years
male: 21.25 years
female: 20.93 years (2005 est.) Population growth rate: 2.26% (2005 est.) Birth rate: 29.95 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) Death rate: 7.37 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 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: 0.88 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005 est.) 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.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 64.93 years
male: 62.76 years
female: 67.21 years (2005 est.) Total fertility rate: 3.96 children born/woman (2005 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.) 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) 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: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 64.6%
male: 71.1%
female: 57.7% (2002) More about Papua New Guinea: Introduction Geography Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues