| Population: |
5,049,055 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
38.7% (male 993,248; female 960,647)
15-64 years:
57.63% (male 1,507,064; female 1,402,666)
65 years and over:
3.67% (male 87,779; female 97,651) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
2.43% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
32.15 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
7.88 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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:
0.9 male(s)/female
total population:
1.05 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
58.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
63.46 years
male:
61.39 years
female:
65.64 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
4.3 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.22% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
5,400 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
450 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Papua New Guinean(s)
adjective:
Papua New Guinean
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| Ethnic groups: |
Melanesian, Papuan, Negrito, Micronesian, Polynesian
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| 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%
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| Languages: |
English spoken by 1%-2%, pidgin English widespread, Motu spoken in Papua region
note:
715 indigenous languages
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
72.2%
male:
81%
female:
62.7% (1995 est.)
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