| Population | 5,795,887 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 37.6% (male 1,107,568/female 1,070,594)
15-64 years: 58.5% (male 1,745,385/female 1,643,830)
65 years and over: 3.9% (male 106,487/female 122,023) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 21.4 years
male: 21.5 years
female: 21.2 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 2.163% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 28.76 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 7.14 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.035 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.062 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.873 male(s)/female
total population: 1.043 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 48.46 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 52.52 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 44.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 65.62 years
male: 63.41 years
female: 67.95 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 3.79 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 60,000 (2005 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 600 (2003 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 | Melanesian Pidgin serves as the lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2%, Motu spoken in Papua region
note: 820 indigenous languages spoken (over one-tenth of the world's total) |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.3%
male: 63.4%
female: 50.9% (2000 census) |
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