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Papua New Guinea

Population

Population: 4.4m
0-14 years: 40% 14-65 years: 57% 65 + years: 3%
Rural population (%): 84 Urban population (%): 16
Growth rate: 2.3% Population density: 9

Income and Wealth

HDI ranking: 128

(out of 175)

GDP real growth rate: -3%
GDP

(in billion $)

10.2 (1995) GDP per capita: $2.400

Health

Birth rate

(births/1000 population):

32.9 Death rate

(deaths/1000 population):

10.0
Infant mortality rate (deaths/1000 live birth): 60.1 Life expectancy at birth

(Male/Female):

57.3

(56.4/58.2)

Total fertility rate

(children born/woman):

  Public expenditures on health as % of GDP: 2.8
Population with access to...(%)
  -health services: 96
  -safe water: 28
  -sanitation: 22

Education

Adult illiteracy rates estimates

(female):

27.8 (37.3) Public expenditure on education:

(as % of GNP):

7.3
Number of 3rd level students:

(students/100,000):

  Net enrolment ratio at the first level

(female):

 
First level pupil/teachers ratio

(% female teachers)

39 (45) School life expectancy number of years:  

Employment

Labour force as % of total population

(age 15+women’s share) :

49 (41) Unemployment rate:  
% of labour force in...
  -Agriculture: 79
  -Industry: 7
  -Services: 14

Poverty & Quality of Life

HPI ranking: 42 Real GDP per capita rank minus HDI rank: -24
People in poverty in % (urban/rural):   GDI ranking: 108

(out of 146)

 

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