Population 5,172,033 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 38.6% (male 1,013,936; female 980,841)
15-64 years: 57.7% (male 1,544,650; female 1,440,628)
65 years and over: 3.7% (male 90,661; female 101,317) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 2.39% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 31.61 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 7.75 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 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: 0.9 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 56.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 63.83 years
female: 66.03 years (2002 est.)
male: 61.73 years

Total fertility rate 4.21 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 0.22% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 5,400 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths 450 (1999 est.)

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 English spoken by 1%-2%, pidgin English widespread, Motu spoken in Papua region
note: 715 indigenous languages

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 64.5%
male: 72%
female: 57% (2000)

NOTE: The information regarding Papua New Guinea on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Papua New Guinea People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Papua New Guinea People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.