Papua New Guinea's People | Papua New Guinean People

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.)

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.)

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)



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