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Demographic and development statistics for PNG
General
| Population |
6.9 million |
| Projected population in 2020 |
8.5 million |
| Capital |
Port Moresby |
| Human Development Index |
0.466
(rank 153 of 187) |
Health
(Source: UN Human Development Indicators, except where noted)
| Life expectancy at birth |
62.8 |
| Expenditure on public health (per cent of GDP) |
2.6 per cent |
| Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births) |
68 |
| Maternal mortality per 100,000 |
250 |
Education
| Mean years of schooling (of adults over 25) |
4.3 |
| Adult literacy rate (both sexes, per cent aged 15 and above) |
60.1 per cent |
| Net enrolment ratio in primary education |
29.3 |
| Public expenditure on education (per cent of GDP) |
4.4 |
| Internet users |
87,785.8 |
| Expected years of schooling (children) |
5.8 |
| Population with at least secondary education (ratio of female to male rates) |
0.508 |
Economy
| GDP (current $US) |
$US9,480,047,959 |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method (current $US) |
$US1,300 |
| GDP growth (annual per cent, 2010) |
8 per cent |
| Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, received (per cent of GDP) |
0.158 |
| Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, received (current $US) |
14,952,318 |
| Population below $1.25 per day poverty line (PPP) (per cent of population, 1996) |
35.82 |
Gender
| Adolescent fertility rate (women aged 15-19 years, births per 1,000 women) |
66.9 |
| Share in parliament, female to male ratio |
0.009 |
Sustainability
| Carbon dioxide emissions per capita (tonnes) |
0.3 (low) |
| Savings as a per cent of GNI |
11.068 per cent |
Last reviewed: 17 May, 2012