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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.)
Birth rate: 29.95 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
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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.)
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HIV / AIDS - Adult Prevalence rate:
0.6% (2003 est.)
HIV / AIDS People living with HIV/AIDS
: 16.000 (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
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