Guyana vs Papua New Guinea Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Guyana vs Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	Median age
	Guyana	Papua New Guinea
1960	16.7	18.5
1961	16.6	18.4
1962	16.4	18.3
1963	16.3	18.1
1964	16.2	18
1965	16.1	17.9
1966	16.1	17.8
1967	16.2	17.6
1968	16.2	17.5
1969	16.4	17.4
1970	16.5	17.3
1971	16.6	17.2
1972	16.7	17.1
1973	16.8	17.2
1974	17	17.2
1975	17.2	17.3
1976	17.4	17.4
1977	17.6	17.5
1978	17.8	17.7
1979	18	17.8
1980	18.2	18
1981	18.4	18.1
1982	18.7	18.2
1983	19	18.3
1984	19.3	18.3
1985	19.6	18.4
1986	19.9	18.5
1987	20.2	18.5
1988	20.5	18.6
1989	20.7	18.6
1990	20.9	18.7
1991	21.1	18.8
1992	21.3	18.9
1993	21.4	19
1994	21.5	19.1
1995	21.7	19.2
1996	21.8	19.4
1997	21.9	19.5
1998	22	19.6
1999	22.1	19.7
2000	22.2	19.8
2001	22.4	19.9
2002	22.5	19.9
2003	22.7	20
2004	22.9	20.2
2005	23.2	20.3
2006	23.4	20.4
2007	23.6	20.6
2008	23.8	20.7
2009	24	20.9
2010	24.2	21
2011	24.4	21.2
2012	24.5	21.3
2013	24.6	21.5
2014	24.6	21.7
2015	24.7	21.9
2016	24.9	22
2017	25	22.2
2018	25.4	22.4
2019	25.7	22.6
2020	25.9	22.8
2021	26.1	23
2022	26.4	23.2
2023	26.7	23.4
2024	26.9	23.6
2025	27.2	23.8
2026	27.5	24
2027	27.8	24.2
2028	28.1	24.5
2029	28.4	24.7
2030	28.6	24.9
2031	28.8	25.2
2032	29	25.4
2033	29.2	25.6
2034	29.4	25.9
2035	29.6	26.1
2036	29.7	26.3
2037	29.9	26.6
2038	30.2	26.8
2039	30.4	27
2040	30.6	27.3
2041	30.9	27.5
2042	31.1	27.7
2043	31.4	28
2044	31.6	28.2
2045	31.9	28.4
2046	32.2	28.6
2047	32.5	28.9
2048	32.8	29.1
2049	33	29.3
2050	33.3	29.5

In 1960, the median age in Guyana was 16.7 years compared to 18.5 years in Papua New Guinea. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 26.9 years in Guyana and to 23.6 years in Papua New Guinea.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in Guyana is expected to increased to around 33.3 years by 2050 compared to 29.5 years in Papua New Guinea. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Guyana		Papua New Guinea
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	5.01%	4.86%	6.03%	5.63%
5-9	4.99%	4.85%	5.8%	5.4%
10-14	4.79%	4.65%	5.54%	5.08%
15-19	4.41%	4.26%	5.19%	4.7%
20-24	4.38%	4.25%	4.82%	4.37%
25-29	4.52%	4.57%	4.39%	4.06%
30-34	3.68%	4%	3.97%	3.79%
35-39	2.74%	3.12%	3.45%	3.47%
40-44	2.53%	2.88%	2.9%	2.99%
45-49	2.53%	2.87%	2.49%	2.55%
50-54	2.37%	2.68%	2.07%	2.08%
55-59	2.11%	2.41%	1.69%	1.61%
60-64	1.75%	2.03%	1.3%	1.16%
65-69	1.24%	1.54%	0.86%	0.76%
70-74	0.76%	1.04%	0.5%	0.48%
75-79	0.47%	0.66%	0.27%	0.26%
80+	0.37%	0.64%	0.16%	0.18%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. Guyana has average demographic potential with 63.2% of people in the 0-34 age group compared to 68.8% and similar potential in Papua New Guinea.

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Guyana			Papua New Guinea
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	101%	94.1%	6.89%	80.3%	78.3%	2.01%
1961	102.2%	95.1%	7.15%	81.1%	79.1%	2.01%
1962	103.6%	96.4%	7.18%	81.9%	79.9%	2%
1963	104.6%	97.4%	7.21%	82.6%	80.7%	1.98%
1964	105.2%	98%	7.25%	83.4%	81.5%	1.96%
1965	105.4%	98.1%	7.28%	84.2%	82.2%	1.94%
1966	105.2%	97.9%	7.31%	84.9%	83%	1.93%
1967	104.5%	97.2%	7.32%	85.7%	83.8%	1.93%
1968	103.5%	96.2%	7.31%	86.5%	84.6%	1.95%
1969	102.2%	94.9%	7.28%	87.3%	85.4%	1.96%
1970	100.9%	93.6%	7.27%	88.1%	86.1%	1.98%
1971	99.7%	92.5%	7.26%	88.8%	86.8%	2%
1972	98.5%	91.3%	7.21%	89%	87%	2.01%
1973	97.2%	90%	7.16%	88.6%	86.6%	2.01%
1974	95.7%	88.6%	7.12%	88.1%	86%	2.02%
1975	94.2%	87.1%	7.1%	87.3%	85.3%	2.04%
1976	92.6%	85.5%	7.1%	86.3%	84.3%	2.08%
1977	91%	83.9%	7.1%	85.2%	83.1%	2.14%
1978	89.3%	82.2%	7.11%	84%	81.8%	2.21%
1979	87.7%	80.6%	7.1%	82.7%	80.4%	2.3%
1980	86.2%	79.1%	7.09%	81.4%	79%	2.41%
1981	84.3%	77.3%	7.04%	80.6%	78%	2.54%
1982	82%	75.1%	6.95%	80.3%	77.6%	2.69%
1983	79.7%	72.9%	6.86%	80.1%	77.2%	2.85%
1984	77.5%	70.7%	6.77%	79.9%	76.9%	3%
1985	75.5%	68.7%	6.71%	79.9%	76.7%	3.16%
1986	73.6%	66.9%	6.67%	79.8%	76.5%	3.32%
1987	72%	65.4%	6.66%	79.8%	76.3%	3.47%
1988	70.7%	64.1%	6.67%	79.7%	76.1%	3.6%
1989	69.8%	63.1%	6.68%	79.6%	75.9%	3.73%
1990	69%	62.4%	6.68%	79.5%	75.6%	3.87%
1991	68.5%	61.8%	6.67%	79.1%	75.1%	3.99%
1992	68.1%	61.4%	6.64%	78.5%	74.5%	4.07%
1993	67.7%	61.1%	6.6%	77.9%	73.8%	4.13%
1994	67.5%	61%	6.54%	77.3%	73.1%	4.19%
1995	67.4%	60.9%	6.49%	76.7%	72.4%	4.23%
1996	67.4%	61%	6.43%	76.1%	71.8%	4.27%
1997	67.5%	61.1%	6.4%	75.5%	71.2%	4.3%
1998	67.7%	61.3%	6.4%	75%	70.6%	4.33%
1999	67.8%	61.4%	6.42%	74.4%	70.1%	4.35%
2000	67.9%	61.4%	6.45%	73.9%	69.5%	4.37%
2001	67.8%	61.3%	6.5%	73.3%	68.9%	4.4%
2002	67.5%	60.9%	6.54%	72.7%	68.3%	4.43%
2003	66.9%	60.3%	6.6%	72%	67.6%	4.46%
2004	66.1%	59.4%	6.68%	71.3%	66.8%	4.47%
2005	65%	58.3%	6.76%	70.6%	66.1%	4.49%
2006	63.7%	56.9%	6.83%	69.9%	65.4%	4.49%
2007	62.3%	55.4%	6.92%	69.3%	64.8%	4.5%
2008	61%	53.9%	7.02%	68.6%	64.1%	4.51%
2009	59.6%	52.5%	7.15%	67.9%	63.4%	4.52%
2010	58.3%	51%	7.3%	67.2%	62.7%	4.53%
2011	57.1%	49.6%	7.49%	66.6%	62%	4.55%
2012	56.2%	48.5%	7.67%	66%	61.4%	4.57%
2013	55.7%	47.9%	7.84%	65.3%	60.7%	4.6%
2014	55.4%	47.4%	8.03%	64.7%	60.1%	4.62%
2015	55.2%	47%	8.25%	64%	59.4%	4.67%
2016	55.3%	46.8%	8.48%	63.4%	58.7%	4.72%
2017	55.4%	46.7%	8.74%	62.7%	58%	4.78%
2018	54.3%	45.5%	8.77%	62.1%	57.2%	4.85%
2019	54%	45%	8.93%	61.4%	56.5%	4.92%
2020	55%	45.7%	9.3%	60.8%	55.8%	5%
2021	55.1%	45.7%	9.43%	60.2%	55.1%	5.08%
2022	55.3%	45.7%	9.67%	59.6%	54.5%	5.18%
2023	55.8%	45.7%	10.1%	59.1%	53.8%	5.33%
2024	56%	45.5%	10.5%	58.6%	53.1%	5.49%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64.

Age dependency in Guyana decreased from 66.1% to 56% between 2004 and 2024.

In Papua New Guinea, the ratio of dependent people decreased from 71.3% to 58.6% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of young people and an increased proportion of people aged 65+.

Working age demographic

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Guyana	Papua New Guinea
1960	49.8%	55.5%
1961	49.4%	55.2%
1962	49.1%	55%
1963	48.9%	54.8%
1964	48.7%	54.5%
1965	48.7%	54.3%
1966	48.7%	54.1%
1967	48.9%	53.8%
1968	49.1%	53.6%
1969	49.5%	53.4%
1970	49.8%	53.2%
1971	50.1%	53%
1972	50.4%	52.9%
1973	50.7%	53%
1974	51.1%	53.2%
1975	51.5%	53.4%
1976	51.9%	53.7%
1977	52.4%	54%
1978	52.8%	54.4%
1979	53.3%	54.7%
1980	53.7%	55.1%
1981	54.3%	55.4%
1982	54.9%	55.5%
1983	55.6%	55.5%
1984	56.3%	55.6%
1985	57%	55.6%
1986	57.6%	55.6%
1987	58.1%	55.6%
1988	58.6%	55.6%
1989	58.9%	55.7%
1990	59.2%	55.7%
1991	59.3%	55.8%
1992	59.5%	56%
1993	59.6%	56.2%
1994	59.7%	56.4%
1995	59.7%	56.6%
1996	59.7%	56.8%
1997	59.7%	57%
1998	59.6%	57.2%
1999	59.6%	57.3%
2000	59.6%	57.5%
2001	59.6%	57.7%
2002	59.7%	57.9%
2003	59.9%	58.1%
2004	60.2%	58.4%
2005	60.6%	58.6%
2006	61.1%	58.8%
2007	61.6%	59.1%
2008	62.1%	59.3%
2009	62.7%	59.6%
2010	63.2%	59.8%
2011	63.7%	60%
2012	64%	60.3%
2013	64.2%	60.5%
2014	64.4%	60.7%
2015	64.4%	61%
2016	64.4%	61.2%
2017	64.3%	61.4%
2018	64.8%	61.7%
2019	64.9%	61.9%
2020	64.5%	62.2%
2021	64.5%	62.4%
2022	64.4%	62.6%
2023	64.2%	62.8%
2024	64.1%	63.1%
2025	64.1%	63.3%
2026	64.1%	63.5%
2027	64.1%	63.7%
2028	64.2%	63.9%
2029	64.3%	64.1%
2030	64.4%	64.3%
2031	64.6%	64.5%
2032	64.7%	64.7%
2033	64.8%	64.9%
2034	65%	65.1%
2035	65.2%	65.2%
2036	65.3%	65.4%
2037	65.4%	65.6%
2038	65.6%	65.7%
2039	65.7%	65.8%
2040	65.7%	66%
2041	65.8%	66.1%
2042	65.9%	66.1%
2043	66%	66.2%
2044	66%	66.3%
2045	66.1%	66.4%
2046	66.2%	66.4%
2047	66.3%	66.5%
2048	66.4%	66.5%
2049	66.5%	66.5%
2050	66.6%	66.6%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 60.2% to 64.1% in Guyana and from 58.4% to 63.1% in Papua New Guinea.

Share of young demographic (0-14 years old)

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guyana	Papua New Guinea
1960	46.8%	43.4%
1961	47%	43.7%
1962	47.4%	43.9%
1963	47.6%	44.2%
1964	47.7%	44.4%
1965	47.8%	44.6%
1966	47.7%	44.9%
1967	47.5%	45.1%
1968	47.3%	45.3%
1969	46.9%	45.6%
1970	46.6%	45.8%
1971	46.3%	46%
1972	46%	46%
1973	45.7%	45.9%
1974	45.3%	45.8%
1975	44.9%	45.5%
1976	44.4%	45.2%
1977	43.9%	44.9%
1978	43.4%	44.4%
1979	42.9%	44%
1980	42.5%	43.5%
1981	41.9%	43.2%
1982	41.2%	43%
1983	40.5%	42.9%
1984	39.9%	42.8%
1985	39.2%	42.6%
1986	38.6%	42.5%
1987	38%	42.4%
1988	37.5%	42.4%
1989	37.2%	42.3%
1990	36.9%	42.1%
1991	36.7%	41.9%
1992	36.5%	41.7%
1993	36.4%	41.5%
1994	36.4%	41.2%
1995	36.4%	41%
1996	36.4%	40.8%
1997	36.5%	40.6%
1998	36.6%	40.4%
1999	36.6%	40.2%
2000	36.6%	40%
2001	36.5%	39.8%
2002	36.4%	39.5%
2003	36.1%	39.3%
2004	35.8%	39%
2005	35.3%	38.8%
2006	34.7%	38.5%
2007	34.1%	38.3%
2008	33.5%	38%
2009	32.9%	37.7%
2010	32.2%	37.5%
2011	31.6%	37.2%
2012	31.1%	37%
2013	30.8%	36.7%
2014	30.5%	36.5%
2015	30.3%	36.2%
2016	30.1%	35.9%
2017	30%	35.6%
2018	29.5%	35.3%
2019	29.3%	35%
2020	29.5%	34.7%
2021	29.4%	34.4%
2022	29.4%	34.1%
2023	29.3%	33.8%
2024	29.2%	33.5%
2025	28.9%	33.1%
2026	28.7%	32.8%
2027	28.4%	32.5%
2028	28.1%	32.1%
2029	27.8%	31.8%
2030	27.4%	31.4%
2031	27%	31.1%
2032	26.7%	30.7%
2033	26.3%	30.4%
2034	26%	30.1%
2035	25.6%	29.7%
2036	25.2%	29.4%
2037	24.9%	29.1%
2038	24.6%	28.8%
2039	24.3%	28.5%
2040	24.1%	28.3%
2041	23.9%	28%
2042	23.6%	27.8%
2043	23.4%	27.5%
2044	23.3%	27.3%
2045	23.1%	27.1%
2046	22.9%	26.9%
2047	22.7%	26.7%
2048	22.6%	26.5%
2049	22.4%	26.3%
2050	22.2%	26.1%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 29.2% in Guyana and 33.5% in Papua New Guinea. Birth rates in Guyana compared to Papua New Guinea .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Guyana	Papua New Guinea
1960	3.43%	1.11%
1961	3.53%	1.11%
1962	3.53%	1.1%
1963	3.53%	1.09%
1964	3.53%	1.07%
1965	3.54%	1.05%
1966	3.56%	1.04%
1967	3.58%	1.04%
1968	3.59%	1.04%
1969	3.6%	1.05%
1970	3.62%	1.05%
1971	3.63%	1.06%
1972	3.63%	1.06%
1973	3.63%	1.06%
1974	3.64%	1.07%
1975	3.66%	1.09%
1976	3.68%	1.12%
1977	3.72%	1.15%
1978	3.75%	1.2%
1979	3.78%	1.26%
1980	3.81%	1.33%
1981	3.82%	1.41%
1982	3.82%	1.49%
1983	3.82%	1.58%
1984	3.82%	1.67%
1985	3.82%	1.76%
1986	3.84%	1.84%
1987	3.87%	1.93%
1988	3.91%	2.01%
1989	3.94%	2.08%
1990	3.95%	2.16%
1991	3.96%	2.23%
1992	3.95%	2.28%
1993	3.93%	2.32%
1994	3.91%	2.36%
1995	3.87%	2.39%
1996	3.84%	2.42%
1997	3.82%	2.45%
1998	3.81%	2.47%
1999	3.82%	2.49%
2000	3.84%	2.51%
2001	3.87%	2.54%
2002	3.91%	2.57%
2003	3.96%	2.59%
2004	4.02%	2.61%
2005	4.1%	2.63%
2006	4.17%	2.65%
2007	4.26%	2.66%
2008	4.36%	2.68%
2009	4.48%	2.69%
2010	4.61%	2.71%
2011	4.77%	2.73%
2012	4.91%	2.76%
2013	5.03%	2.78%
2014	5.17%	2.81%
2015	5.31%	2.84%
2016	5.46%	2.89%
2017	5.62%	2.94%
2018	5.68%	2.99%
2019	5.8%	3.05%
2020	6%	3.11%
2021	6.08%	3.17%
2022	6.22%	3.25%
2023	6.48%	3.35%
2024	6.73%	3.46%
2025	6.98%	3.59%
2026	7.23%	3.72%
2027	7.47%	3.86%
2028	7.71%	4%
2029	7.94%	4.14%
2030	8.17%	4.29%
2031	8.4%	4.44%
2032	8.62%	4.59%
2033	8.84%	4.73%
2034	9.05%	4.88%
2035	9.25%	5.03%
2036	9.44%	5.18%
2037	9.63%	5.33%
2038	9.81%	5.48%
2039	9.98%	5.64%
2040	10.2%	5.79%
2041	10.3%	5.95%
2042	10.5%	6.1%
2043	10.6%	6.26%
2044	10.7%	6.41%
2045	10.8%	6.57%
2046	10.9%	6.72%
2047	11%	6.87%
2048	11.1%	7.03%
2049	11.1%	7.19%
2050	11.2%	7.35%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 6.73% in Guyana and 3.46% in Papua New Guinea. Life expectancy in Guyana compared to Papua New Guinea .