| Nationality |
noun: Papua New Guinean(s) adjective: Papua New Guinean |
| Population | 6,064,515 (July 2010 est., CIA) or 6.9 million (UN, 2010) |
| Annual population growth rate (2010 est.) | 2.033% |
| Age Structure (2010 est.) |
0-14 years: 37.3% (male 1,126,214/female 1,088,211) 15-64 years: 59.3% (male 1,815,731/female 1,704,430) 65 years and over: 3.5% (male 113,285/female 92,904) |
| Urbanization |
urban population: 12% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
| Ethnic groups | Melanesian, Papuan, Negrito, Micronesian, Polynesian |
| Languages | Tok Pisin, English, and Hiri Motu are official languages; some 860 indigenous languages spoken (over one-tenth of the world's total) note: Tok Pisin, a creole language, is widely used and understood; English is spoken by 1%-2%; Hiri Motu is spoken by less than 2% |
| Religion (2000 census) | Roman Catholic 27%, Evangelical Lutheran 19.5%, United Church 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10%, Pentecostal 8.6%, Evangelical Alliance 5.2%, Anglican 3.2%, Baptist 2.5%, other Protestant 8.9%, Bahai 0.3%, indigenous beliefs and other 3.3% |
| Life expectancy (2010 est.) |
total population: 65.99 years male: 63.78 years female: 68.31 years |
| Infant mortality rate (2010 est.-CIA) |
total: 44.59 deaths/1,000 live births male: 48.47 deaths/1,000 live births female: 40.52 deaths/1,000 live births |