Australia vs Papua New Guinea
Australia vs Papua New Guinea: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 83.9 years in Australia and 66.1 years in Papua New Guinea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Australia, by 17.8 years, or 1.27 times that in Papua New Guinea.
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What the numbers say
- Australia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Australia ranked 10 and Papua New Guinea ranked 195 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Australia at 92.6 years and Papua New Guinea at 74.8 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Australia | Papua New Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 83.9 | 66.1 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 82.8 | 65.3 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 83.6 | 64.4 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 83.7 | 65.1 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 83.2 | 65.3 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 83.3 | 65.1 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 82.7 | 64.9 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 82.8 | 64.7 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 82.6 | 64.5 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 82.5 | 64.2 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 82.6 | 63.9 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 82.3 | 63.6 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 82.1 | 63.4 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 82 | 63.1 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 81.7 | 62.8 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 81.4 | 62.5 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 81.2 | 62.2 | 69 |
| 2006 | 81.3 | 62 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 81.1 | 61.9 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 80.7 | 61.8 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 80.4 | 61.7 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 80.1 | 61.6 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 80 | 61.7 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 79.6 | 61.6 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 79.3 | 61.5 | 66 |
| 1998 | 79 | 60.4 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 78.6 | 61.3 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 78.3 | 61.1 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 78.3 | 60.9 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 77.9 | 60.7 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 78 | 60.5 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 77.5 | 60.3 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 77.5 | 59.9 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 77 | 59.8 | 64 |
| 1989 | 76.2 | 59.6 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 76.3 | 59.4 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 76.1 | 59.2 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 76.1 | 59 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 75.4 | 58.8 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 75.5 | 58.6 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 75.4 | 58.3 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 74.7 | 58.1 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 74.8 | 57.8 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 74.6 | 57.4 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 74.3 | 57 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 73.7 | 56.5 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 73.5 | 56.1 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 72.8 | 55.5 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 72.8 | 55 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 71.9 | 54.4 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 72.1 | 53.9 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 71.8 | 53.3 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 71.5 | 52.6 | 56 |
| 1970 | 70.7 | 52.1 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 71.1 | 51.5 | 56 |
| 1968 | 70.7 | 50.9 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 71.1 | 50.3 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 70.7 | 49.6 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 70.8 | 48.9 | 54 |
| 1964 | 70.6 | 48.3 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 71 | 47.7 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 70.9 | 46.7 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 71.1 | 46.4 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 70.9 | 45.8 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 70.4 | 45.1 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 70.9 | 44.6 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 70.3 | 43.9 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 70 | 43.3 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 70.2 | 42.6 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 69.9 | 42 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 69.7 | 41.3 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 69.1 | 40.7 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 68.7 | 35.5 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 69 | 39.4 | 46.4 |
| 1949 | 69.1 | – | – |
| 1948 | 68.5 | – | – |
| 1947 | 68.5 | – | – |
| 1946 | 67.9 | 31.5 | – |
| 1945 | 68.4 | – | – |
| 1944 | 68 | – | – |
| 1943 | 66.3 | – | – |
| 1942 | 65.8 | – | – |
| 1941 | 66 | – | – |
| 1940 | 66.2 | – | – |
| 1939 | 65.7 | – | – |
| 1938 | 65.8 | – | – |
| 1937 | 65.7 | – | – |
| 1936 | 65.2 | – | – |
| 1935 | 65.1 | – | – |
| 1934 | 64.8 | – | – |
| 1933 | 65.4 | – | – |
| 1932 | 65.6 | – | – |
| 1931 | 65.3 | – | – |
| 1930 | 64.9 | – | – |
| 1929 | 63.1 | – | – |
| 1928 | 62.9 | – | – |
| 1927 | 62.8 | – | – |
| 1926 | 62.9 | – | – |
| 1925 | 63.2 | – | – |
| 1924 | 62.5 | – | – |
| 1923 | 61.7 | – | – |
| 1922 | 62.8 | – | – |
| 1921 | 61 | – | – |
| 1905 | 57 | – | – |
| 1895 | 53 | – | – |
| 1885 | 49.1 | – | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Our World in Data
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Australia | Papua New Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 84.183.2–85 | 66.364.9–67.8 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 84.283–85.5 | 66.464.4–68.4 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 84.382.9–85.8 | 66.564.1–68.9 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 84.582.9–86.3 | 66.663.9–69.5 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 84.682.7–86.5 | 66.863.7–69.8 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 84.882.8–86.9 | 66.963.7–70.3 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 84.982.7–87.1 | 6763.5–70.7 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 8582.7–87.3 | 67.163.3–71.1 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 85.182.7–87.8 | 67.363–71.3 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 85.382.5–88 | 67.463.1–71.7 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 85.482.4–88.3 | 67.562.9–72.1 | 75 |
| 2035 | 85.582.5–88.6 | 67.662.8–72.4 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 85.682.6–88.9 | 67.762.4–72.5 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 85.782.6–89.2 | 67.862.6–72.9 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 85.982.7–89.4 | 6862.6–73.2 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 8682.8–89.6 | 68.162.5–73.5 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 86.182.9–89.8 | 68.262.5–73.8 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 86.282.9–89.9 | 68.362.5–74 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 86.382.8–90 | 68.462.2–74.2 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 86.582.8–90.2 | 68.562.3–74.6 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 86.682.9–90.5 | 68.662.2–74.6 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 86.783–90.9 | 68.762–74.9 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 86.883.1–91 | 68.861.9–75.2 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 86.983.1–91.2 | 68.961.7–75.3 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 8783.2–91.4 | 6961.8–75.4 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 87.183.2–91.5 | 69.161.9–75.9 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 87.383.2–91.7 | 69.261.9–76.1 | 77 |
| 2051 | 87.483.4–91.9 | 69.361.9–76.3 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 87.583.3–92.1 | 69.461.5–76.4 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 87.683.3–92.3 | 69.561.4–76.5 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 87.783.3–92.5 | 69.661.5–76.6 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 87.883.3–92.5 | 69.761.5–77 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 87.983.3–92.7 | 69.861.7–77 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 8883.3–92.9 | 7061.6–77.4 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 88.183.5–93 | 70.161.3–77.7 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 88.283.6–93.2 | 70.261.4–77.9 | 78 |
| 2060 | 88.483.6–93.3 | 70.361.6–78.3 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 88.583.8–93.6 | 70.461.5–78.5 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 88.683.9–93.8 | 70.561.3–78.6 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 88.783.7–94.1 | 70.661.4–78.8 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 88.883.7–94.1 | 70.761.5–79.2 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 88.983.7–94.3 | 70.861.4–79.3 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 8983.8–94.5 | 70.961.7–79.4 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 89.183.7–94.8 | 7161.7–79.6 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 89.283.8–94.8 | 71.161.6–79.7 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 89.383.8–95 | 71.261.7–79.9 | 79 |
| 2070 | 89.484–95.3 | 71.361.7–80.2 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 89.584.1–95.6 | 71.561.4–80.5 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 89.684.3–95.7 | 71.661.6–80.6 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 89.884.1–95.8 | 71.761.5–80.8 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 89.984.3–96 | 71.861.3–81 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 9084.3–96.4 | 71.961.5–81.4 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 90.184.3–96.4 | 7261.7–81.5 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 90.284.3–96.7 | 72.161.8–81.7 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 90.384.3–96.9 | 72.261.9–81.9 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 90.484.2–97.2 | 72.361.9–82 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 90.584.4–97.4 | 72.461.9–82.3 | 80 |
| 2081 | 90.684.4–97.5 | 72.561.7–82.5 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 90.784.4–97.5 | 72.661.8–82.6 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 90.884.6–97.8 | 72.862–82.8 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 90.984.5–97.8 | 72.961.7–83 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 9184.5–98.1 | 7361.7–83.1 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 91.184.5–98.2 | 73.161.5–83.3 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 91.284.6–98.4 | 73.261.7–83.5 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 91.384.6–98.6 | 73.361.5–83.4 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 91.584.7–98.7 | 73.561.7–83.7 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 91.684.7–98.9 | 73.661.5–83.9 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 91.784.9–99 | 73.761.4–84.1 | 81 |
| 2092 | 91.884.8–99.1 | 73.861.6–84.4 | 81 |
| 2093 | 91.984.9–99.1 | 73.961.6–84.5 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 9284.9–99.2 | 74.161.4–84.5 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 92.184.8–99.4 | 74.261.5–84.9 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 92.284.8–99.5 | 74.361.8–85.2 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 92.385–99.6 | 74.461.7–85.1 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 92.485–99.9 | 74.561.5–85.2 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 92.585.1–100 | 74.661.7–85.5 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 92.684.9–100.2 | 74.861.7–85.8 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Australia vs Papua New Guinea
Health
- Child mortalityAustralia: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Papua New Guinea: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustralia: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Papua New Guinea: 32.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAustralia: 4.62% in 2017Papua New Guinea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustralia: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Papua New Guinea: 23.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustralia: 26.5 million people in 2023Papua New Guinea: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustralia: 0.99% a year in 2023Papua New Guinea: 1.8% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustralia: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustralia: 87.7% in 2025Papua New Guinea: 15.8% in 2025
- Median ageAustralia: 37.8 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustralia: 17.4% in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustralia: 5.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Papua New Guinea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personAustralia: $61,370 in 2025Papua New Guinea: $2,665 in 2025
- GDP growthAustralia: 2% a year in 2025Papua New Guinea: 3.9% a year in 2024
- InflationAustralia: 2.8% a year in 2025Papua New Guinea: 4.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtAustralia: 51.9% of GDP in 2025Papua New Guinea: 51.6% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustralia: 1.92% of GDP in 2025Papua New Guinea: 0.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustralia: $35.3B in 2025Papua New Guinea: $110M in 2025
- Military spending per personAustralia: $1,316 in 2025Papua New Guinea: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustralia: 4.9% of government spending in 2025Papua New Guinea: 1.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustralia: 60,000 people in 2020Papua New Guinea: 4,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustralia: 0.6% of world capability in 2022Papua New Guinea: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustralia: 0.44% of the labour force in 2020Papua New Guinea: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustralia: 826 million TIV in 2025Papua New Guinea: 9 million TIV in 2023