The Esri Standard Demographics dataset for Papua New Guinea is sourced from data supplied by Michael Bauer Research GmbH.
Data source
Release: | October 2024. |
Vintage: | 2024 |
Data: | © Michael Bauer Research GmbH 2024 based on © National Statistical Office of Papua New Guinea, UN. |
Boundaries: | © Michael Bauer Research GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany, 2024. |
Settlement Points: | These settlement points were created using the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). More information about the data can be found here: https://ghslsys.jrc.ec.europa.eu. The data was verified using the latest Esri imagery. |
Dataset information
| Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|
Three-letter ISO country code | PNG |
Currency | Papua New Guinean Kina |
Three-letter currency code | PGK |
Number of attributes available | 7 |
Number of geography levels | 4 |
Geography levels
| Esri geography name | Local geography name | Feature count |
|---|---|---|
Country | Papua New Guinea | 1 |
Regions | Regions | 4 |
Provinces | Provinces | 22 |
Districts | Districts | 87 |
Data apportionment settings
Learn more about data apportionment.
| Threshold upper bound | Aggregation method | Level of geography |
|---|---|---|
150 km | Block Apportion | PG.Districts |
more | Centroids in Polygon | PG.Districts |
Standard Demographics
The following examples are representative of the variables and data categories available for this region. See the Reference documents section below for the full list of available variables and a sample report.
| Variable summary | Data category | Vintage | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Total Population | 2024 | Count of total population by regional boundaries. | |
Population Density | 2024 | Regional population count divided by total regional sq. kilometers or miles. | |
Population per Mill | 2024 | Count of total regional population divided by total national population and multiplied by 1,000. | |
Male/Female Population Totals | 2024 | Count of regional male and female population. | |
Total Households | 2024 | Count of total number of households within regional boundaries. | |
Average Household Size | 2024 | Average size of households within regional boundaries; calculated by dividing the total number of persons living in households in this region by the total number of regional households. |
Reference documents
Refer to the following reference documents:
- Release notes (PDF)
- Variable list (CSV)
- Sample report (PDF)
- Ready-to-use demographic maps