Total population that are 65 or older in Papua New Guinea

Period	Retirement age population	Change
2021	308,841	+13,073
2020	295,768	+12,742
2019	283,026	+11,777
2018	271,249	+11,089
2017	260,160	+10,438
2016	249,722	+9,950
2015	239,772	+9,476
2014	230,296	+8,981
2013	221,315	+8,443
2012	212,872	+8,168
2011	204,704	+8,078
2010	196,626	+7,812
2009	188,814	+7,522
2008	181,292	+7,240
2007	174,052	+7,013
2006	167,039	+6,902
2005	160,137	+6,872
2004	153,265	+6,890
2003	146,375	+6,922
2002	139,453	+6,938
2001	132,515	+6,733
2000	125,782	+6,441
1999	119,341	+6,233
1998	113,108	+6,052
1997	107,056	+5,890
1996	101,166	+5,698
1995	95,468	+5,522
1994	89,946	+5,358
1993	84,588	+5,217
1992	79,371	+5,131
1991	74,240	+5,174
1990	69,066	+4,468
1989	64,598	+3,534
1988	61,064	+3,477
1987	57,587	+3,613
1986	53,974	+3,666
1985	50,308	+3,652
1984	46,656	+3,591
1983	43,065	+3,486
1982	39,579	+3,351
1981	36,228	+3,180
1980	33,048	+2,826
1979	30,222	+2,289
1978	27,933	+1,817
1977	26,116	+1,370
1976	24,746	+988
1975	23,758	+639
1974	23,119	+335
1973	22,784	+85
1972	22,699	+132
1971	22,567	+263
1970	22,304	+207
1969	22,097	+146
1968	21,951	+111
1967	21,840	+51
1966	21,789	-100
1965	21,889	-218
1964	22,107	-160
1963	22,267	-22
1962	22,289	+147
1961	22,142	+398
1960	21,744	+566
1959	21,178	+570
1958	20,608	+565
1957	20,043	+559
1956	19,484	+528
1955	18,956	+485
1954	18,471	+455
1953	18,016	+429
1952	17,587	+350
1951	17,237	+353
1950	16,884