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Population Projections 2024-2050
The National Statistical Office and United Nations Population Fund have released population
projections for Papua New Guinea, providing national and provincial population counts
through to 2050 by age and sex.
National Population Estimate 2021
The National Population Estimate 2021 is a count of the population by age and sex to the LLG level, estimated using innovative modelling techniques.
Facility-Based Survey of Reproductive Health Commodities and Services in Papua New Guinea
An assessment of the availability of maternal health medicines and family planning commodities, client perceptions of reproductive health care, and the operations of health facilities in Papua New Guinea.
Family Support Centres: A Baseline Assessment
This baseline assessment looks at the capacity of select Family Support Centres around Papua New Guinea. The report details the human resources, physical resources, and equipment available to respond to some of the most severe cases of intimate partner and family violence.
Demographic and Health Survey 2016-2018: Analysis of Data Related to Gender-Based Violence at National and Sub-National Levels
This in-depth analysis of the data related to gender-based violence from the Demographic and Health Survey 2016-2018 explores the demographic characteristics and conditions of survivors of violence and of perpetrators, presenting new insights to inform interventions into this epidemic.
Socio-Demographic and Economic Survey 2022 - Key Indicators Report
The Socio-Demographic and Economic Survey 2022 - Key Indicators Report captures the initial results available from the Socio-Demographic and Economic Survey 2022, completed by the National Statistical Office with support from UNFPA and funding from the Australian Government.
Pathways to Family Planning
Access to universal sexual and reproductive health information and services, including family planning, is a right for all women. In this new consumer survey, we look at the barriers to family planning in Papua New Guinea and the opportunities for expanding markets to ensure all women and girls have access to quality reproductive health care.
State of World Population 2022: Seeing the Unseen
The neglected crisis of unintended pregnancy is the subject of UNFPA’s flagship 2022 State of World Population report, released today. Titled “Seeing the Unseen,” the report examines how such pregnancies represent a global failure to uphold basic human rights. On average, 121 million unintended pregnancies occur every year – 331,000 per day – and the number is expected to rise with population growth if we don’t take decisive action...
Humanitarian Action Overview Report 2022
The 2022 Humanitarian Action Overview highlights the world’s biggest crises for women and girls and the urgent need to increase international humanitarian assistance to alleviate human suffering and meet rising needs.
In 2022, UNFPA is appealing for an estimated US$835 million to provide life-saving health and protection services to over 54 million women, girls and young people in 61 countries. Emphasis is placed on preparedness, early action and response to save the lives of women and girls and young people in emergencies, upholding dignity and human rights, reinforcing hope for the future.
Download and read the full 2022 report or view the interactive report.
Infographic on Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) for Climate Adaptation and Resilience
Climate change disproportionately threatens the most vulnerable girls and women, in all their intersecting identities, and has detrimental effects on SRHR.
Structural gender inequality makes girls and women more vulnerable to the harms of climate change, such as food insecurity or displacement from natural disasters that create significant barriers to education, financial resources, and access to decision makers, processes and policies that shape their lives.
Climate change:
- Harms maternal health
- Leads to increased gender-based violence and child marriage
- Reduces access to life-saving SRH services