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POPULATION & DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS

Population & Demography

	1980	1990	2000
Marriage
Total, population 15 years and above, never married, males	42,442	311,889	590,047
Total, population 15 years and above, never married, females	8,743	182,038	357,323
Total, population 15 years and above, married, males	27,492	540,163	909,737
Total, population 15 years and above, married, females	23,903	590,734	980,109
Total, population 15 years and above, separated/divorced, males	na	13,927	32,570
Total, population 15 years and above, separated/divorced, females	na	19,603	58,218
Total, population 15 years and above, widowed, males	na	32,436	37,255
Total, population 15 years and above, widowed, females	na	68,529	100,090
Total, population not Stated, male	272	210	12,058
Total, population note stated, female	64	146	8,992
Singular mean age at marriage
Total, singulate mean age at marriage, male	na	24.6	25.8
Total, singulate mean age at marriage, female	na	20.8	21.8
Religion
Total, rate of religious affiliation, christian	na	96.0	96.0
Total, rate of religious affiliation, non-christian	na	0.3	1.4
Total, rate of religious affiliation, no religion	na	2.6	0.6
Migration
Total, percentage of migrant population	na	na	20.3
Total, percentage of interprovincial migrants, born in PNG	46.0
Net internal migration, main gaining province, male	NCD-40,516	NCD-62,437	NCD-45,120
Net internal migration, main gaining province, female	NCD 25,411	NCD 45,607	NCD 32,004
Net internal migration, main losing province, male	ESP -16,964	Chimbu -25,659	SHP -22,520
Net internal migration, main losing province, female	Chimbu -13,081	Chimbu -21,179	Chimbu -18,695
Relationship Status
Total, Population proportion in private dwellings by relationship to head of household			18.4
Total, Population proportion in private dwellings by relationship to spouse			14.6
Total, Population proportion in private dwellings by relationship to own child			45.3
Total, Population proportion in private dwellings by relationship to step/adopted child			3.3
Total, Population proportion in private dwellings by relationship to other relative			17.0
Total, Population proportion in private dwellings by relationship non-relative			1.4

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