| Table 1. Age and Sex by District, Western Highlands: 2000 | |||||
| Total | Dei | Mt Hagen | Mul/Baiyer | Tambul/Nebilyer | |
| Total | 440,025 | 146,337 | 86,951 | 94,071 | 112,666 |
| Less than 5 | 54,866 | 17,424 | 11,111 | 11,502 | 14,829 |
| 5 to 9 | 58,408 | 18,779 | 11,706 | 12,370 | 15,553 |
| 10 to 14 | 46,236 | 14,661 | 9,175 | 10,281 | 12,119 |
| 15 to 19 | 45,572 | 15,962 | 8,825 | 9,523 | 11,262 |
| 20 to 24 | 38,936 | 13,426 | 8,403 | 7,780 | 9,327 |
| 25 to 29 | 38,977 | 13,181 | 8,510 | 7,903 | 9,383 |
| 30 to 34 | 34,011 | 11,529 | 7,194 | 7,249 | 8,039 |
| 35 to 39 | 30,114 | 10,161 | 6,048 | 6,580 | 7,325 |
| 40 to 44 | 23,929 | 8,263 | 4,581 | 5,164 | 5,921 |
| 45 to 49 | 21,069 | 7,064 | 3,755 | 4,839 | 5,411 |
| 50 to 54 | 15,985 | 5,563 | 2,599 | 3,599 | 4,224 |
| 55 to 59 | 10,771 | 3,507 | 1,759 | 2,586 | 2,919 |
| 60 to 64 | 9,083 | 3,133 | 1,361 | 1,979 | 2,610 |
| 65 to 69 | 5,730 | 1,774 | 853 | 1,337 | 1,766 |
| 70 to 74 | 3,295 | 1,013 | 541 | 733 | 1,008 |
| 75 and over | 3,043 | 897 | 530 | 646 | 970 |
| Median | 21.9 | 22.4 | 21.6 | 22.2 | 21.4 |
| Males | 224,697 | 74,785 | 44,733 | 48,407 | 56,772 |
| Less than 5 | 28,276 | 9,047 | 5,766 | 5,962 | 7,501 |
| 5 to 9 | 30,646 | 9,830 | 6,188 | 6,493 | 8,135 |
| 10 to 14 | 25,005 | 7,970 | 4,873 | 5,616 | 6,546 |
| 15 to 19 | 23,955 | 8,394 | 4,626 | 5,054 | 5,881 |
| 20 to 24 | 19,050 | 6,512 | 4,142 | 3,925 | 4,471 |
| 25 to 29 | 17,859 | 6,077 | 3,933 | 3,623 | 4,226 |
| 30 to 34 | 16,160 | 5,493 | 3,516 | 3,421 | 3,730 |
| 35 to 39 | 14,656 | 4,957 | 3,018 | 3,206 | 3,475 |
| 40 to 44 | 11,624 | 4,022 | 2,324 | 2,484 | 2,794 |
| 45 to 49 | 10,751 | 3,562 | 2,052 | 2,413 | 2,724 |
| 50 to 54 | 8,614 | 3,019 | 1,449 | 1,969 | 2,177 |
| 55 to 59 | 6,048 | 1,980 | 1,009 | 1,496 | 1,563 |
| 60 to 64 | 4,975 | 1,721 | 743 | 1,119 | 1,392 |
| 65 to 69 | 3,288 | 1,053 | 470 | 782 | 983 |
| 70 to 74 | 1,947 | 613 | 310 | 442 | 582 |
| 75 and over | 1,843 | 535 | 314 | 402 | 592 |
| Median | 21.2 | 21.7 | 21.1 | 21.4 | 20.4 |
| Females | 215,328 | 71,552 | 42,218 | 45,664 | 55,894 |
| Less than 5 | 26,590 | 8,377 | 5,345 | 5,540 | 7,328 |
| 5 to 9 | 27,762 | 8,949 | 5,518 | 5,877 | 7,418 |
| 10 to 14 | 21,231 | 6,691 | 4,302 | 4,665 | 5,573 |
| 15 to 19 | 21,617 | 7,568 | 4,199 | 4,469 | 5,381 |
| 20 to 24 | 19,886 | 6,914 | 4,261 | 3,855 | 4,856 |
| 25 to 29 | 21,118 | 7,104 | 4,577 | 4,280 | 5,157 |
| 30 to 34 | 17,851 | 6,036 | 3,678 | 3,828 | 4,309 |
| 35 to 39 | 15,458 | 5,204 | 3,030 | 3,374 | 3,850 |
| 40 to 44 | 12,305 | 4,241 | 2,257 | 2,680 | 3,127 |
| 45 to 49 | 10,318 | 3,502 | 1,703 | 2,426 | 2,687 |
| 50 to 54 | 7,371 | 2,544 | 1,150 | 1,630 | 2,047 |
| 55 to 59 | 4,723 | 1,527 | 750 | 1,090 | 1,356 |
| 60 to 64 | 4,108 | 1,412 | 618 | 860 | 1,218 |
| 65 to 69 | 2,442 | 721 | 383 | 555 | 783 |
| 70 to 74 | 1,348 | 400 | 231 | 291 | 426 |
| 75 and over | 1,200 | 362 | 216 | 244 | 378 |
| Median | 22.6 | 23.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 22.3 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | |||||