Papua New Guinea Population (LIVE)

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Papua New Guinea Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Papua New Guinea is 10,659,995 as of Friday, December 13, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Papua New Guinea 2024 population is estimated at 10,576,502 people at mid year.
  • Papua New Guinea population is equivalent to 0.13% of the total world population.
  • Papua New Guinea ranks number 92 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Papua New Guinea is 23 per Km2 (60 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 452,860 Km2 (174,850 sq. miles).
  • 12.4 % of the population is urban (1,310,465 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Papua New Guinea is 22.6 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Papua New Guinea (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationPapua New Guinea
Global Rank
2024 10,576,502 1.80 % 186,867 -707 22.6 3.07 23 12.4 % 1,310,465 0.13 % 8,161,972,572 92
2023 10,389,635 1.83 % 186,466 -787 22.3 3.10 23 12.2 % 1,271,933 0.13 % 8,091,734,930 93
2022 10,203,169 1.90 % 190,273 -787 22.1 3.17 23 12.1 % 1,235,492 0.13 % 8,021,407,192 94
2020 9,815,746 2.15 % 206,736 10,703 21.7 3.27 22 11.9 % 1,168,469 0.12 % 7,887,001,292 93
2015 8,743,246 2.75 % 221,945 30,580 20.8 3.56 19 11.8 % 1,030,539 0.12 % 7,470,491,872 95
2010 7,633,523 3.15 % 219,524 50,106 20.0 3.88 17 12.1 % 925,387 0.11 % 7,021,732,148 97
2005 6,535,905 3.37 % 199,768 46,014 19.3 4.22 14 12.7 % 827,808 0.10 % 6,586,970,132 101
2000 5,537,064 3.58 % 178,55741,855 18.8 4.53 12 13.3 % 735,741 0.09 % 6,171,702,993 102
1995 4,644,278 3.57 % 149,559 40,962 18.2 4.78 10 14.8 % 689,139 0.08 % 5,758,878,982 110
1990 3,896,481 2.29 % 83,509 2,398 17.6 5.18 9 16.6 % 646,717 0.07 % 5,327,803,110 117
1985 3,478,936 2.13 % 69,485 -25,470 17.3 5.47 8 15.3 % 531,198 0.07 % 4,868,943,465 118
1980 3,131,512 2.16 % 63,338 -25,638 16.9 5.71 7 13.8 % 431,144 0.07 % 4,447,606,236 119
1975 2,814,820 2.35 % 61,838 -23,562 16.1 6.07 6 12.2 % 343,361 0.07 % 4,070,735,277 119
1970 2,505,628 2.30 % 53,962 -18,773 16.2 6.25 6 9.9 % 247,610 0.07 % 3,694,683,794 118
1965 2,235,820 2.30 % 48,142 -18,532 16.8 6.20 5 5.5 % 122,314 0.07 % 3,334,533,703 118
1960 1,995,110 2.78 % 51,178 -2,034 17.4 6.02 4 3.8 % 74,897 0.07 % 3,015,470,894 118
1955 1,739,219 2.42 % 39,158 -605 17.8 5.82 4 2.6 % 46,008 0.06 % 2,740,213,792 118
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Papua New Guinea Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationPapua New Guinea
Global Rank
2025 10,762,817 1.86 % 189,414 -284 22.8 3.03 24 12.6 % 1,351,201 0.13 % 8,231,613,070 90
2030 11,671,424 1.63 % 181,721 -1,184 23.9 2.84 26 13.6 % 1,592,390 0.14 % 8,569,124,911 89
2035 12,540,603 1.45 % 173,836 -2,615 25.1 2.70 28 15.2 % 1,909,467 0.14 % 8,885,210,181 87
2040 13,376,160 1.30 % 167,111 -2,220 26.3 2.56 30 17.3 % 2,316,480 0.15 % 9,177,190,203 86
2045 14,165,588 1.15 % 157,886 0 27.4 2.46 31 19.7 % 2,789,827 0.15 % 9,439,639,668 87
2050 14,906,590 1.02 % 148,200   28.5 2.37 33 22.3 % 3,325,555 0.15 % 9,664,378,587 85
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Papua New Guinea Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Papua New Guinea
Life Expectancy
66.26 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
31.7
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
39.2
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Papua New Guinea

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Port Moresby 283,733
2 Lae 76,255
3 Arawa 40,266
4 Mount Hagen 33,623
5 Popondetta 28,198
6 Madang 27,419
7 Kokopo 26,273
8 Mendi 26,252
9 Kimbe 18,847
10 Goroka 18,503
11 Wewak 18,230
12 Bulolo 16,042
13 Daru 15,214

See also

Notes

The Papua New Guinea Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Papua New Guinea delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Papua New Guinea (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Papua New Guinea in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.