Population of Papua New Guinea
Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
Date | 04 Mar 2024 |
The current population of Papua New Guinea is 10,628,357 as of October 10, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Papua New Guinea is projected at 10,515,788, or 10.52 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Papua New Guinea is projected at 10,329,93,1 or 10.33 million people, for the year 2023.
Papua New Guinea is the second-most populous country in Oceania, and at 89th position in the world in the list of 237 countries/territories.
- Population
- Growth rate
- Net change
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
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1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
1950 | 1,526,961 | 1,542,854 | 31,787 | 2.060 | 0.06 |
1951 | 1,558,748 | 1,574,111 | 30,726 | 1.952 | 0.06 |
1952 | 1,589,474 | 1,608,470 | 37,992 | 2.362 | 0.06 |
1953 | 1,627,466 | 1,647,998 | 41,065 | 2.492 | 0.06 |
1954 | 1,668,531 | 1,690,220 | 43,379 | 2.567 | 0.06 |
1955 | 1,711,910 | 1,734,921 | 46,023 | 2.653 | 0.06 |
1956 | 1,757,933 | 1,782,051 | 48,236 | 2.707 | 0.06 |
1957 | 1,806,169 | 1,831,047 | 49,757 | 2.718 | 0.06 |
1958 | 1,855,926 | 1,881,514 | 51,176 | 2.720 | 0.06 |
1959 | 1,907,102 | 1,933,070 | 51,936 | 2.687 | 0.07 |
1960 | 1,959,038 | 1,985,666 | 53,256 | 2.682 | 0.07 |
1961 | 2,012,294 | 2,035,672 | 46,756 | 2.297 | 0.07 |
1962 | 2,059,050 | 2,082,562 | 47,024 | 2.258 | 0.07 |
1963 | 2,106,074 | 2,129,222 | 46,295 | 2.174 | 0.07 |
1964 | 2,152,369 | 2,175,409 | 46,080 | 2.118 | 0.07 |
1965 | 2,198,449 | 2,222,178 | 47,459 | 2.136 | 0.07 |
1966 | 2,245,908 | 2,271,490 | 51,163 | 2.252 | 0.07 |
1967 | 2,297,071 | 2,322,647 | 51,152 | 2.202 | 0.07 |
1968 | 2,348,223 | 2,375,356 | 54,267 | 2.285 | 0.07 |
1969 | 2,402,490 | 2,430,922 | 56,864 | 2.339 | 0.07 |
1970 | 2,459,354 | 2,489,059 | 59,411 | 2.387 | 0.07 |
1971 | 2,518,765 | 2,549,315 | 61,100 | 2.397 | 0.07 |
1972 | 2,579,865 | 2,610,700 | 61,670 | 2.362 | 0.07 |
1973 | 2,641,535 | 2,672,144 | 61,217 | 2.291 | 0.07 |
1974 | 2,702,752 | 2,733,313 | 61,121 | 2.236 | 0.07 |
1975 | 2,763,873 | 2,794,462 | 61,178 | 2.189 | 0.07 |
1976 | 2,825,051 | 2,855,837 | 61,572 | 2.156 | 0.07 |
1977 | 2,886,623 | 2,917,572 | 61,898 | 2.122 | 0.07 |
1978 | 2,948,521 | 2,979,606 | 62,171 | 2.087 | 0.07 |
1979 | 3,010,692 | 3,041,902 | 62,420 | 2.052 | 0.07 |
1980 | 3,073,112 | 3,104,788 | 63,352 | 2.041 | 0.07 |
1981 | 3,136,464 | 3,169,073 | 65,219 | 2.058 | 0.07 |
1982 | 3,201,683 | 3,235,264 | 67,161 | 2.076 | 0.07 |
1983 | 3,268,844 | 3,303,677 | 69,667 | 2.109 | 0.07 |
1984 | 3,338,511 | 3,374,465 | 71,908 | 2.131 | 0.07 |
1985 | 3,410,419 | 3,447,579 | 74,320 | 2.156 | 0.07 |
1986 | 3,484,739 | 3,522,916 | 76,354 | 2.167 | 0.07 |
1987 | 3,561,093 | 3,600,343 | 78,501 | 2.180 | 0.07 |
1988 | 3,639,594 | 3,679,651 | 80,114 | 2.177 | 0.07 |
1989 | 3,719,708 | 3,764,112 | 88,808 | 2.359 | 0.07 |
1990 | 3,808,516 | 3,864,972 | 112,913 | 2.922 | 0.07 |
1991 | 3,921,429 | 3,990,995 | 139,133 | 3.487 | 0.07 |
1992 | 4,060,562 | 4,136,644 | 152,163 | 3.679 | 0.08 |
1993 | 4,212,725 | 4,291,588 | 157,727 | 3.676 | 0.08 |
1994 | 4,370,452 | 4,451,694 | 162,483 | 3.650 | 0.08 |
1995 | 4,532,935 | 4,616,439 | 167,007 | 3.618 | 0.08 |
1996 | 4,699,942 | 4,785,895 | 171,905 | 3.592 | 0.08 |
1997 | 4,871,847 | 4,960,439 | 177,184 | 3.572 | 0.08 |
1998 | 5,049,031 | 5,138,829 | 179,596 | 3.495 | 0.09 |
1999 | 5,228,627 | 5,321,388 | 185,522 | 3.487 | 0.09 |
2000 | 5,414,149 | 5,508,297 | 188,297 | 3.419 | 0.09 |
2001 | 5,602,446 | 5,698,489 | 192,086 | 3.371 | 0.09 |
2002 | 5,794,532 | 5,892,596 | 196,128 | 3.329 | 0.09 |
2003 | 5,990,660 | 6,090,980 | 200,640 | 3.294 | 0.10 |
2004 | 6,191,300 | 6,293,166 | 203,732 | 3.238 | 0.10 |
2005 | 6,395,032 | 6,498,818 | 207,572 | 3.194 | 0.10 |
2006 | 6,602,604 | 6,708,217 | 211,227 | 3.149 | 0.10 |
2007 | 6,813,831 | 6,921,066 | 214,471 | 3.099 | 0.10 |
2008 | 7,028,302 | 7,137,988 | 219,371 | 3.074 | 0.10 |
2009 | 7,247,673 | 7,358,890 | 222,433 | 3.023 | 0.11 |
2010 | 7,470,106 | 7,583,269 | 226,326 | 2.985 | 0.11 |
2011 | 7,696,432 | 7,806,637 | 220,410 | 2.824 | 0.11 |
2012 | 7,916,842 | 8,026,545 | 219,406 | 2.734 | 0.11 |
2013 | 8,136,248 | 8,245,627 | 218,758 | 2.653 | 0.11 |
2014 | 8,355,006 | 8,464,153 | 218,294 | 2.579 | 0.12 |
2015 | 8,573,300 | 8,682,174 | 217,748 | 2.508 | 0.12 |
2016 | 8,791,048 | 8,899,169 | 216,243 | 2.430 | 0.12 |
2017 | 9,007,291 | 9,114,796 | 215,010 | 2.359 | 0.12 |
2018 | 9,222,301 | 9,329,227 | 213,852 | 2.292 | 0.12 |
2019 | 9,436,153 | 9,542,486 | 212,665 | 2.229 | 0.12 |
2020 | 9,648,818 | 9,749,640 | 201,644 | 2.068 | 0.12 |
2021 | 9,850,462 | 9,949,437 | 197,950 | 1.990 | 0.13 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
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1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
2022 | 10,048,412 | 10,142,619 | 188,413 | 1.858 | 0.13 |
2023 | 10,236,825 | 10,329,931 | 186,211 | 1.803 | 0.13 |
2024 | 10,423,036 | 10,515,788 | 185,504 | 1.764 | 0.13 |
2025 | 10,608,540 | 10,701,144 | 185,208 | 1.731 | 0.13 |
2026 | 10,793,748 | 10,886,097 | 184,698 | 1.697 | 0.13 |
2027 | 10,978,446 | 11,069,871 | 182,850 | 1.652 | 0.13 |
2028 | 11,161,296 | 11,252,452 | 182,312 | 1.620 | 0.13 |
2029 | 11,343,608 | 11,434,334 | 181,451 | 1.587 | 0.13 |
2030 | 11,525,059 | 11,615,322 | 180,526 | 1.554 | 0.14 |
2031 | 11,705,585 | 11,795,728 | 180,285 | 1.528 | 0.14 |
2032 | 11,885,870 | 11,975,671 | 179,602 | 1.500 | 0.14 |
2033 | 12,065,472 | 12,154,395 | 177,845 | 1.463 | 0.14 |
2034 | 12,243,317 | 12,331,461 | 176,289 | 1.430 | 0.14 |
2035 | 12,419,606 | 12,507,085 | 174,957 | 1.399 | 0.14 |
2036 | 12,594,563 | 12,681,353 | 173,579 | 1.369 | 0.14 |
2037 | 12,768,142 | 12,854,191 | 172,097 | 1.339 | 0.14 |
2038 | 12,940,239 | 13,025,474 | 170,470 | 1.309 | 0.14 |
2039 | 13,110,709 | 13,194,712 | 168,006 | 1.273 | 0.14 |
2040 | 13,278,715 | 13,362,082 | 166,734 | 1.248 | 0.15 |
2041 | 13,445,449 | 13,527,645 | 164,391 | 1.215 | 0.15 |
2042 | 13,609,840 | 13,690,710 | 161,741 | 1.181 | 0.15 |
2043 | 13,771,581 | 13,851,796 | 160,430 | 1.158 | 0.15 |
2044 | 13,932,011 | 14,009,881 | 155,740 | 1.112 | 0.15 |
2045 | 14,087,751 | 14,165,403 | 155,304 | 1.096 | 0.15 |
2046 | 14,243,055 | 14,319,594 | 153,078 | 1.069 | 0.15 |
2047 | 14,396,133 | 14,471,387 | 150,507 | 1.040 | 0.15 |
2048 | 14,546,640 | 14,620,589 | 147,898 | 1.012 | 0.15 |
2049 | 14,694,538 | 14,766,879 | 144,682 | 0.980 | 0.15 |
2050 | 14,839,220 | 14,910,369 | 142,297 | 0.954 | 0.15 |
2051 | 14,981,517 | 15,051,146 | 139,258 | 0.925 | 0.15 |
2052 | 15,120,775 | 15,189,144 | 136,738 | 0.900 | 0.16 |
2053 | 15,257,513 | 15,324,555 | 134,084 | 0.875 | 0.16 |
2054 | 15,391,597 | 15,457,017 | 130,841 | 0.846 | 0.16 |
2055 | 15,522,438 | 15,586,007 | 127,138 | 0.816 | 0.16 |
2056 | 15,649,576 | 15,711,677 | 124,202 | 0.791 | 0.16 |
2057 | 15,773,778 | 15,835,075 | 122,593 | 0.774 | 0.16 |
2058 | 15,896,371 | 15,955,959 | 119,176 | 0.747 | 0.16 |
2059 | 16,015,547 | 16,073,326 | 115,559 | 0.719 | 0.16 |
2060 | 16,131,106 | 16,187,410 | 112,609 | 0.696 | 0.16 |
2061 | 16,243,715 | 16,298,114 | 108,798 | 0.668 | 0.16 |
2062 | 16,352,513 | 16,405,528 | 106,029 | 0.646 | 0.16 |
2063 | 16,458,542 | 16,510,166 | 103,248 | 0.625 | 0.16 |
2064 | 16,561,790 | 16,612,730 | 101,879 | 0.613 | 0.16 |
2065 | 16,663,669 | 16,713,024 | 98,711 | 0.591 | 0.16 |
2066 | 16,762,380 | 16,809,999 | 95,238 | 0.567 | 0.16 |
2067 | 16,857,618 | 16,904,347 | 93,458 | 0.553 | 0.17 |
2068 | 16,951,076 | 16,996,325 | 90,498 | 0.532 | 0.17 |
2069 | 17,041,574 | 17,085,616 | 88,084 | 0.516 | 0.17 |
2070 | 17,129,658 | 17,172,835 | 86,354 | 0.503 | 0.17 |
2071 | 17,216,012 | 17,257,791 | 83,558 | 0.484 | 0.17 |
2072 | 17,299,570 | 17,339,617 | 80,093 | 0.462 | 0.17 |
2073 | 17,379,663 | 17,418,054 | 76,782 | 0.441 | 0.17 |
2074 | 17,456,445 | 17,493,320 | 73,749 | 0.422 | 0.17 |
2075 | 17,530,194 | 17,565,761 | 71,134 | 0.405 | 0.17 |
2076 | 17,601,328 | 17,635,115 | 67,574 | 0.383 | 0.17 |
2077 | 17,668,902 | 17,700,770 | 63,737 | 0.360 | 0.17 |
2078 | 17,732,639 | 17,763,579 | 61,880 | 0.348 | 0.17 |
2079 | 17,794,519 | 17,824,029 | 59,020 | 0.331 | 0.17 |
2080 | 17,853,539 | 17,882,004 | 56,931 | 0.318 | 0.17 |
2081 | 17,910,470 | 17,938,119 | 55,297 | 0.308 | 0.17 |
2082 | 17,965,767 | 17,991,742 | 51,949 | 0.289 | 0.17 |
2083 | 18,017,716 | 18,042,704 | 49,977 | 0.277 | 0.17 |
2084 | 18,067,693 | 18,091,283 | 47,180 | 0.261 | 0.17 |
2085 | 18,114,873 | 18,137,161 | 44,576 | 0.246 | 0.17 |
2086 | 18,159,449 | 18,180,269 | 41,640 | 0.229 | 0.17 |
2087 | 18,201,089 | 18,220,748 | 39,318 | 0.216 | 0.17 |
2088 | 18,240,407 | 18,258,316 | 35,818 | 0.196 | 0.18 |
2089 | 18,276,225 | 18,293,243 | 34,035 | 0.186 | 0.18 |
2090 | 18,310,260 | 18,326,464 | 32,407 | 0.177 | 0.18 |
2091 | 18,342,667 | 18,358,014 | 30,693 | 0.167 | 0.18 |
2092 | 18,373,360 | 18,388,060 | 29,400 | 0.160 | 0.18 |
2093 | 18,402,760 | 18,416,222 | 26,924 | 0.146 | 0.18 |
2094 | 18,429,684 | 18,441,908 | 24,447 | 0.133 | 0.18 |
2095 | 18,454,131 | 18,464,936 | 21,610 | 0.117 | 0.18 |
2096 | 18,475,741 | 18,485,738 | 19,994 | 0.108 | 0.18 |
2097 | 18,495,735 | 18,504,303 | 17,135 | 0.093 | 0.18 |
2098 | 18,512,870 | 18,520,771 | 15,802 | 0.085 | 0.18 |
2099 | 18,528,672 | 18,535,585 | 13,826 | 0.075 | 0.18 |
2100 | 18,542,498 | 18,548,056 | 11,117 | 0.060 | 0.18 |