Papua New Guinea Population 1950-2025
Chart and table of Papua New Guinea population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Papua New Guinea in 2025 is 10,701,144, a 1.76% increase from 2024.
- The population of Papua New Guinea in 2024 was 10,515,788, a 1.8% increase from 2023.
- The population of Papua New Guinea in 2023 was 10,329,931, a 1.85% increase from 2022.
- The population of Papua New Guinea in 2022 was 10,142,619, a 1.94% increase from 2021.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2025 Population |
| India |
1,454,606,724 |
| Indonesia |
282,004,306 |
| Pakistan |
249,948,885 |
| Nigeria |
234,573,603 |
| Bangladesh |
176,421,509 |
| Philippines |
120,864,358 |
| Egypt |
116,275,465 |
| Vietnam |
100,103,979 |
| Kenya |
57,323,930 |
| Myanmar |
55,336,783 |
| Sudan |
50,614,633 |
| Angola |
38,942,791 |
| Ukraine |
38,759,076 |
| Morocco |
38,571,289 |
| Uzbekistan |
36,159,016 |
| Ghana |
35,439,785 |
| Cameroon |
30,150,781 |
| Sri Lanka |
22,000,246 |
| Zambia |
21,706,928 |
| Cambodia |
17,293,532 |
| Bolivia |
12,746,148 |
| Tunisia |
12,665,802 |
| Honduras |
10,923,967 |
| Papua New Guinea |
10,701,144 |
| Nicaragua |
7,237,313 |
| El Salvador |
6,426,229 |
| Republic of Congo |
6,383,738 |
| Mauritania |
5,128,141 |
| Georgia |
3,709,510 |
| Mongolia |
3,537,947 |
| Moldova |
3,254,966 |
| Lesotho |
2,381,381 |
| Timor-Leste |
1,399,184 |
| Eswatini |
1,234,858 |
| Djibouti |
1,168,257 |
| Bhutan |
797,335 |
| Solomon Islands |
773,027 |
| Cabo Verde |
610,209 |
| Micronesia |
554,732 |
| Vanuatu |
350,202 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
240,979 |
| Kiribati |
137,984 |
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Papua New Guinea - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2025 |
10,701,144 |
1.76% |
| 2024 |
10,515,788 |
1.80% |
| 2023 |
10,329,931 |
1.85% |
| 2022 |
10,142,619 |
1.94% |
| 2021 |
9,949,437 |
2.05% |
| 2020 |
9,749,640 |
2.17% |
| 2019 |
9,542,486 |
2.29% |
| 2018 |
9,329,227 |
2.35% |
| 2017 |
9,114,796 |
2.42% |
| 2016 |
8,899,169 |
2.50% |
| 2015 |
8,682,174 |
2.58% |
| 2014 |
8,464,153 |
2.65% |
| 2013 |
8,245,627 |
2.73% |
| 2012 |
8,026,545 |
2.82% |
| 2011 |
7,806,637 |
2.95% |
| 2010 |
7,583,269 |
3.05% |
| 2009 |
7,358,890 |
3.09% |
| 2008 |
7,137,988 |
3.13% |
| 2007 |
6,921,066 |
3.17% |
| 2006 |
6,708,217 |
3.22% |
| 2005 |
6,498,818 |
3.27% |
| 2004 |
6,293,166 |
3.32% |
| 2003 |
6,090,980 |
3.37% |
| 2002 |
5,892,596 |
3.41% |
| 2001 |
5,698,489 |
3.45% |
| 2000 |
5,508,297 |
3.51% |
| 1999 |
5,321,388 |
3.55% |
| 1998 |
5,138,829 |
3.60% |
| 1997 |
4,960,439 |
3.65% |
| 1996 |
4,785,895 |
3.67% |
| 1995 |
4,616,439 |
3.70% |
| 1994 |
4,451,694 |
3.73% |
| 1993 |
4,291,588 |
3.75% |
| 1992 |
4,136,644 |
3.65% |
| 1991 |
3,990,995 |
3.26% |
| 1990 |
3,864,972 |
2.68% |
| 1989 |
3,764,112 |
2.30% |
| 1988 |
3,679,651 |
2.20% |
| 1987 |
3,600,343 |
2.20% |
| 1986 |
3,522,916 |
2.19% |
| 1985 |
3,447,579 |
2.17% |
| 1984 |
3,374,465 |
2.14% |
| 1983 |
3,303,677 |
2.11% |
| 1982 |
3,235,264 |
2.09% |
| 1981 |
3,169,073 |
2.07% |
| 1980 |
3,104,788 |
2.07% |
| 1979 |
3,041,902 |
2.09% |
| 1978 |
2,979,606 |
2.13% |
| 1977 |
2,917,572 |
2.16% |
| 1976 |
2,855,837 |
2.20% |
| 1975 |
2,794,462 |
2.24% |
| 1974 |
2,733,313 |
2.29% |
| 1973 |
2,672,144 |
2.35% |
| 1972 |
2,610,700 |
2.41% |
| 1971 |
2,549,315 |
2.42% |
| 1970 |
2,489,059 |
2.39% |
| 1969 |
2,430,922 |
2.34% |
| 1968 |
2,375,356 |
2.27% |
| 1967 |
2,322,647 |
2.25% |
| 1966 |
2,271,490 |
2.22% |
| 1965 |
2,222,178 |
2.15% |
| 1964 |
2,175,409 |
2.17% |
| 1963 |
2,129,222 |
2.24% |
| 1962 |
2,082,562 |
2.30% |
| 1961 |
2,035,672 |
2.52% |
| 1960 |
1,985,666 |
2.72% |
| 1959 |
1,933,070 |
2.74% |
| 1958 |
1,881,514 |
2.76% |
| 1957 |
1,831,047 |
2.75% |
| 1956 |
1,782,051 |
2.72% |
| 1955 |
1,734,921 |
2.64% |
| 1954 |
1,690,220 |
2.56% |
| 1953 |
1,647,998 |
2.46% |
| 1952 |
1,608,470 |
2.18% |
| 1951 |
1,574,111 |
2.03% |
| 1950 |
1,542,854 |
0.00% |
