Papua New Guinea Population 1950-2024
Chart and table of Papua New Guinea population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Papua New Guinea in 2024 is 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.
- The population of Papua New Guinea in 2021 was 9,949,437, a 2.05% increase from 2020.
Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
Country Name |
2024 Population |
India |
1,441,719,852 |
Indonesia |
279,798,049 |
Pakistan |
245,209,815 |
Nigeria |
229,152,217 |
Bangladesh |
174,701,211 |
Philippines |
119,106,224 |
Egypt |
114,484,252 |
Vietnam |
99,497,680 |
Kenya |
56,203,030 |
Myanmar |
54,964,694 |
Sudan |
49,358,228 |
Morocco |
38,211,459 |
Ukraine |
37,937,821 |
Angola |
37,804,634 |
Uzbekistan |
35,673,804 |
Ghana |
34,777,522 |
Cameroon |
29,394,433 |
Sri Lanka |
21,949,268 |
Zambia |
21,134,695 |
Cambodia |
17,121,847 |
Bolivia |
12,567,336 |
Tunisia |
12,564,689 |
Honduras |
10,759,406 |
Papua New Guinea |
10,515,788 |
Nicaragua |
7,142,529 |
El Salvador |
6,396,289 |
Republic of Congo |
6,244,547 |
Mauritania |
4,993,922 |
Georgia |
3,717,425 |
Mongolia |
3,493,629 |
Moldova |
3,329,865 |
Lesotho |
2,356,083 |
Timor-Leste |
1,379,883 |
Eswatini |
1,222,075 |
Djibouti |
1,152,329 |
Bhutan |
792,382 |
Solomon Islands |
756,673 |
Cabo Verde |
604,461 |
Micronesia |
549,553 |
Vanuatu |
342,325 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
236,381 |
Kiribati |
135,763 |
Papua New Guinea - Historical Population Data
|
Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
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% |