Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Metro Area Population 1950-2024
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Port Moresby in 2024 is 420,000, a 2.44% increase from 2023.
- The metro area population of Port Moresby in 2023 was 410,000, a 2.5% increase from 2022.
- The metro area population of Port Moresby in 2022 was 400,000, a 2.3% increase from 2021.
- The metro area population of Port Moresby in 2021 was 391,000, a 2.09% increase from 2020.
| Other Cities in Papua New Guinea |
| City Name |
Population |
| Port Moresby |
420,000 |
|
Port Moresby - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2024 |
420,000 |
2.44% |
| 2023 |
410,000 |
2.50% |
| 2022 |
400,000 |
2.30% |
| 2021 |
391,000 |
2.09% |
| 2020 |
383,000 |
2.13% |
| 2019 |
375,000 |
2.18% |
| 2018 |
367,000 |
2.23% |
| 2017 |
359,000 |
1.99% |
| 2016 |
352,000 |
2.03% |
| 2015 |
345,000 |
2.07% |
| 2014 |
338,000 |
2.11% |
| 2013 |
331,000 |
1.85% |
| 2012 |
325,000 |
2.20% |
| 2011 |
318,000 |
1.92% |
| 2010 |
312,000 |
2.30% |
| 2009 |
305,000 |
2.01% |
| 2008 |
299,000 |
2.05% |
| 2007 |
293,000 |
2.09% |
| 2006 |
287,000 |
2.14% |
| 2005 |
281,000 |
1.81% |
| 2004 |
276,000 |
2.22% |
| 2003 |
270,000 |
1.89% |
| 2002 |
265,000 |
2.32% |
| 2001 |
259,000 |
1.97% |
| 2000 |
254,000 |
2.83% |
| 1999 |
247,000 |
2.49% |
| 1998 |
241,000 |
2.55% |
| 1997 |
235,000 |
2.62% |
| 1996 |
229,000 |
2.69% |
| 1995 |
223,000 |
2.76% |
| 1994 |
217,000 |
2.84% |
| 1993 |
211,000 |
2.43% |
| 1992 |
206,000 |
2.49% |
| 1991 |
201,000 |
3.08% |
| 1990 |
195,000 |
4.84% |
| 1989 |
186,000 |
4.49% |
| 1988 |
178,000 |
4.71% |
| 1987 |
170,000 |
4.94% |
| 1986 |
162,000 |
4.52% |
| 1985 |
155,000 |
4.73% |
| 1984 |
148,000 |
4.96% |
| 1983 |
141,000 |
5.22% |
| 1982 |
134,000 |
4.69% |
| 1981 |
128,000 |
4.92% |
| 1980 |
122,000 |
5.17% |
| 1979 |
116,000 |
5.45% |
| 1978 |
110,000 |
5.77% |
| 1977 |
104,000 |
5.05% |
| 1976 |
99,000 |
5.32% |
| 1975 |
94,000 |
5.62% |
| 1974 |
89,000 |
4.71% |
| 1973 |
85,000 |
4.94% |
| 1972 |
81,000 |
6.58% |
| 1971 |
76,000 |
11.76% |
| 1970 |
68,000 |
13.33% |
| 1969 |
60,000 |
13.21% |
| 1968 |
53,000 |
12.77% |
| 1967 |
47,000 |
11.90% |
| 1966 |
42,000 |
5.00% |
| 1965 |
40,000 |
8.11% |
| 1964 |
37,000 |
5.71% |
| 1963 |
35,000 |
6.06% |
| 1962 |
33,000 |
6.45% |
| 1961 |
31,000 |
6.90% |
| 1960 |
29,000 |
7.41% |
| 1959 |
27,000 |
3.85% |
| 1958 |
26,000 |
8.33% |
| 1957 |
24,000 |
4.35% |
| 1956 |
23,000 |
9.52% |
| 1955 |
21,000 |
5.00% |
| 1954 |
20,000 |
5.26% |
| 1953 |
19,000 |
5.56% |
| 1952 |
18,000 |
5.88% |
| 1951 |
17,000 |
6.25% |
| 1950 |
16,000 |
0.00% |
