Papua New Guinea Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of Papua New Guinea population from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Papua New Guinea in 2021 is 9,119,010, a 1.92% increase from 2020.
- The population of Papua New Guinea in 2020 was 8,947,024, a 1.95% increase from 2019.
- The population of Papua New Guinea in 2019 was 8,776,109, a 1.97% increase from 2018.
- The population of Papua New Guinea in 2018 was 8,606,323, a 1.99% increase from 2017.
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Country Name |
2021 Population |
India |
1,393,409,038 |
Indonesia |
276,361,783 |
Pakistan |
225,199,937 |
Nigeria |
211,400,708 |
Bangladesh |
166,303,498 |
Philippines |
111,046,913 |
Egypt |
104,258,327 |
Vietnam |
98,168,833 |
Kenya |
54,985,698 |
Myanmar |
54,806,012 |
Sudan |
44,909,353 |
Ukraine |
43,466,819 |
Morocco |
37,344,795 |
Uzbekistan |
33,935,763 |
Angola |
33,933,610 |
Ghana |
31,732,129 |
Cameroon |
27,224,265 |
Sri Lanka |
21,497,310 |
Zambia |
18,920,651 |
Cambodia |
16,946,438 |
Tunisia |
11,935,766 |
Bolivia |
11,832,940 |
Honduras |
10,062,991 |
Papua New Guinea |
9,119,010 |
Nicaragua |
6,702,385 |
El Salvador |
6,518,499 |
Mauritania |
4,775,119 |
Moldova |
4,024,019 |
Georgia |
3,979,765 |
Mongolia |
3,329,289 |
Lesotho |
2,159,079 |
Timor-Leste |
1,343,873 |
Eswatini |
1,172,362 |
Djibouti |
1,002,187 |
Bhutan |
779,898 |
Solomon Islands |
703,996 |
Cabo Verde |
561,898 |
Micronesia |
554,397 |
Vanuatu |
314,464 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
223,368 |
Kiribati |
121,392 |
Papua New Guinea - Historical Population Data
|
Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
2021 |
9,119,010 |
1.92% |
2020 |
8,947,024 |
1.95% |
2019 |
8,776,109 |
1.97% |
2018 |
8,606,323 |
1.99% |
2017 |
8,438,036 |
2.01% |
2016 |
8,271,762 |
2.02% |
2015 |
8,107,775 |
2.03% |
2014 |
7,946,730 |
2.03% |
2013 |
7,788,380 |
2.06% |
2012 |
7,631,001 |
2.13% |
2011 |
7,472,199 |
2.21% |
2010 |
7,310,507 |
2.32% |
2009 |
7,144,776 |
2.42% |
2008 |
6,976,201 |
2.46% |
2007 |
6,808,514 |
2.43% |
2006 |
6,646,895 |
2.34% |
2005 |
6,494,903 |
2.21% |
2004 |
6,354,245 |
2.10% |
2003 |
6,223,377 |
2.05% |
2002 |
6,098,621 |
2.08% |
2001 |
5,974,629 |
2.17% |
2000 |
5,847,586 |
2.30% |
1999 |
5,716,161 |
2.41% |
1998 |
5,581,762 |
2.48% |
1997 |
5,446,641 |
2.49% |
1996 |
5,314,248 |
2.45% |
1995 |
5,187,060 |
2.40% |
1994 |
5,065,661 |
2.36% |
1993 |
4,949,051 |
2.33% |
1992 |
4,836,217 |
2.34% |
1991 |
4,725,547 |
2.38% |
1990 |
4,615,839 |
2.42% |
1989 |
4,506,991 |
2.45% |
1988 |
4,399,324 |
2.49% |
1987 |
4,292,563 |
2.53% |
1986 |
4,186,499 |
2.58% |
1985 |
4,081,030 |
2.64% |
1984 |
3,975,956 |
2.70% |
1983 |
3,871,492 |
2.73% |
1982 |
3,768,483 |
2.74% |
1981 |
3,668,104 |
2.71% |
1980 |
3,571,205 |
2.68% |
1979 |
3,478,100 |
2.64% |
1978 |
3,388,618 |
2.60% |
1977 |
3,302,633 |
2.57% |
1976 |
3,219,829 |
2.54% |
1975 |
3,139,945 |
2.51% |
1974 |
3,063,049 |
2.47% |
1973 |
2,989,202 |
2.44% |
1972 |
2,918,139 |
2.41% |
1971 |
2,849,532 |
2.39% |
1970 |
2,783,121 |
2.37% |
1969 |
2,718,811 |
2.34% |
1968 |
2,656,633 |
2.30% |
1967 |
2,596,820 |
2.25% |
1966 |
2,539,674 |
2.18% |
1965 |
2,485,437 |
2.10% |
1964 |
2,434,223 |
2.02% |
1963 |
2,385,946 |
1.95% |
1962 |
2,340,352 |
1.88% |
1961 |
2,297,059 |
1.83% |
1960 |
2,255,859 |
1.77% |
1959 |
2,216,724 |
1.69% |
1958 |
2,179,866 |
1.60% |
1957 |
2,145,609 |
1.48% |
1956 |
2,114,288 |
1.34% |
1955 |
2,086,247 |
1.19% |
1954 |
2,061,765 |
1.02% |
1953 |
2,041,025 |
0.83% |
1952 |
2,024,156 |
0.64% |
1951 |
2,011,206 |
0.45% |
1950 |
2,002,148 |
0.00% |