Papua New Guinea Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Papua New Guinea population from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Papua New Guinea in 2020 is 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.
- The population of Papua New Guinea in 2017 was 8,438,036, a 2.01% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population |
| India | 1,380,004,385 |
| Indonesia | 273,523,615 |
| Pakistan | 220,892,340 |
| Nigeria | 206,139,589 |
| Bangladesh | 164,689,383 |
| Philippines | 109,581,078 |
| Egypt | 102,334,404 |
| Vietnam | 97,338,579 |
| Myanmar | 54,409,800 |
| Kenya | 53,771,296 |
| Sudan | 43,849,260 |
| Ukraine | 43,733,762 |
| Morocco | 36,910,560 |
| Uzbekistan | 33,469,203 |
| Angola | 32,866,272 |
| Ghana | 31,072,940 |
| Cameroon | 26,545,863 |
| Sri Lanka | 21,413,249 |
| Zambia | 18,383,955 |
| Cambodia | 16,718,965 |
| Tunisia | 11,818,619 |
| Bolivia | 11,673,021 |
| Honduras | 9,904,607 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8,947,024 |
| Nicaragua | 6,624,554 |
| El Salvador | 6,486,205 |
| Mauritania | 4,649,658 |
| Moldova | 4,033,963 |
| Georgia | 3,989,167 |
| Mongolia | 3,278,290 |
| Lesotho | 2,142,249 |
| Timor-Leste | 1,318,445 |
| Eswatini | 1,160,164 |
| Djibouti | 988,000 |
| Bhutan | 771,608 |
| Solomon Islands | 686,884 |
| Cabo Verde | 555,987 |
| Micronesia | 548,914 |
| Vanuatu | 307,145 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 219,159 |
| Kiribati | 119,449 |
| Papua New Guinea - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 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% |
