Papua New Guinea Population 1950-2023
Chart and table of Papua New Guinea population from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Papua New Guinea in 2023 is 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.
- The population of Papua New Guinea in 2020 was 9,749,640, a 2.17% increase from 2019.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2023 Population |
| India |
1,428,627,663 |
| Indonesia |
277,534,122 |
| Pakistan |
240,485,658 |
| Nigeria |
223,804,632 |
| Bangladesh |
172,954,319 |
| Philippines |
117,337,368 |
| Egypt |
112,716,598 |
| Vietnam |
98,858,950 |
| Kenya |
55,100,586 |
| Myanmar |
54,577,997 |
| Sudan |
48,109,006 |
| Morocco |
37,840,044 |
| Ukraine |
36,744,634 |
| Angola |
36,684,202 |
| Uzbekistan |
35,163,944 |
| Ghana |
34,121,985 |
| Cameroon |
28,647,293 |
| Sri Lanka |
21,893,579 |
| Zambia |
20,569,737 |
| Cambodia |
16,944,826 |
| Tunisia |
12,458,223 |
| Bolivia |
12,388,571 |
| Honduras |
10,593,798 |
| Papua New Guinea |
10,329,931 |
| Nicaragua |
7,046,310 |
| El Salvador |
6,364,943 |
| Republic of Congo |
6,106,869 |
| Mauritania |
4,862,989 |
| Georgia |
3,728,282 |
| Mongolia |
3,447,157 |
| Moldova |
3,435,931 |
| Lesotho |
2,330,318 |
| Timor-Leste |
1,360,596 |
| Eswatini |
1,210,822 |
| Djibouti |
1,136,455 |
| Bhutan |
787,424 |
| Solomon Islands |
740,424 |
| Cabo Verde |
598,682 |
| Micronesia |
544,321 |
| Vanuatu |
334,506 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
231,856 |
| Kiribati |
133,515 |
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Papua New Guinea - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 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% |
