Papua New Guinea Population Density 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 density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Papua New Guinea in 2020 is 19.33 people per square kilometer, a 1.95% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Papua New Guinea in 2019 was 18.96 people per square kilometer, a 1.97% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Papua New Guinea in 2018 was 18.59 people per square kilometer, a 1.99% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Papua New Guinea in 2017 was 18.23 people per square kilometer, a 2.01% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Density |
| Bangladesh | 1,115.55 |
| Micronesia | 784.16 |
| India | 419.80 |
| Philippines | 365.27 |
| Sri Lanka | 326.37 |
| El Salvador | 308.28 |
| Vietnam | 293.87 |
| Pakistan | 277.47 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 228.29 |
| Nigeria | 223.15 |
| Kiribati | 147.47 |
| Indonesia | 142.94 |
| Cabo Verde | 137.96 |
| Ghana | 130.26 |
| Moldova | 119.17 |
| Egypt | 102.19 |
| Kenya | 92.65 |
| Cambodia | 92.35 |
| Timor-Leste | 88.66 |
| Honduras | 88.05 |
| Morocco | 82.66 |
| Myanmar | 80.42 |
| Uzbekistan | 74.81 |
| Ukraine | 72.46 |
| Tunisia | 72.24 |
| Lesotho | 70.56 |
| Eswatini | 66.83 |
| Georgia | 57.23 |
| Cameroon | 55.83 |
| Nicaragua | 50.81 |
| Djibouti | 42.59 |
| Angola | 26.36 |
| Vanuatu | 25.20 |
| Zambia | 24.43 |
| Solomon Islands | 23.77 |
| Bhutan | 20.10 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19.33 |
| Bolivia | 10.63 |
| Mauritania | 4.51 |
| Mongolia | 2.10 |
| Sudan | 0.00 |
| Papua New Guinea - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 19.33 | 1.95% |
| 2019 | 18.96 | 1.97% |
| 2018 | 18.59 | 1.99% |
| 2017 | 18.23 | 2.01% |
| 2016 | 17.87 | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 17.52 | 2.03% |
| 2014 | 17.17 | 2.03% |
| 2013 | 16.83 | 2.06% |
| 2012 | 16.49 | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 16.14 | 2.21% |
| 2010 | 15.79 | 2.32% |
| 2009 | 15.44 | 2.42% |
| 2008 | 15.07 | 2.46% |
| 2007 | 14.71 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | 14.36 | 2.34% |
| 2005 | 14.03 | 2.21% |
| 2004 | 13.73 | 2.10% |
| 2003 | 13.45 | 2.05% |
| 2002 | 13.18 | 2.08% |
| 2001 | 12.91 | 2.17% |
| 2000 | 12.63 | 2.30% |
| 1999 | 12.35 | 2.41% |
| 1998 | 12.06 | 2.48% |
| 1997 | 11.77 | 2.49% |
| 1996 | 11.48 | 2.45% |
| 1995 | 11.21 | 2.40% |
| 1994 | 10.94 | 2.36% |
| 1993 | 10.69 | 2.33% |
| 1992 | 10.45 | 2.34% |
| 1991 | 10.21 | 2.38% |
| 1990 | 9.97 | 2.42% |
| 1989 | 9.74 | 2.45% |
| 1988 | 9.51 | 2.49% |
| 1987 | 9.27 | 2.53% |
| 1986 | 9.05 | 2.58% |
| 1985 | 8.82 | 2.64% |
| 1984 | 8.59 | 2.70% |
| 1983 | 8.36 | 2.73% |
| 1982 | 8.14 | 2.74% |
| 1981 | 7.93 | 2.71% |
| 1980 | 7.72 | 2.68% |
| 1979 | 7.51 | 2.64% |
| 1978 | 7.32 | 2.60% |
| 1977 | 7.14 | 2.57% |
| 1976 | 6.96 | 2.54% |
| 1975 | 6.78 | 2.51% |
| 1974 | 6.62 | 2.47% |
| 1973 | 6.46 | 2.44% |
| 1972 | 6.30 | 2.41% |
| 1971 | 6.16 | 2.39% |
| 1970 | 6.01 | 2.37% |
| 1969 | 5.87 | 2.34% |
| 1968 | 5.74 | 2.30% |
| 1967 | 5.61 | 2.25% |
| 1966 | 5.49 | 2.18% |
| 1965 | 5.37 | 2.10% |
| 1964 | 5.26 | 2.02% |
| 1963 | 5.16 | 1.95% |
| 1962 | 5.06 | 1.88% |
| 1961 | 4.96 | 1.83% |
| 1960 | 4.87 | 1.77% |
| 1959 | 4.79 | 1.69% |
| 1958 | 4.71 | 1.60% |
| 1957 | 4.64 | 1.48% |
| 1956 | 4.57 | 1.34% |
| 1955 | 4.51 | 1.19% |
| 1954 | 4.45 | 1.02% |
| 1953 | 4.41 | 0.83% |
| 1952 | 4.37 | 0.64% |
| 1951 | 4.35 | 0.45% |
| 1950 | 4.33 | 0.00% |
