Population 10,762,817
people· 2025
Published observation
Over time Full published history Papua New Guinea 2025 · 10.76M
0 2.69M 5.38M 8.07M 10.76M 1960 1993 2025 1960: 1,995,110 1961: 2,046,127 1962: 2,093,919 1963: 2,141,376 1964: 2,188,325 1965: 2,235,820 1966: 2,285,774 1967: 2,337,532 1968: 2,390,803 1969: 2,446,927 1970: 2,505,628 1971: 2,566,421 1972: 2,628,432 1973: 2,690,629 1974: 2,752,671 1975: 2,814,820 1976: 2,877,327 1977: 2,940,327 1978: 3,003,714 1979: 3,067,341 1980: 3,131,512 1981: 3,197,019 1982: 3,264,291 1983: 3,333,633 1984: 3,405,198 1985: 3,478,936 1986: 3,554,793 1987: 3,632,543 1988: 3,711,880 1989: 3,796,078 1990: 3,896,481 1991: 4,021,837 1992: 4,166,699 1993: 4,320,872 1994: 4,480,208 1995: 4,644,278 1996: 4,813,361 1997: 4,987,883 1998: 5,166,390 1999: 5,349,333 2000: 5,537,064 2001: 5,728,435 2002: 5,924,003 2003: 6,123,997 2004: 6,328,041 2005: 6,535,905 2006: 6,747,720 2007: 6,963,345 2008: 7,183,002 2009: 7,406,438 2010: 7,633,523 2011: 7,859,346 2012: 8,081,390 2013: 8,302,698 2014: 8,523,441 2015: 8,743,246 2016: 8,961,718 2017: 9,178,714 2018: 9,394,513 2019: 9,609,010 2020: 9,815,746 2021: 10,012,896 2022: 10,203,169 2023: 10,389,635 2024: 10,576,502 2025: 10,762,817 Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
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