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East Asia & Pacific · Country statistics

Papua New Guinea

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population10.76M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$32.5B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$3.02K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth66.32024 · yearsInternet use18.8%2024 · % of populationForest area79%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
66.3

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Papua New Guinea2024 · 66.3
016.5633.1349.6966.261960199320251960: 45.81961: 46.41962: 46.71963: 47.71964: 48.31965: 48.91966: 49.61967: 50.21968: 50.91969: 51.51970: 52.11971: 52.61972: 53.31973: 53.91974: 54.41975: 551976: 55.51977: 56.11978: 56.51979: 571980: 57.41981: 57.81982: 58.11983: 58.31984: 58.61985: 58.81986: 591987: 59.21988: 59.41989: 59.61990: 59.81991: 59.91992: 60.31993: 60.51994: 60.71995: 60.91996: 61.11997: 61.31998: 60.41999: 61.52000: 61.62001: 61.62002: 61.62003: 61.72004: 61.82005: 61.92006: 622007: 62.22008: 62.52009: 62.82010: 63.12011: 63.42012: 63.62013: 63.92014: 64.22015: 64.52016: 64.72017: 64.92018: 65.12019: 65.32020: 65.12021: 64.42022: 65.32023: 66.12024: 66.3

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

Papua New Guinea in perspective

Region
East Asia & Pacific
Capital
Port Moresby
Country code
PNG

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