World Bank · Demographics
Papua New Guinea: Population, total
10.76Mpeople · 2025+23.1% since 2015
Total population. Annual figures for Papua New Guinea from 1960 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (people) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10,762,817 | |
| 2024 | 10,576,502 | |
| 2023 | 10,389,635 | |
| 2022 | 10,203,169 | |
| 2021 | 10,012,896 | |
| 2020 | 9,815,746 | |
| 2019 | 9,609,010 | |
| 2018 | 9,394,513 | |
| 2017 | 9,178,714 | |
| 2016 | 8,961,718 | |
| 2015 | 8,743,246 | |
| 2014 | 8,523,441 | |
| 2013 | 8,302,698 | |
| 2012 | 8,081,390 | |
| 2011 | 7,859,346 | |
| 2010 | 7,633,523 | |
| 2009 | 7,406,438 | |
| 2008 | 7,183,002 | |
| 2007 | 6,963,345 | |
| 2006 | 6,747,720 | |
| 2005 | 6,535,905 | |
| 2004 | 6,328,041 | |
| 2003 | 6,123,997 | |
| 2002 | 5,924,003 | |
| 2001 | 5,728,435 | |
| 2000 | 5,537,064 | |
| 1999 | 5,349,333 | |
| 1998 | 5,166,390 | |
| 1997 | 4,987,883 | |
| 1996 | 4,813,361 | |
| 1995 | 4,644,278 | |
| 1994 | 4,480,208 | |
| 1993 | 4,320,872 | |
| 1992 | 4,166,699 | |
| 1991 | 4,021,837 | |
| 1990 | 3,896,481 | |
| 1989 | 3,796,078 | |
| 1988 | 3,711,880 | |
| 1987 | 3,632,543 | |
| 1986 | 3,554,793 | |
| 1985 | 3,478,936 | |
| 1984 | 3,405,198 | |
| 1983 | 3,333,633 | |
| 1982 | 3,264,291 | |
| 1981 | 3,197,019 | |
| 1980 | 3,131,512 | |
| 1979 | 3,067,341 | |
| 1978 | 3,003,714 | |
| 1977 | 2,940,327 | |
| 1976 | 2,877,327 | |
| 1975 | 2,814,820 | |
| 1974 | 2,752,671 | |
| 1973 | 2,690,629 | |
| 1972 | 2,628,432 | |
| 1971 | 2,566,421 | |
| 1970 | 2,505,628 | |
| 1969 | 2,446,927 | |
| 1968 | 2,390,803 | |
| 1967 | 2,337,532 | |
| 1966 | 2,285,774 | |
| 1965 | 2,235,820 | |
| 1964 | 2,188,325 | |
| 1963 | 2,141,376 | |
| 1962 | 2,093,919 | |
| 1961 | 2,046,127 | |
| 1960 | 1,995,110 |
Source
Published by World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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World Bank (2026). Population, total. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-population-total (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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