Papua New Guinea Population

Live population as of 21 May 2024, updated in real time:

10,495,420

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,539,537
1951	1,570,865
1952	1,603,697
1953	1,643,370
1954	1,685,398
1955	1,730,011
1956	1,776,678
1957	1,825,576
1958	1,876,422
1959	1,927,340
1960	1,980,030
1961	2,030,956
1962	2,077,831
1963	2,124,005
1964	2,169,936
1965	2,216,784
1966	2,265,487
1967	2,317,484
1968	2,368,997
1969	2,424,753
1970	2,482,412
1971	2,542,422
1972	2,604,131
1973	2,665,446
1974	2,726,457
1975	2,787,479
1976	2,849,162
1977	2,911,290
1978	2,973,289
1979	3,035,310
1980	3,098,000
1981	3,161,769
1982	3,227,797
1983	3,296,388
1984	3,366,237
1985	3,439,802
1986	3,514,736
1987	3,591,447
1988	3,671,256
1989	3,754,496
1990	3,852,762
1991	3,975,429
1992	4,120,015
1993	4,274,928
1994	4,434,188
1995	4,597,894
1996	4,766,957
1997	4,940,826
1998	5,119,514
1999	5,300,944
2000	5,487,227
2001	5,677,098
2002	5,871,788
2003	6,069,300
2004	6,270,417
2005	6,476,426
2006	6,685,175
2007	6,897,845
2008	7,113,597
2009	7,334,964
2010	7,558,423
2011	7,783,090
2012	8,002,776
2013	8,222,211
2014	8,440,381
2015	8,658,362
2016	8,875,169
2017	9,091,690
2018	9,305,787
2019	9,518,885
2020	9,727,952
2021	9,927,537
2022	10,122,622
2023	10,309,883
2024	10,495,420
2025	10,681,031
2026	10,866,129
2027	11,050,130
2028	11,231,759
2029	11,414,502
2030	11,595,473
2031	11,776,552
2032	11,956,179
2033	12,134,696
2034	12,311,862
2035	12,488,117
2036	12,661,987
2037	12,835,406
2038	13,006,504
2039	13,176,846
2040	13,343,683
2041	13,510,067
2042	13,673,446
2043	13,834,646
2044	13,992,793
2045	14,148,270
2046	14,303,400
2047	14,454,652
2048	14,604,672
2049	14,751,447
2050	14,894,516
2051	15,036,038
2052	15,173,935
2053	15,310,529
2054	15,442,966
2055	15,572,121
2056	15,698,338
2057	15,821,799
2058	15,942,967
2059	16,060,629
2060	16,174,564
2061	16,286,310
2062	16,394,556
2063	16,498,925
2064	16,601,728
2065	16,702,434
2066	16,799,590
2067	16,893,981
2068	16,986,021
2069	17,076,532
2070	17,163,699
2071	17,248,888
2072	17,331,185
2073	17,409,822
2074	17,485,005
2075	17,558,278
2076	17,627,466
2077	17,694,117
2078	17,757,275
2079	17,817,676
2080	17,875,891
2081	17,931,899
2082	17,986,413
2083	18,037,572
2084	18,085,876
2085	18,132,299
2086	18,175,474
2087	18,216,750
2088	18,254,025
2089	18,289,327
2090	18,322,462
2091	18,354,827
2092	18,384,640
2093	18,413,145
2094	18,439,464
2095	18,462,634
2096	18,483,781
2097	18,502,250
2098	18,519,302
2099	18,534,585
2100	18,546,612

Caveats and explanations

All data is based on the 2022 edition of the UN World Population prospects.
Table data shows population as of January 1st of that year.
Historical records are based on the current territory of the country. For example, the population of Germany in 1970 includes both East Germany and West Germany.
Years after 2021 are projections based on the UN's "medium fertility" scenario.
Country population includes all overseas territories and autonomous regions. For example, population for the United States includes Puerto Rico.
Morocco includes Western Sahara.
Population for Israel does NOT include Palestine.