Papua New Guinea Population

Live population as of 18 May 2024, updated in real time:

10,493,774

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,539,254
1951	1,570,605
1952	1,603,350
1953	1,642,989
1954	1,685,022
1955	1,729,600
1956	1,776,251
1957	1,825,129
1958	1,875,960
1959	1,926,874
1960	1,979,551
1961	2,030,539
1962	2,077,403
1963	2,123,595
1964	2,169,530
1965	2,216,354
1966	2,265,036
1967	2,317,027
1968	2,368,514
1969	2,424,235
1970	2,481,871
1971	2,541,885
1972	2,603,582
1973	2,664,912
1974	2,725,924
1975	2,786,946
1976	2,848,614
1977	2,910,739
1978	2,972,737
1979	3,034,759
1980	3,097,435
1981	3,161,175
1982	3,227,208
1983	3,295,763
1984	3,365,617
1985	3,439,125
1986	3,514,056
1987	3,590,747
1988	3,670,553
1989	3,753,708
1990	3,851,743
1991	3,974,141
1992	4,118,650
1993	4,273,518
1994	4,432,720
1995	4,596,408
1996	4,765,431
1997	4,939,253
1998	5,117,912
1999	5,299,299
2000	5,485,562
2001	5,675,382
2002	5,870,044
2003	6,067,516
2004	6,268,607
2005	6,474,570
2006	6,683,302
2007	6,895,941
2008	7,111,642
2009	7,332,987
2010	7,556,404
2011	7,781,124
2012	8,000,833
2013	8,220,253
2014	8,438,441
2015	8,656,421
2016	8,873,262
2017	9,089,772
2018	9,303,881
2019	9,516,995
2020	9,726,187
2021	9,925,777
2022	10,120,947
2023	10,308,231
2024	10,493,774
2025	10,679,394
2026	10,864,497
2027	11,048,496
2028	11,230,144
2029	11,412,904
2030	11,593,873
2031	11,774,955
2032	11,954,590
2033	12,133,111
2034	12,310,295
2035	12,486,572
2036	12,660,470
2037	12,833,880
2038	13,004,991
2039	13,175,359
2040	13,342,219
2041	13,508,594
2042	13,672,007
2043	13,833,225
2044	13,991,419
2045	14,146,902
2046	14,302,037
2047	14,453,316
2048	14,603,369
2049	14,750,172
2050	14,893,251
2051	15,034,817
2052	15,172,735
2053	15,309,344
2054	15,441,816
2055	15,570,984
2056	15,697,247
2057	15,820,717
2058	15,941,900
2059	16,059,620
2060	16,173,576
2061	16,285,357
2062	16,393,620
2063	16,498,020
2064	16,600,829
2065	16,701,569
2066	16,798,738
2067	16,893,165
2068	16,985,229
2069	17,075,757
2070	17,162,937
2071	17,248,143
2072	17,330,483
2073	17,409,152
2074	17,484,350
2075	17,557,643
2076	17,626,866
2077	17,693,553
2078	17,756,725
2079	17,817,162
2080	17,875,403
2081	17,931,400
2082	17,985,956
2083	18,037,129
2084	18,085,471
2085	18,131,914
2086	18,175,104
2087	18,216,399
2088	18,253,709
2089	18,289,027
2090	18,322,176
2091	18,354,567
2092	18,384,374
2093	18,412,916
2094	18,439,257
2095	18,462,441
2096	18,483,606
2097	18,502,111
2098	18,519,163
2099	18,534,467
2100	18,546,501

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.