Papua New Guinea Population

Live population as of 19 May 2024, updated in real time:

10,494,528

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,539,384
1951	1,570,724
1952	1,603,509
1953	1,643,163
1954	1,685,194
1955	1,729,788
1956	1,776,447
1957	1,825,334
1958	1,876,171
1959	1,927,088
1960	1,979,771
1961	2,030,730
1962	2,077,600
1963	2,123,783
1964	2,169,716
1965	2,216,551
1966	2,265,243
1967	2,317,237
1968	2,368,735
1969	2,424,472
1970	2,482,119
1971	2,542,131
1972	2,603,834
1973	2,665,157
1974	2,726,169
1975	2,787,190
1976	2,848,865
1977	2,910,992
1978	2,972,990
1979	3,035,011
1980	3,097,694
1981	3,161,447
1982	3,227,478
1983	3,296,050
1984	3,365,901
1985	3,439,435
1986	3,514,368
1987	3,591,068
1988	3,670,875
1989	3,754,069
1990	3,852,210
1991	3,974,731
1992	4,119,276
1993	4,274,164
1994	4,433,393
1995	4,597,089
1996	4,766,130
1997	4,939,974
1998	5,118,646
1999	5,300,053
2000	5,486,325
2001	5,676,168
2002	5,870,843
2003	6,068,333
2004	6,269,436
2005	6,475,420
2006	6,684,160
2007	6,896,814
2008	7,112,538
2009	7,333,893
2010	7,557,329
2011	7,782,025
2012	8,001,724
2013	8,221,151
2014	8,439,330
2015	8,657,311
2016	8,874,136
2017	9,090,651
2018	9,304,754
2019	9,517,861
2020	9,726,996
2021	9,926,583
2022	10,121,714
2023	10,308,988
2024	10,494,528
2025	10,680,144
2026	10,865,245
2027	11,049,245
2028	11,230,884
2029	11,413,636
2030	11,594,606
2031	11,775,687
2032	11,955,318
2033	12,133,838
2034	12,311,013
2035	12,487,280
2036	12,661,165
2037	12,834,580
2038	13,005,685
2039	13,176,040
2040	13,342,890
2041	13,509,269
2042	13,672,667
2043	13,833,876
2044	13,992,049
2045	14,147,529
2046	14,302,662
2047	14,453,928
2048	14,603,966
2049	14,750,756
2050	14,893,830
2051	15,035,376
2052	15,173,285
2053	15,309,887
2054	15,442,343
2055	15,571,505
2056	15,697,747
2057	15,821,213
2058	15,942,389
2059	16,060,082
2060	16,174,029
2061	16,285,794
2062	16,394,049
2063	16,498,435
2064	16,601,241
2065	16,701,966
2066	16,799,128
2067	16,893,539
2068	16,985,592
2069	17,076,112
2070	17,163,286
2071	17,248,484
2072	17,330,805
2073	17,409,459
2074	17,484,650
2075	17,557,934
2076	17,627,141
2077	17,693,811
2078	17,756,977
2079	17,817,398
2080	17,875,627
2081	17,931,629
2082	17,986,165
2083	18,037,332
2084	18,085,657
2085	18,132,090
2086	18,175,273
2087	18,216,560
2088	18,253,854
2089	18,289,164
2090	18,322,307
2091	18,354,686
2092	18,384,496
2093	18,413,021
2094	18,439,352
2095	18,462,529
2096	18,483,686
2097	18,502,175
2098	18,519,227
2099	18,534,521
2100	18,546,552

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.