Papua New Guinea Population

Live population as of 10 May 2024, updated in real time:

10,489,705

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,538,552
1951	1,569,959
1952	1,602,491
1953	1,642,047
1954	1,684,093
1955	1,728,584
1956	1,775,195
1957	1,824,023
1958	1,874,815
1959	1,925,721
1960	1,978,364
1961	2,029,503
1962	2,076,344
1963	2,122,580
1964	2,168,525
1965	2,215,293
1966	2,263,923
1967	2,315,893
1968	2,367,319
1969	2,422,951
1970	2,480,532
1971	2,540,558
1972	2,602,226
1973	2,663,593
1974	2,724,608
1975	2,785,631
1976	2,847,261
1977	2,909,376
1978	2,971,374
1979	3,033,397
1980	3,096,036
1981	3,159,705
1982	3,225,751
1983	3,294,217
1984	3,364,084
1985	3,437,447
1986	3,512,375
1987	3,589,018
1988	3,668,812
1989	3,751,755
1990	3,849,216
1991	3,970,957
1992	4,115,277
1993	4,270,030
1994	4,429,086
1995	4,592,734
1996	4,761,658
1997	4,935,363
1998	5,113,949
1999	5,295,231
2000	5,481,447
2001	5,671,141
2002	5,865,730
2003	6,063,103
2004	6,264,132
2005	6,469,982
2006	6,678,671
2007	6,891,232
2008	7,106,809
2009	7,328,100
2010	7,551,415
2011	7,776,260
2012	7,996,028
2013	8,215,412
2014	8,433,643
2015	8,651,624
2016	8,868,546
2017	9,085,029
2018	9,299,170
2019	9,512,324
2020	9,721,822
2021	9,921,427
2022	10,116,803
2023	10,304,147
2024	10,489,705
2025	10,675,350
2026	10,860,461
2027	11,044,453
2028	11,226,153
2029	11,408,957
2030	11,589,918
2031	11,771,006
2032	11,950,659
2033	12,129,194
2034	12,306,422
2035	12,482,753
2036	12,656,721
2037	12,830,108
2038	13,001,253
2039	13,171,680
2040	13,338,599
2041	13,504,949
2042	13,668,449
2043	13,829,711
2044	13,988,023
2045	14,143,519
2046	14,298,665
2047	14,450,014
2048	14,600,148
2049	14,747,022
2050	14,890,127
2051	15,031,798
2052	15,169,773
2053	15,306,414
2054	15,438,972
2055	15,568,175
2056	15,694,550
2057	15,818,043
2058	15,939,265
2059	16,057,127
2060	16,171,136
2061	16,283,001
2062	16,391,305
2063	16,495,787
2064	16,598,607
2065	16,699,429
2066	16,796,632
2067	16,891,148
2068	16,983,271
2069	17,073,840
2070	17,161,053
2071	17,246,300
2072	17,328,747
2073	17,407,497
2074	17,482,731
2075	17,556,072
2076	17,625,382
2077	17,692,161
2078	17,755,367
2079	17,815,894
2080	17,874,197
2081	17,930,167
2082	17,984,826
2083	18,036,035
2084	18,084,473
2085	18,130,964
2086	18,174,188
2087	18,215,532
2088	18,252,926
2089	18,288,286
2090	18,321,472
2091	18,353,925
2092	18,383,716
2093	18,412,351
2094	18,438,747
2095	18,461,964
2096	18,483,174
2097	18,501,768
2098	18,518,822
2099	18,534,173
2100	18,546,229

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.