Papua New Guinea Population

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

10,494,134

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,539,316
1951	1,570,662
1952	1,603,426
1953	1,643,072
1954	1,685,104
1955	1,729,690
1956	1,776,345
1957	1,825,227
1958	1,876,061
1959	1,926,976
1960	1,979,656
1961	2,030,630
1962	2,077,497
1963	2,123,684
1964	2,169,619
1965	2,216,449
1966	2,265,135
1967	2,317,127
1968	2,368,620
1969	2,424,348
1970	2,481,989
1971	2,542,002
1972	2,603,702
1973	2,665,029
1974	2,726,041
1975	2,787,063
1976	2,848,734
1977	2,910,860
1978	2,972,858
1979	3,034,880
1980	3,097,559
1981	3,161,305
1982	3,227,337
1983	3,295,900
1984	3,365,752
1985	3,439,273
1986	3,514,205
1987	3,590,901
1988	3,670,707
1989	3,753,881
1990	3,851,966
1991	3,974,423
1992	4,118,949
1993	4,273,827
1994	4,433,041
1995	4,596,734
1996	4,765,765
1997	4,939,597
1998	5,118,263
1999	5,299,659
2000	5,485,927
2001	5,675,758
2002	5,870,426
2003	6,067,906
2004	6,269,003
2005	6,474,976
2006	6,683,712
2007	6,896,358
2008	7,112,070
2009	7,333,420
2010	7,556,846
2011	7,781,554
2012	8,001,259
2013	8,220,682
2014	8,438,866
2015	8,656,846
2016	8,873,680
2017	9,090,192
2018	9,304,298
2019	9,517,409
2020	9,726,573
2021	9,926,162
2022	10,121,314
2023	10,308,592
2024	10,494,134
2025	10,679,753
2026	10,864,854
2027	11,048,853
2028	11,230,497
2029	11,413,254
2030	11,594,223
2031	11,775,305
2032	11,954,938
2033	12,133,458
2034	12,310,638
2035	12,486,910
2036	12,660,802
2037	12,834,214
2038	13,005,323
2039	13,175,684
2040	13,342,540
2041	13,508,916
2042	13,672,322
2043	13,833,536
2044	13,991,720
2045	14,147,201
2046	14,302,335
2047	14,453,608
2048	14,603,654
2049	14,750,451
2050	14,893,528
2051	15,035,084
2052	15,172,998
2053	15,309,604
2054	15,442,068
2055	15,571,233
2056	15,697,486
2057	15,820,954
2058	15,942,134
2059	16,059,841
2060	16,173,792
2061	16,285,565
2062	16,393,825
2063	16,498,218
2064	16,601,026
2065	16,701,759
2066	16,798,924
2067	16,893,344
2068	16,985,402
2069	17,075,926
2070	17,163,104
2071	17,248,306
2072	17,330,637
2073	17,409,299
2074	17,484,493
2075	17,557,782
2076	17,626,997
2077	17,693,677
2078	17,756,846
2079	17,817,275
2080	17,875,510
2081	17,931,509
2082	17,986,056
2083	18,037,226
2084	18,085,560
2085	18,131,998
2086	18,175,185
2087	18,216,476
2088	18,253,778
2089	18,289,093
2090	18,322,239
2091	18,354,624
2092	18,384,432
2093	18,412,966
2094	18,439,302
2095	18,462,483
2096	18,483,644
2097	18,502,142
2098	18,519,194
2099	18,534,493
2100	18,546,525

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.