Papua New Guinea Population

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

10,495,230

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,539,505
1951	1,570,835
1952	1,603,656
1953	1,643,326
1954	1,685,354
1955	1,729,964
1956	1,776,629
1957	1,825,524
1958	1,876,368
1959	1,927,286
1960	1,979,975
1961	2,030,908
1962	2,077,782
1963	2,123,958
1964	2,169,889
1965	2,216,734
1966	2,265,435
1967	2,317,432
1968	2,368,941
1969	2,424,693
1970	2,482,350
1971	2,542,360
1972	2,604,068
1973	2,665,385
1974	2,726,396
1975	2,787,417
1976	2,849,098
1977	2,911,227
1978	2,973,225
1979	3,035,246
1980	3,097,935
1981	3,161,701
1982	3,227,729
1983	3,296,316
1984	3,366,165
1985	3,439,724
1986	3,514,658
1987	3,591,366
1988	3,671,175
1989	3,754,405
1990	3,852,645
1991	3,975,280
1992	4,119,857
1993	4,274,765
1994	4,434,019
1995	4,597,723
1996	4,766,781
1997	4,940,645
1998	5,119,329
1999	5,300,754
2000	5,487,035
2001	5,676,899
2002	5,871,587
2003	6,069,094
2004	6,270,208
2005	6,476,211
2006	6,684,959
2007	6,897,625
2008	7,113,371
2009	7,334,735
2010	7,558,189
2011	7,782,863
2012	8,002,552
2013	8,221,985
2014	8,440,157
2015	8,658,138
2016	8,874,949
2017	9,091,468
2018	9,305,567
2019	9,518,667
2020	9,727,748
2021	9,927,333
2022	10,122,428
2023	10,309,692
2024	10,495,230
2025	10,680,842
2026	10,865,941
2027	11,049,941
2028	11,231,572
2029	11,414,317
2030	11,595,288
2031	11,776,368
2032	11,955,995
2033	12,134,513
2034	12,311,681
2035	12,487,939
2036	12,661,812
2037	12,835,230
2038	13,006,330
2039	13,176,674
2040	13,343,514
2041	13,509,897
2042	13,673,280
2043	13,834,482
2044	13,992,635
2045	14,148,112
2046	14,303,243
2047	14,454,498
2048	14,604,522
2049	14,751,300
2050	14,894,370
2051	15,035,897
2052	15,173,796
2053	15,310,392
2054	15,442,833
2055	15,571,989
2056	15,698,212
2057	15,821,674
2058	15,942,844
2059	16,060,512
2060	16,174,450
2061	16,286,200
2062	16,394,448
2063	16,498,820
2064	16,601,624
2065	16,702,335
2066	16,799,491
2067	16,893,887
2068	16,985,930
2069	17,076,442
2070	17,163,611
2071	17,248,802
2072	17,331,104
2073	17,409,745
2074	17,484,929
2075	17,558,205
2076	17,627,397
2077	17,694,051
2078	17,757,211
2079	17,817,617
2080	17,875,835
2081	17,931,841
2082	17,986,360
2083	18,037,521
2084	18,085,829
2085	18,132,254
2086	18,175,431
2087	18,216,709
2088	18,253,989
2089	18,289,292
2090	18,322,429
2091	18,354,797
2092	18,384,609
2093	18,413,118
2094	18,439,440
2095	18,462,611
2096	18,483,761
2097	18,502,234
2098	18,519,286
2099	18,534,572
2100	18,546,599

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.