Population in Papua New Guinea
The population of Papua New Guinea was 10,762,817 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Papua New Guinea, 2025
10,762,817
Change from 2024
+1.8%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
91st of 217
Population in Papua New Guinea over time
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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Papua New Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10,762,817 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 10,576,502 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 10,389,635 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 10,203,169 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 10,012,896 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 9,815,746 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 9,609,010 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 9,394,513 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 9,178,714 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 8,961,718 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 8,743,246 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 8,523,441 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 8,302,698 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 8,081,390 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 7,859,346 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 7,633,523 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 7,406,438 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 7,183,002 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 6,963,345 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 6,747,720 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 6,535,905 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 6,328,041 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 6,123,997 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 5,924,003 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 5,728,435 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.8% from 10,576,502 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 8,743,246 people, the figure has changed by +23.1%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Papua New Guinea has the 91st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Papua New Guinea
All statistics for Papua New Guinea
Population growth
1.75%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
10,389,635 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
22.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
3.10 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.80%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
3.6%
2025 · World Bank