Life expectancy estimates and projections in Papua New Guinea

Life expectancy at birth in Papua New Guinea was 66.1 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Papua New Guinea, 2023 (latest estimate) 66.1 Years
Change from 2022 +1.3% 2022: 65.3 years
Projection for 2030 67.0 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 69.2 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 74.8 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 182nd of 216 See the full ranking

Life expectancy estimates and projections in Papua New Guinea over time

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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Life expectancy at birth, estimates and projections to 2100 (years), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Papua New Guinea
2100 74.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 74.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 73.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 73.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 72.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 71.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 71.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 70.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 70.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 69.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 69.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 68.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 68.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 67.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 67.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 66.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 66.1 years
2022 65.3 years
2021 64.4 years
2020 65.1 years
2019 65.3 years
2018 65.1 years
2017 64.9 years
2016 64.7 years
2015 64.5 years
2014 64.2 years

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.3% from 65.3 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 63.9 years, the figure has changed by +3.5%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Papua New Guinea has the 182nd highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Papua New Guinea
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024