Population estimates and projections in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea had an estimated population of 10,389,635 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Papua New Guinea, 2023 (latest estimate)
10,389,635
Change from 2022
+1.8%
Projection for 2030
11,671,424 people
Projection for 2050
14,906,590 people
Projection for 2100
18,640,541 people
Position in 2023
92nd of 216
Population estimates and projections in Papua New Guinea over time
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Papua New Guinea
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People. 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.
| Period | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 18,640,541 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 18,560,524 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 18,405,692 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 18,188,717 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 17,911,988 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 17,578,920 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 17,185,172 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 16,715,200 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 16,184,460 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 15,581,644 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 14,906,590 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 14,165,588 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 13,376,160 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 12,540,603 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 11,671,424 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 10,762,817 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 10,389,635 people |
| 2022 | 10,203,170 people |
| 2021 | 10,012,896 people |
| 2020 | 9,815,746 people |
| 2019 | 9,609,010 people |
| 2018 | 9,394,513 people |
| 2017 | 9,178,714 people |
| 2016 | 8,961,718 people |
| 2015 | 8,743,246 people |
| 2014 | 8,523,441 people |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.8% from 10,203,170 people in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 8,302,698 people, the figure has changed by +25.1%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Papua New Guinea has the 92nd highest value.
More for Papua New Guinea
All statistics for Papua New Guinea
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
10,762,817 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
1.75%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
3.6%
2025 · World Bank