Papua New Guinea Population

Live population as of 17 May 2024, updated in real time:

10,493,507

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,539,207
1951	1,570,563
1952	1,603,293
1953	1,642,927
1954	1,684,961
1955	1,729,533
1956	1,776,182
1957	1,825,056
1958	1,875,884
1959	1,926,798
1960	1,979,473
1961	2,030,471
1962	2,077,334
1963	2,123,528
1964	2,169,464
1965	2,216,285
1966	2,264,963
1967	2,316,953
1968	2,368,435
1969	2,424,151
1970	2,481,783
1971	2,541,797
1972	2,603,493
1973	2,664,825
1974	2,725,838
1975	2,786,860
1976	2,848,525
1977	2,910,649
1978	2,972,648
1979	3,034,670
1980	3,097,343
1981	3,161,078
1982	3,227,112
1983	3,295,662
1984	3,365,516
1985	3,439,015
1986	3,513,946
1987	3,590,634
1988	3,670,438
1989	3,753,580
1990	3,851,577
1991	3,973,932
1992	4,118,429
1993	4,273,289
1994	4,432,481
1995	4,596,167
1996	4,765,183
1997	4,938,997
1998	5,117,652
1999	5,299,031
2000	5,485,292
2001	5,675,103
2002	5,869,761
2003	6,067,226
2004	6,268,313
2005	6,474,269
2006	6,682,997
2007	6,895,632
2008	7,111,325
2009	7,332,666
2010	7,556,076
2011	7,780,804
2012	8,000,518
2013	8,219,935
2014	8,438,126
2015	8,656,106
2016	8,872,952
2017	9,089,460
2018	9,303,572
2019	9,516,688
2020	9,725,900
2021	9,925,491
2022	10,120,675
2023	10,307,962
2024	10,493,507
2025	10,679,129
2026	10,864,232
2027	11,048,230
2028	11,229,881
2029	11,412,645
2030	11,593,613
2031	11,774,696
2032	11,954,331
2033	12,132,854
2034	12,310,040
2035	12,486,321
2036	12,660,224
2037	12,833,632
2038	13,004,746
2039	13,175,117
2040	13,341,981
2041	13,508,354
2042	13,671,773
2043	13,832,994
2044	13,991,196
2045	14,146,679
2046	14,301,815
2047	14,453,099
2048	14,603,157
2049	14,749,965
2050	14,893,046
2051	15,034,618
2052	15,172,541
2053	15,309,152
2054	15,441,629
2055	15,570,799
2056	15,697,070
2057	15,820,541
2058	15,941,727
2059	16,059,456
2060	16,173,416
2061	16,285,202
2062	16,393,468
2063	16,497,874
2064	16,600,683
2065	16,701,428
2066	16,798,599
2067	16,893,032
2068	16,985,100
2069	17,075,631
2070	17,162,813
2071	17,248,022
2072	17,330,369
2073	17,409,043
2074	17,484,244
2075	17,557,540
2076	17,626,768
2077	17,693,462
2078	17,756,636
2079	17,817,079
2080	17,875,324
2081	17,931,319
2082	17,985,882
2083	18,037,057
2084	18,085,406
2085	18,131,852
2086	18,175,043
2087	18,216,342
2088	18,253,657
2089	18,288,978
2090	18,322,130
2091	18,354,525
2092	18,384,330
2093	18,412,878
2094	18,439,224
2095	18,462,409
2096	18,483,578
2097	18,502,088
2098	18,519,141
2099	18,534,448
2100	18,546,483

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.