Papua New Guinea Population

Live population as of 9 May 2024, updated in real time:

10,489,158

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,538,458
1951	1,569,872
1952	1,602,376
1953	1,641,921
1954	1,683,968
1955	1,728,447
1956	1,775,053
1957	1,823,874
1958	1,874,660
1959	1,925,566
1960	1,978,204
1961	2,029,364
1962	2,076,202
1963	2,122,443
1964	2,168,390
1965	2,215,150
1966	2,263,774
1967	2,315,740
1968	2,367,158
1969	2,422,779
1970	2,480,352
1971	2,540,379
1972	2,602,044
1973	2,663,416
1974	2,724,431
1975	2,785,455
1976	2,847,079
1977	2,909,193
1978	2,971,190
1979	3,033,214
1980	3,095,847
1981	3,159,508
1982	3,225,555
1983	3,294,009
1984	3,363,877
1985	3,437,221
1986	3,512,149
1987	3,588,785
1988	3,668,577
1989	3,751,492
1990	3,848,876
1991	3,970,528
1992	4,114,823
1993	4,269,560
1994	4,428,597
1995	4,592,240
1996	4,761,150
1997	4,934,839
1998	5,113,416
1999	5,294,684
2000	5,480,893
2001	5,670,570
2002	5,865,149
2003	6,062,509
2004	6,263,530
2005	6,469,364
2006	6,678,047
2007	6,890,598
2008	7,106,159
2009	7,327,442
2010	7,550,744
2011	7,775,605
2012	7,995,381
2013	8,214,760
2014	8,432,998
2015	8,650,978
2016	8,867,912
2017	9,084,390
2018	9,298,536
2019	9,511,696
2020	9,721,234
2021	9,920,841
2022	10,116,245
2023	10,303,597
2024	10,489,158
2025	10,674,806
2026	10,859,918
2027	11,043,909
2028	11,225,616
2029	11,408,425
2030	11,589,386
2031	11,770,475
2032	11,950,130
2033	12,128,666
2034	12,305,901
2035	12,482,239
2036	12,656,216
2037	12,829,600
2038	13,000,750
2039	13,171,185
2040	13,338,112
2041	13,504,459
2042	13,667,970
2043	13,829,238
2044	13,987,566
2045	14,143,064
2046	14,298,210
2047	14,449,570
2048	14,599,715
2049	14,746,597
2050	14,889,707
2051	15,031,392
2052	15,169,375
2053	15,306,020
2054	15,438,590
2055	15,567,797
2056	15,694,188
2057	15,817,683
2058	15,938,910
2059	16,056,792
2060	16,170,808
2061	16,282,684
2062	16,390,994
2063	16,495,486
2064	16,598,308
2065	16,699,141
2066	16,796,349
2067	16,890,877
2068	16,983,008
2069	17,073,581
2070	17,160,800
2071	17,246,053
2072	17,328,513
2073	17,407,274
2074	17,482,513
2075	17,555,860
2076	17,625,183
2077	17,691,973
2078	17,755,185
2079	17,815,724
2080	17,874,035
2081	17,930,001
2082	17,984,674
2083	18,035,888
2084	18,084,339
2085	18,130,836
2086	18,174,065
2087	18,215,415
2088	18,252,821
2089	18,288,186
2090	18,321,378
2091	18,353,839
2092	18,383,627
2093	18,412,275
2094	18,438,678
2095	18,461,900
2096	18,483,116
2097	18,501,722
2098	18,518,776
2099	18,534,133
2100	18,546,193

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.