Papua New Guinea Population

Live population as of 20 May 2024, updated in real time:

10,494,671

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,539,408
1951	1,570,747
1952	1,603,539
1953	1,643,196
1954	1,685,227
1955	1,729,824
1956	1,776,484
1957	1,825,372
1958	1,876,211
1959	1,927,128
1960	1,979,812
1961	2,030,766
1962	2,077,637
1963	2,123,818
1964	2,169,751
1965	2,216,588
1966	2,265,282
1967	2,317,276
1968	2,368,777
1969	2,424,517
1970	2,482,166
1971	2,542,177
1972	2,603,881
1973	2,665,203
1974	2,726,215
1975	2,787,236
1976	2,848,912
1977	2,911,039
1978	2,973,038
1979	3,035,059
1980	3,097,743
1981	3,161,499
1982	3,227,529
1983	3,296,104
1984	3,365,955
1985	3,439,494
1986	3,514,427
1987	3,591,129
1988	3,670,936
1989	3,754,138
1990	3,852,298
1991	3,974,843
1992	4,119,394
1993	4,274,286
1994	4,433,520
1995	4,597,218
1996	4,766,262
1997	4,940,110
1998	5,118,785
1999	5,300,195
2000	5,486,469
2001	5,676,317
2002	5,870,994
2003	6,068,488
2004	6,269,593
2005	6,475,581
2006	6,684,322
2007	6,896,979
2008	7,112,707
2009	7,334,064
2010	7,557,504
2011	7,782,195
2012	8,001,892
2013	8,221,320
2014	8,439,498
2015	8,657,478
2016	8,874,301
2017	9,090,817
2018	9,304,919
2019	9,518,025
2020	9,727,148
2021	9,926,735
2022	10,121,859
2023	10,309,131
2024	10,494,671
2025	10,680,286
2026	10,865,386
2027	11,049,386
2028	11,231,023
2029	11,413,774
2030	11,594,744
2031	11,775,825
2032	11,955,455
2033	12,133,975
2034	12,311,148
2035	12,487,414
2036	12,661,297
2037	12,834,712
2038	13,005,816
2039	13,176,169
2040	13,343,017
2041	13,509,396
2042	13,672,791
2043	13,833,999
2044	13,992,168
2045	14,147,647
2046	14,302,780
2047	14,454,044
2048	14,604,079
2049	14,750,867
2050	14,893,940
2051	15,035,482
2052	15,173,389
2053	15,309,990
2054	15,442,442
2055	15,571,603
2056	15,697,841
2057	15,821,307
2058	15,942,481
2059	16,060,170
2060	16,174,114
2061	16,285,876
2062	16,394,130
2063	16,498,513
2064	16,601,319
2065	16,702,040
2066	16,799,202
2067	16,893,610
2068	16,985,660
2069	17,076,179
2070	17,163,352
2071	17,248,549
2072	17,330,866
2073	17,409,517
2074	17,484,707
2075	17,557,989
2076	17,627,193
2077	17,693,860
2078	17,757,025
2079	17,817,442
2080	17,875,669
2081	17,931,672
2082	17,986,205
2083	18,037,371
2084	18,085,692
2085	18,132,124
2086	18,175,305
2087	18,216,590
2088	18,253,881
2089	18,289,190
2090	18,322,332
2091	18,354,709
2092	18,384,519
2093	18,413,040
2094	18,439,370
2095	18,462,546
2096	18,483,701
2097	18,502,187
2098	18,519,239
2099	18,534,532
2100	18,546,561

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.