Papua New Guinea Population

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

10,494,964

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,539,459
1951	1,570,793
1952	1,603,600
1953	1,643,264
1954	1,685,294
1955	1,729,897
1956	1,776,560
1957	1,825,452
1958	1,876,294
1959	1,927,211
1960	1,979,898
1961	2,030,841
1962	2,077,713
1963	2,123,891
1964	2,169,823
1965	2,216,665
1966	2,265,362
1967	2,317,358
1968	2,368,863
1969	2,424,610
1970	2,482,262
1971	2,542,273
1972	2,603,979
1973	2,665,298
1974	2,726,310
1975	2,787,331
1976	2,849,010
1977	2,911,138
1978	2,973,136
1979	3,035,157
1980	3,097,844
1981	3,161,605
1982	3,227,634
1983	3,296,215
1984	3,366,065
1985	3,439,615
1986	3,514,548
1987	3,591,253
1988	3,671,062
1989	3,754,278
1990	3,852,480
1991	3,975,072
1992	4,119,637
1993	4,274,538
1994	4,433,782
1995	4,597,483
1996	4,766,535
1997	4,940,391
1998	5,119,071
1999	5,300,489
2000	5,486,766
2001	5,676,623
2002	5,871,306
2003	6,068,806
2004	6,269,916
2005	6,475,912
2006	6,684,656
2007	6,897,318
2008	7,113,056
2009	7,334,417
2010	7,557,864
2011	7,782,546
2012	8,002,238
2013	8,221,669
2014	8,439,844
2015	8,657,825
2016	8,874,641
2017	9,091,159
2018	9,305,259
2019	9,518,362
2020	9,727,463
2021	9,927,049
2022	10,122,158
2023	10,309,425
2024	10,494,964
2025	10,680,578
2026	10,865,677
2027	11,049,677
2028	11,231,312
2029	11,414,059
2030	11,595,030
2031	11,776,110
2032	11,955,739
2033	12,134,257
2034	12,311,428
2035	12,487,689
2036	12,661,567
2037	12,834,984
2038	13,006,085
2039	13,176,434
2040	13,343,278
2041	13,509,659
2042	13,673,048
2043	13,834,253
2044	13,992,413
2045	14,147,891
2046	14,303,023
2047	14,454,282
2048	14,604,311
2049	14,751,094
2050	14,894,165
2051	15,035,700
2052	15,173,603
2053	15,310,201
2054	15,442,647
2055	15,571,806
2056	15,698,036
2057	15,821,500
2058	15,942,671
2059	16,060,350
2060	16,174,290
2061	16,286,046
2062	16,394,297
2063	16,498,674
2064	16,601,479
2065	16,702,195
2066	16,799,354
2067	16,893,755
2068	16,985,802
2069	17,076,317
2070	17,163,488
2071	17,248,682
2072	17,330,991
2073	17,409,636
2074	17,484,824
2075	17,558,102
2076	17,627,300
2077	17,693,961
2078	17,757,123
2079	17,817,534
2080	17,875,756
2081	17,931,761
2082	17,986,287
2083	18,037,450
2084	18,085,764
2085	18,132,192
2086	18,175,371
2087	18,216,653
2088	18,253,938
2089	18,289,244
2090	18,322,383
2091	18,354,755
2092	18,384,566
2093	18,413,081
2094	18,439,407
2095	18,462,580
2096	18,483,733
2097	18,502,212
2098	18,519,264
2099	18,534,553
2100	18,546,581

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.