Papua New Guinea Population

Live population as of 24 April 2024, updated in real time:

10,481,650

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,537,163
1951	1,568,672
1952	1,600,792
1953	1,640,186
1954	1,682,258
1955	1,726,571
1956	1,773,103
1957	1,821,832
1958	1,872,540
1959	1,923,438
1960	1,976,013
1961	2,027,443
1962	2,074,241
1963	2,120,571
1964	2,166,534
1965	2,213,189
1966	2,261,726
1967	2,313,638
1968	2,364,952
1969	2,420,402
1970	2,477,883
1971	2,537,936
1972	2,599,544
1973	2,660,988
1974	2,722,007
1975	2,783,032
1976	2,844,582
1977	2,906,676
1978	2,968,673
1979	3,030,698
1980	3,093,257
1981	3,156,797
1982	3,222,870
1983	3,291,157
1984	3,361,050
1985	3,434,119
1986	3,509,045
1987	3,585,599
1988	3,665,356
1989	3,747,877
1990	3,844,200
1991	3,964,655
1992	4,108,599
1993	4,263,109
1994	4,421,884
1995	4,585,462
1996	4,754,185
1997	4,927,664
1998	5,106,097
1999	5,287,182
2000	5,473,296
2001	5,662,746
2002	5,857,182
2003	6,054,362
2004	6,255,270
2005	6,460,893
2006	6,669,502
2007	6,881,900
2008	7,097,241
2009	7,318,416
2010	7,541,537
2011	7,766,619
2012	7,986,505
2013	8,205,817
2014	8,424,141
2015	8,642,124
2016	8,859,207
2017	9,075,627
2018	9,289,841
2019	9,503,089
2020	9,713,167
2021	9,912,815
2022	10,108,588
2023	10,296,057
2024	10,481,650
2025	10,667,344
2026	10,852,464
2027	11,036,442
2028	11,218,260
2029	11,401,143
2030	11,582,091
2031	11,763,184
2032	11,942,870
2033	12,121,436
2034	12,298,761
2035	12,475,198
2036	12,649,301
2037	12,822,635
2038	12,993,857
2039	13,164,395
2040	13,331,430
2041	13,497,726
2042	13,661,402
2043	13,822,754
2044	13,981,297
2045	14,136,824
2046	14,291,980
2047	14,443,485
2048	14,593,772
2049	14,740,781
2050	14,883,950
2051	15,025,827
2052	15,163,914
2053	15,300,612
2054	15,433,340
2055	15,562,613
2056	15,689,211
2057	15,812,745
2058	15,934,050
2059	16,052,197
2060	16,166,315
2061	16,278,340
2062	16,386,721
2063	16,491,369
2064	16,594,209
2065	16,695,191
2066	16,792,464
2067	16,887,163
2068	16,979,403
2069	17,070,042
2070	17,157,323
2071	17,242,654
2072	17,325,311
2073	17,404,217
2074	17,479,523
2075	17,552,954
2076	17,622,447
2077	17,689,402
2078	17,752,680
2079	17,813,390
2080	17,871,807
2081	17,927,729
2082	17,982,589
2083	18,033,870
2084	18,082,505
2085	18,129,082
2086	18,172,374
2087	18,213,808
2088	18,251,378
2089	18,286,818
2090	18,320,087
2091	18,352,652
2092	18,382,416
2093	18,411,240
2094	18,437,734
2095	18,461,021
2096	18,482,320
2097	18,501,095
2098	18,518,144
2099	18,533,583
2100	18,545,698

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.