Papua New Guinea Population

Live population as of 4 May 2024, updated in real time:

10,486,501

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,538,000
1951	1,569,449
1952	1,601,815
1953	1,641,307
1954	1,683,363
1955	1,727,784
1956	1,774,363
1957	1,823,152
1958	1,873,911
1959	1,924,813
1960	1,977,429
1961	2,028,686
1962	2,075,509
1963	2,121,781
1964	2,167,734
1965	2,214,456
1966	2,263,048
1967	2,314,998
1968	2,366,378
1969	2,421,939
1970	2,479,478
1971	2,539,514
1972	2,601,159
1973	2,662,556
1974	2,723,572
1975	2,784,597
1976	2,846,196
1977	2,908,302
1978	2,970,300
1979	3,032,324
1980	3,094,932
1981	3,158,549
1982	3,224,605
1983	3,293,000
1984	3,362,877
1985	3,436,125
1986	3,511,051
1987	3,587,657
1988	3,667,438
1989	3,750,214
1990	3,847,223
1991	3,968,449
1992	4,112,621
1993	4,267,279
1994	4,426,223
1995	4,589,841
1996	4,758,686
1997	4,932,300
1998	5,110,827
1999	5,292,029
2000	5,478,206
2001	5,667,802
2002	5,862,331
2003	6,059,627
2004	6,260,608
2005	6,466,367
2006	6,675,024
2007	6,887,522
2008	7,103,003
2009	7,324,249
2010	7,547,486
2011	7,772,428
2012	7,992,242
2013	8,211,597
2014	8,429,865
2015	8,647,846
2016	8,864,833
2017	9,081,291
2018	9,295,460
2019	9,508,650
2020	9,718,382
2021	9,918,002
2022	10,113,538
2023	10,300,930
2024	10,486,501
2025	10,672,166
2026	10,857,282
2027	11,041,268
2028	11,223,012
2029	11,405,849
2030	11,586,805
2031	11,767,896
2032	11,947,563
2033	12,126,108
2034	12,303,374
2035	12,479,748
2036	12,653,770
2037	12,827,136
2038	12,998,311
2039	13,168,783
2040	13,335,748
2041	13,502,078
2042	13,665,647
2043	13,826,944
2044	13,985,348
2045	14,140,856
2046	14,296,007
2047	14,447,417
2048	14,597,612
2049	14,744,540
2050	14,887,669
2051	15,029,423
2052	15,167,442
2053	15,304,107
2054	15,436,733
2055	15,565,963
2056	15,692,427
2057	15,815,936
2058	15,937,190
2059	16,055,166
2060	16,169,218
2061	16,281,147
2062	16,389,482
2063	16,494,029
2064	16,596,858
2065	16,697,744
2066	16,794,974
2067	16,889,562
2068	16,981,732
2069	17,072,330
2070	17,159,570
2071	17,244,850
2072	17,327,380
2073	17,406,193
2074	17,481,455
2075	17,554,833
2076	17,624,215
2077	17,691,064
2078	17,754,298
2079	17,814,898
2080	17,873,247
2081	17,929,197
2082	17,983,937
2083	18,035,174
2084	18,083,689
2085	18,130,216
2086	18,173,467
2087	18,214,847
2088	18,252,310
2089	18,287,702
2090	18,320,920
2091	18,353,419
2092	18,383,198
2093	18,411,908
2094	18,438,344
2095	18,461,589
2096	18,482,834
2097	18,501,500
2098	18,518,552
2099	18,533,939
2100	18,546,017

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.