Papua New Guinea

Population in Papua New Guinea

Population in Papua New Guinea: 1.54 million people in 1950 and 10.4 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
10.4 million people
Since 1950
+8.85 million people
World, 2023
8.09 billion people
Projected, 2100
18.6 million people
UN projection (medium variant)
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people · UN

Population in Papua New GuineaPopulation in Papua New Guinea: 1.54 million people in 1950 and 10.4 million people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 18.6 million people in 2100, between 7.13 million people and 48.3 million people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 18.6 million people in 2100, between 7.13 million people and 48.3 million people (95% prediction interval).
  • Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 754,900 people.

Every year

people · UN

YearPapua New GuineaWorld
202310.4 million8.09 billion
202210.2 million8.02 billion
202110 million7.95 billion
20209.82 million7.89 billion
20199.61 million7.81 billion
20189.4 million7.73 billion
20179.18 million7.65 billion
20168.96 million7.56 billion
20158.74 million7.47 billion
20148.52 million7.38 billion
20138.3 million7.29 billion
20128.08 million7.2 billion
20117.86 million7.11 billion
20107.63 million7.02 billion
20097.41 million6.93 billion
20087.18 million6.84 billion
20076.96 million6.76 billion
20066.75 million6.67 billion
20056.54 million6.59 billion
20046.33 million6.5 billion
20036.12 million6.42 billion
20025.92 million6.34 billion
20015.73 million6.26 billion
20005.54 million6.17 billion
19995.35 million6.09 billion
19985.17 million6.01 billion
19974.99 million5.93 billion
19964.81 million5.84 billion
19954.64 million5.76 billion
19944.48 million5.68 billion
19934.32 million5.59 billion
19924.17 million5.51 billion
19914.02 million5.42 billion
19903.9 million5.33 billion
19893.8 million5.23 billion
19883.71 million5.14 billion
19873.63 million5.05 billion
19863.56 million4.96 billion
19853.48 million4.87 billion
19843.41 million4.78 billion
19833.33 million4.7 billion
19823.26 million4.61 billion
19813.2 million4.53 billion
19803.13 million4.45 billion
19793.07 million4.37 billion
19783 million4.29 billion
19772.94 million4.22 billion
19762.88 million4.14 billion
19752.82 million4.07 billion
19742.75 million4 billion
19732.69 million3.92 billion
19722.63 million3.85 billion
19712.57 million3.77 billion
19702.51 million3.7 billion
19692.45 million3.62 billion
19682.39 million3.55 billion
19672.34 million3.47 billion
19662.29 million3.4 billion
19652.24 million3.34 billion
19642.19 million3.26 billion
19632.14 million3.19 billion
19622.09 million3.12 billion
19612.05 million3.07 billion
19602 million3.02 billion
19591.94 million2.97 billion
19581.89 million2.91 billion
19571.84 million2.85 billion
19561.79 million2.8 billion
19551.74 million2.74 billion
19541.69 million2.69 billion
19531.65 million2.63 billion
19521.61 million2.58 billion
19511.58 million2.54 billion
19501.54 million2.49 billion
19491.49 million–
19481.42 million–
19471.35 million–
19461.29 million–
19451.22 million–
19441.16 million–
19431.11 million–
19421.05 million–
19411 million–
1940953,500–
1939907,100–
1938862,800–
1937820,800–
1936780,800–
1935742,700–
1934706,500–
1933672,100–
1932639,400–
1931613,000–
1930592,600–
1929578,000–
1928568,700–
1927564,500–
1926560,400–
1925556,200–
1924552,100–
1923548,100–
1922544,100–
1921546,100–
1920554,500–
1919569,600–
1918591,500–
1917620,600–
1916650,200–
1915681,200–
1914713,700–
1913747,700–
1912783,300–
1911812,200–
1910833,900–
1909848,100–
1908854,600–
1907853,000–
1906851,400–
1905849,800–
1904848,200–
1903846,600–
1902845,000–
1901843,400–
1900841,800–
1899840,200–
1898838,600–
1897837,100–
1896835,500–
1895833,900–
1894832,300–
1893830,700–
1892829,100–
1891827,500–
1890825,900–
1889824,400–
1888822,800–
1887821,200–
1886819,600–
1885818,000–
1884816,500–
1883814,900–
1882813,300–
1881811,700–
1880810,200–
1879808,600–
1878807,000–
1877805,500–
1876803,900–
1875802,300–
1874800,800–
1873799,200–
1872797,600–
1871796,100–
1870794,500–
1869792,900–
1868791,400–
1867789,800–
1866788,300–
1865786,700–
1864785,200–
1863783,600–
1862782,100–
1861780,500–
1860779,000–
1859777,400–
1858775,900–
1857774,300–
1856772,800–
1855771,200–
1854769,700–
1853768,100–
1852766,600–
1851765,000–
1850763,500–
1849763,200–
1848762,900–
1847762,600–
1846762,300–
1845762,100–
1844761,800–
1843761,500–
1842761,200–
1841760,900–
1840760,600–
1839760,300–
1838760,000–
1837759,800–
1836759,500–
1835759,200–
1834758,900–
1833758,600–
1832758,300–
1831758,000–
1830757,800–
1829757,500–
1828757,200–
1827756,900–
1826756,600–
1825756,300–
1824756,000–
1823755,800–
1822755,500–
1821755,200–
1820755,100–
1819755,000–
1818754,900–
1817754,900–
1816754,900–
1815754,900–
1814754,900–
1813754,900–
1812754,900–
1811754,900–
1810754,900–
1809754,900–
1808754,900–
1807754,900–
1806754,900–
1805754,900–
1804754,900–
1803754,900–
1802754,900–
1801754,900–
1800754,900–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearPapua New GuineaWorld
202410.6 million10.5 million–10.6 million8.16 billion
202510.8 million10.6 million–10.9 million8.23 billion
202611 million10.8 million–11.2 million8.3 billion
202711.1 million10.8 million–11.5 million8.37 billion
202811.3 million10.9 million–11.8 million8.44 billion
202911.5 million11 million–12.1 million8.5 billion
203011.7 million11.1 million–12.4 million8.57 billion
203111.9 million11.1 million–12.7 million8.63 billion
203212 million11.2 million–13 million8.7 billion
203312.2 million11.3 million–13.3 million8.76 billion
203412.4 million11.3 million–13.6 million8.82 billion
203512.5 million11.4 million–13.9 million8.89 billion
203612.7 million11.5 million–14.2 million8.95 billion
203712.9 million11.5 million–14.6 million9.01 billion
203813.1 million11.5 million–14.9 million9.06 billion
203913.2 million11.6 million–15.3 million9.12 billion
204013.4 million11.6 million–15.6 million9.18 billion
204113.5 million11.6 million–16 million9.23 billion
204213.7 million11.7 million–16.3 million9.29 billion
204313.9 million11.7 million–16.7 million9.34 billion
204414 million11.7 million–17.1 million9.39 billion
204514.2 million11.7 million–17.4 million9.44 billion
204614.3 million11.7 million–17.8 million9.49 billion
204714.5 million11.7 million–18.2 million9.54 billion
204814.6 million11.7 million–18.6 million9.58 billion
204914.8 million11.7 million–19 million9.62 billion
205014.9 million11.7 million–19.5 million9.66 billion
205115.1 million11.7 million–19.9 million9.7 billion
205215.2 million11.6 million–20.3 million9.74 billion
205315.3 million11.6 million–20.7 million9.78 billion
205415.5 million11.5 million–21.2 million9.81 billion
205515.6 million11.4 million–21.6 million9.85 billion
205615.7 million11.4 million–22.1 million9.88 billion
205715.8 million11.4 million–22.7 million9.91 billion
205816 million11.3 million–23.2 million9.94 billion
205916.1 million11.3 million–23.6 million9.96 billion
206016.2 million11.2 million–24.2 million9.99 billion
206116.3 million11.1 million–24.7 million10 billion
206216.4 million11 million–25.3 million10 billion
206316.5 million10.9 million–25.9 million10.1 billion
206416.6 million10.9 million–26.5 million10.1 billion
206516.7 million10.8 million–27.1 million10.1 billion
206616.8 million10.7 million–27.7 million10.1 billion
206716.9 million10.6 million–28.2 million10.1 billion
206817 million10.4 million–28.8 million10.2 billion
206917.1 million10.3 million–29.4 million10.2 billion
207017.2 million10.3 million–30.1 million10.2 billion
207117.3 million10.2 million–30.6 million10.2 billion
207217.4 million10.1 million–31.2 million10.2 billion
207317.4 million10 million–31.8 million10.2 billion
207417.5 million9.89 million–32.4 million10.2 billion
207517.6 million9.74 million–33.1 million10.3 billion
207617.7 million9.66 million–33.6 million10.3 billion
207717.7 million9.61 million–34.1 million10.3 billion
207817.8 million9.53 million–34.7 million10.3 billion
207917.9 million9.44 million–35.3 million10.3 billion
208017.9 million9.3 million–36 million10.3 billion
208118 million9.14 million–36.5 million10.3 billion
208218 million9.03 million–37.1 million10.3 billion
208318.1 million8.94 million–37.9 million10.3 billion
208418.1 million8.84 million–38.7 million10.3 billion
208518.2 million8.75 million–39.3 million10.3 billion
208618.2 million8.65 million–39.9 million10.3 billion
208718.3 million8.54 million–40.6 million10.3 billion
208818.3 million8.46 million–41.3 million10.3 billion
208918.4 million8.37 million–42.1 million10.3 billion
209018.4 million8.26 million–42.7 million10.3 billion
209118.4 million8.14 million–43.1 million10.3 billion
209218.5 million8.06 million–43.8 million10.3 billion
209318.5 million7.99 million–44.5 million10.3 billion
209418.5 million7.89 million–45 million10.2 billion
209518.6 million7.79 million–45.7 million10.2 billion
209618.6 million7.67 million–46.2 million10.2 billion
209718.6 million7.53 million–46.6 million10.2 billion
209818.6 million7.39 million–47.1 million10.2 billion
209918.6 million7.25 million–47.7 million10.2 billion
210018.6 million7.13 million–48.3 million10.2 billion

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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