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Annual, Persons

Source: World Bank

Population: latest observations by country
Date	Papua New Guinea	Laos	Barbados
Dec 31, 2002	5,924,003	5,610,889	264,148
Dec 31, 2003	6,123,997	5,697,945	265,776
Dec 31, 2004	6,328,041	5,781,626	267,298
Dec 31, 2005	6,535,905	5,869,523	268,706
Dec 31, 2006	6,747,720	5,963,200	270,002
Dec 31, 2007	6,963,345	6,056,236	271,288
Dec 31, 2008	7,183,002	6,148,969	272,714
Dec 31, 2009	7,406,438	6,241,642	274,123
Dec 31, 2010	7,633,523	6,334,194	275,243
Dec 31, 2011	7,859,346	6,426,590	276,139
Dec 31, 2012	8,081,390	6,518,978	276,938
Dec 31, 2013	8,302,698	6,611,385	277,665
Dec 31, 2014	8,523,441	6,703,172	278,348
Dec 31, 2015	8,743,246	6,801,645	278,990
Dec 31, 2016	8,961,718	6,908,802	279,598
Dec 31, 2017	9,178,714	7,018,147	280,171
Dec 31, 2018	9,394,513	7,128,045	280,711
Dec 31, 2019	9,609,010	7,237,636	281,207
Dec 31, 2020	9,815,746	7,346,533	281,698
Dec 31, 2021	10,012,896	7,453,194	282,147
Dec 31, 2022	10,203,169	7,559,007	282,318
Dec 31, 2023	10,389,635	7,664,993	282,336
Dec 31, 2024	10,576,502	7,769,819	282,467
Dec 31, 2025	10,762,817	7,873,046	282,623