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Population in Papua New Guinea

Latest: 10,762,817
Previous: 10,576,502
Change: +186,315 (+1.8%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Persons

Population over time

Annual, Persons, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Population in Papua New Guinea
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	2,285,774
Dec 31, 1967	2,337,532
Dec 31, 1968	2,390,803
Dec 31, 1969	2,446,927
Dec 31, 1970	2,505,628
Dec 31, 1971	2,566,421
Dec 31, 1972	2,628,432
Dec 31, 1973	2,690,629
Dec 31, 1974	2,752,671
Dec 31, 1975	2,814,820
Dec 31, 1976	2,877,327
Dec 31, 1977	2,940,327
Dec 31, 1978	3,003,714
Dec 31, 1979	3,067,341
Dec 31, 1980	3,131,512
Dec 31, 1981	3,197,019
Dec 31, 1982	3,264,291
Dec 31, 1983	3,333,633
Dec 31, 1984	3,405,198
Dec 31, 1985	3,478,936
Dec 31, 1986	3,554,793
Dec 31, 1987	3,632,543
Dec 31, 1988	3,711,880
Dec 31, 1989	3,796,078
Dec 31, 1990	3,896,481
Dec 31, 1991	4,021,837
Dec 31, 1992	4,166,699
Dec 31, 1993	4,320,872
Dec 31, 1994	4,480,208
Dec 31, 1995	4,644,278
Dec 31, 1996	4,813,361
Dec 31, 1997	4,987,883
Dec 31, 1998	5,166,390
Dec 31, 1999	5,349,333
Dec 31, 2000	5,537,064
Dec 31, 2001	5,728,435
Dec 31, 2002	5,924,003
Dec 31, 2003	6,123,997
Dec 31, 2004	6,328,041
Dec 31, 2005	6,535,905
Dec 31, 2006	6,747,720
Dec 31, 2007	6,963,345
Dec 31, 2008	7,183,002
Dec 31, 2009	7,406,438
Dec 31, 2010	7,633,523
Dec 31, 2011	7,859,346
Dec 31, 2012	8,081,390
Dec 31, 2013	8,302,698
Dec 31, 2014	8,523,441
Dec 31, 2015	8,743,246
Dec 31, 2016	8,961,718
Dec 31, 2017	9,178,714
Dec 31, 2018	9,394,513
Dec 31, 2019	9,609,010
Dec 31, 2020	9,815,746
Dec 31, 2021	10,012,896
Dec 31, 2022	10,203,169
Dec 31, 2023	10,389,635
Dec 31, 2024	10,576,502
Dec 31, 2025	10,762,817

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