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Urban population share in Papua New Guinea

Latest: 15.8%
Previous: 15.4%
Change: +0.37 (+2.4%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Urban population share over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Urban population share in Papua New Guinea
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	5.9%
Dec 31, 1967	6.6%
Dec 31, 1968	7.8%
Dec 31, 1969	9.1%
Dec 31, 1970	10.2%
Dec 31, 1971	11.1%
Dec 31, 1972	11.7%
Dec 31, 1973	12.2%
Dec 31, 1974	12.7%
Dec 31, 1975	13.0%
Dec 31, 1976	13.1%
Dec 31, 1977	13.1%
Dec 31, 1978	13.1%
Dec 31, 1979	13.1%
Dec 31, 1980	13.1%
Dec 31, 1981	13.1%
Dec 31, 1982	13.3%
Dec 31, 1983	13.5%
Dec 31, 1984	13.8%
Dec 31, 1985	14.2%
Dec 31, 1986	14.5%
Dec 31, 1987	14.8%
Dec 31, 1988	15.1%
Dec 31, 1989	15.3%
Dec 31, 1990	15.4%
Dec 31, 1991	15.3%
Dec 31, 1992	15.2%
Dec 31, 1993	14.9%
Dec 31, 1994	14.7%
Dec 31, 1995	14.4%
Dec 31, 1996	14.0%
Dec 31, 1997	13.7%
Dec 31, 1998	13.5%
Dec 31, 1999	13.3%
Dec 31, 2000	13.2%
Dec 31, 2001	13.2%
Dec 31, 2002	13.2%
Dec 31, 2003	13.1%
Dec 31, 2004	13.1%
Dec 31, 2005	13.1%
Dec 31, 2006	13.0%
Dec 31, 2007	13.0%
Dec 31, 2008	13.0%
Dec 31, 2009	13.0%
Dec 31, 2010	13.0%
Dec 31, 2011	13.0%
Dec 31, 2012	13.0%
Dec 31, 2013	13.1%
Dec 31, 2014	13.1%
Dec 31, 2015	13.2%
Dec 31, 2016	13.4%
Dec 31, 2017	13.5%
Dec 31, 2018	13.7%
Dec 31, 2019	13.9%
Dec 31, 2020	14.2%
Dec 31, 2021	14.4%
Dec 31, 2022	14.7%
Dec 31, 2023	15.1%
Dec 31, 2024	15.4%
Dec 31, 2025	15.8%

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