As of July 1, 2025, Papua New Guinea's population was 10,762,817, representing approximately 0.13% of the total world population. Among them, 5,530,194 were males and 5,232,623 were females. Overall, the population grew by 1.726%, reflecting an increase of 186,315 people compared to the previous year.
Currently Papua New Guinea records a birth every 2 minutes, or a total of 705 births per day. At the same time 1 death is recorded every 7.2 minutes, totalling 199 deaths per day. While 1 person immigrates every -59095.4 seconds leaving the net migration for a day to -1 and the daily net change of the population to 505.
Between 1950 and 2025 the population of Papua New Guineagrown from 1,543,429 people to 10,762,817. An increase of the population size by 597.33% in 75 years.
| Year | Population | Change +/- | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,543,429 | 32,936 | 2.134% |
| 1951 | 1,574,922 | 30,050 | 1.908% |
| 1952 | 1,609,537 | 39,181 | 2.434% |
| 1953 | 1,650,228 | 42,201 | 2.557% |
| 1954 | 1,693,504 | 44,351 | 2.619% |
| 1955 | 1,739,219 | 47,078 | 2.707% |
| 1956 | 1,787,439 | 49,363 | 2.762% |
| 1957 | 1,837,503 | 50,763 | 2.763% |
| 1958 | 1,888,964 | 52,160 | 2.761% |
| 1959 | 1,941,504 | 52,920 | 2.726% |
| 1960 | 1,995,110 | 54,291 | 2.721% |
| 1961 | 2,046,127 | 47,743 | 2.333% |
| 1962 | 2,093,919 | 47,841 | 2.285% |
| 1963 | 2,141,376 | 47,074 | 2.198% |
| 1964 | 2,188,326 | 46,825 | 2.14% |
| 1965 | 2,235,820 | 48,164 | 2.154% |
| 1966 | 2,285,774 | 51,744 | 2.264% |
| 1967 | 2,337,532 | 51,771 | 2.215% |
| 1968 | 2,390,804 | 54,773 | 2.291% |
| 1969 | 2,446,926 | 57,473 | 2.349% |
| 1970 | 2,505,628 | 59,929 | 2.392% |
| 1971 | 2,566,422 | 61,659 | 2.403% |
| 1972 | 2,628,432 | 62,363 | 2.373% |
| 1973 | 2,690,629 | 62,030 | 2.306% |
| 1974 | 2,752,671 | 62,053 | 2.254% |
| 1975 | 2,814,820 | 62,247 | 2.211% |
| 1976 | 2,877,327 | 62,767 | 2.182% |
| 1977 | 2,940,327 | 63,232 | 2.151% |
| 1978 | 3,003,714 | 63,542 | 2.116% |
| 1979 | 3,067,342 | 63,713 | 2.077% |
| 1980 | 3,131,512 | 64,628 | 2.064% |
| 1981 | 3,197,019 | 66,385 | 2.077% |
| 1982 | 3,264,291 | 68,161 | 2.088% |
| 1983 | 3,333,633 | 70,522 | 2.116% |
| 1984 | 3,405,198 | 72,607 | 2.132% |
| 1985 | 3,478,936 | 74,869 | 2.152% |
| 1986 | 3,554,793 | 76,846 | 2.162% |
| 1987 | 3,632,542 | 78,653 | 2.165% |
| 1988 | 3,711,880 | 80,022 | 2.156% |
| 1989 | 3,796,078 | 88,374 | 2.328% |
| 1990 | 3,896,480 | 112,431 | 2.886% |
| 1991 | 4,021,837 | 138,282 | 3.439% |
| 1992 | 4,166,700 | 151,443 | 3.635% |
| 1993 | 4,320,872 | 156,901 | 3.632% |
| 1994 | 4,480,208 | 161,773 | 3.611% |
| 1995 | 4,644,278 | 166,366 | 3.583% |
| 1996 | 4,813,362 | 171,801 | 3.57% |
| 1997 | 4,987,884 | 177,243 | 3.554% |
| 1998 | 5,166,390 | 179,769 | 3.48% |
| 1999 | 5,349,333 | 186,117 | 3.48% |
| 2000 | 5,537,064 | 189,345 | 3.42% |
| 2001 | 5,728,435 | 193,399 | 3.376% |
| 2002 | 5,924,004 | 197,737 | 3.338% |
| 2003 | 6,123,997 | 202,250 | 3.303% |
| 2004 | 6,328,041 | 205,838 | 3.253% |
| 2005 | 6,535,905 | 209,890 | 3.212% |
| 2006 | 6,747,720 | 213,740 | 3.168% |
| 2007 | 6,963,344 | 217,509 | 3.124% |
| 2008 | 7,183,002 | 221,805 | 3.088% |
| 2009 | 7,406,438 | 225,068 | 3.039% |
| 2010 | 7,633,523 | 229,102 | 3.001% |
| 2011 | 7,859,346 | 222,544 | 2.832% |
| 2012 | 8,081,390 | 221,544 | 2.742% |
| 2013 | 8,302,698 | 221,071 | 2.663% |
| 2014 | 8,523,441 | 220,416 | 2.586% |
| 2015 | 8,743,246 | 219,194 | 2.507% |
| 2016 | 8,961,718 | 217,749 | 2.43% |
| 2017 | 9,178,714 | 216,244 | 2.356% |
| 2018 | 9,394,513 | 215,355 | 2.292% |
| 2019 | 9,609,010 | 213,638 | 2.223% |
| 2020 | 9,815,746 | 199,833 | 2.036% |
| 2021 | 10,012,896 | 194,468 | 1.942% |
| 2022 | 10,203,170 | 186,079 | 1.824% |
| 2023 | 10,389,635 | 186,852 | 1.798% |
| 2024 | 10,576,502 | 186,881 | 1.767% |
| 2025 | 10,762,817 | 185,750 | 1.726% |
Papua New Guinea's population is set to increase in the future from 10,947,848 people to 18,640,541 people. A projected increase of the population size by 597.33% from 2026 to 2100.
| Year | Population | Change +/- | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10,947,848 | 184,312 | 1.684% |
| 2027 | 11,131,272 | 182,537 | 1.64% |
| 2028 | 11,312,894 | 180,706 | 1.597% |
| 2029 | 11,492,804 | 179,113 | 1.559% |
| 2030 | 11,671,424 | 178,129 | 1.526% |
| 2031 | 11,848,222 | 175,465 | 1.481% |
| 2032 | 12,023,128 | 174,347 | 1.45% |
| 2033 | 12,196,646 | 172,691 | 1.416% |
| 2034 | 12,369,256 | 172,529 | 1.395% |
| 2035 | 12,540,603 | 170,163 | 1.357% |
| 2036 | 12,710,682 | 169,997 | 1.337% |
| 2037 | 12,879,740 | 168,118 | 1.305% |
| 2038 | 13,047,124 | 166,649 | 1.277% |
| 2039 | 13,212,670 | 164,444 | 1.245% |
| 2040 | 13,376,160 | 162,537 | 1.215% |
| 2041 | 13,537,371 | 159,883 | 1.181% |
| 2042 | 13,696,147 | 157,670 | 1.151% |
| 2043 | 13,853,418 | 156,873 | 1.132% |
| 2044 | 14,009,933 | 156,157 | 1.115% |
| 2045 | 14,165,588 | 155,152 | 1.095% |
| 2046 | 14,318,892 | 151,456 | 1.058% |
| 2047 | 14,469,222 | 149,203 | 1.031% |
| 2048 | 14,617,371 | 147,095 | 1.006% |
| 2049 | 14,763,603 | 145,369 | 0.985% |
| 2050 | 14,906,590 | 140,606 | 0.943% |
| 2051 | 15,046,436 | 139,086 | 0.924% |
| 2052 | 15,184,632 | 137,305 | 0.904% |
| 2053 | 15,319,642 | 132,716 | 0.866% |
| 2054 | 15,452,110 | 132,220 | 0.856% |
| 2055 | 15,581,644 | 126,847 | 0.814% |
| 2056 | 15,707,079 | 124,024 | 0.79% |
| 2057 | 15,830,065 | 121,948 | 0.77% |
| 2058 | 15,950,474 | 118,871 | 0.745% |
| 2059 | 16,068,350 | 116,879 | 0.727% |
| 2060 | 16,184,460 | 115,342 | 0.713% |
| 2061 | 16,296,837 | 109,412 | 0.671% |
| 2062 | 16,404,572 | 106,058 | 0.647% |
| 2063 | 16,509,326 | 103,451 | 0.627% |
| 2064 | 16,612,730 | 103,356 | 0.622% |
| 2065 | 16,715,200 | 101,584 | 0.608% |
| 2066 | 16,815,379 | 98,774 | 0.587% |
| 2067 | 16,912,869 | 96,206 | 0.569% |
| 2068 | 17,007,234 | 92,525 | 0.544% |
| 2069 | 17,097,902 | 88,810 | 0.519% |
| 2070 | 17,185,172 | 85,729 | 0.499% |
| 2071 | 17,270,186 | 84,300 | 0.488% |
| 2072 | 17,352,715 | 80,759 | 0.465% |
| 2073 | 17,431,213 | 76,236 | 0.437% |
| 2074 | 17,506,195 | 73,727 | 0.421% |
| 2075 | 17,578,920 | 71,724 | 0.408% |
| 2076 | 17,648,972 | 68,380 | 0.387% |
| 2077 | 17,716,806 | 67,289 | 0.38% |
| 2078 | 17,783,709 | 66,516 | 0.374% |
| 2079 | 17,848,303 | 62,671 | 0.351% |
| 2080 | 17,911,988 | 64,700 | 0.361% |
| 2081 | 17,973,524 | 58,372 | 0.325% |
| 2082 | 18,030,231 | 55,041 | 0.305% |
| 2083 | 18,085,347 | 55,193 | 0.305% |
| 2084 | 18,138,341 | 50,795 | 0.28% |
| 2085 | 18,188,717 | 49,956 | 0.275% |
| 2086 | 18,237,649 | 47,908 | 0.263% |
| 2087 | 18,283,631 | 44,057 | 0.241% |
| 2088 | 18,326,294 | 41,268 | 0.225% |
| 2089 | 18,366,274 | 38,693 | 0.211% |
| 2090 | 18,405,692 | 40,142 | 0.218% |
| 2091 | 18,443,490 | 35,455 | 0.192% |
| 2092 | 18,477,305 | 32,174 | 0.174% |
| 2093 | 18,507,776 | 28,768 | 0.155% |
| 2094 | 18,535,522 | 26,724 | 0.144% |
| 2095 | 18,560,524 | 23,280 | 0.125% |
| 2096 | 18,582,665 | 21,003 | 0.113% |
| 2097 | 18,601,774 | 17,214 | 0.093% |
| 2098 | 18,617,208 | 13,654 | 0.073% |
| 2099 | 18,630,031 | 11,991 | 0.064% |
| 2100 | 18,640,541 | 9,031 | 0.048% |
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