Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
Date | 04 Nov 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Papua New Guinea is projected at 9.12 million, up by 1.92% compared with 8.95 million in 2020. Papua New Guinea is ranked 97th in terms of population and 52nd in terms of population growth rate.
There are 0.24 million births in Papua New Guinea in 2021. That is 656 per day, which is ranked 81st. The crude birth rate is 26.26 per 1000 people. There are 66.23 thousand deaths in Papua New Guinea in 2021. That is 181 per day, which is ranked 98th. The crude death rate is 7.26 per 1000 people.
1.2 million people are living in urban areas, which is 13.46% of Papua New Guinea population. Papua New Guinea is ranked 230th in terms of urbanization.
The Sex Ratio in Papua New Guinea in 2021 is 104.35 males per 100 females. There are 4.66 million males and 4.46 million females in Papua New Guinea. The percentage of female population is 48.94% compare to 51.06% male population. Papua New Guinea has 0.19 million more males than females. Papua New Guinea is at 181st position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.
Year | Population | Growth (%) |
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1950 | 2,002,147 | - |
1955 | 2,086,253 | 1.19 |
1960 | 2,255,858 | 1.77 |
1965 | 2,485,433 | 2.1 |
1970 | 2,783,132 | 2.37 |
1975 | 3,139,944 | 2.51 |
1980 | 3,571,209 | 2.68 |
1985 | 4,081,022 | 2.64 |
1990 | 4,615,843 | 2.42 |
1995 | 5,187,063 | 2.4 |
2000 | 5,847,590 | 2.3 |
2005 | 6,494,902 | 2.21 |
2010 | 7,310,512 | 2.32 |
2015 | 8,107,772 | 2.03 |
2016 | 8,271,766 | 2.02 |
2017 | 8,438,038 | 2.01 |
2018 | 8,606,324 | 1.99 |
2019 | 8,776,119 | 1.97 |
2020 | 8,947,027 | 1.95 |
2021 | 9,119,005 | 1.92 |
Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
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Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
1950 | 73,756 | 86,731 | 36.67 | 43.14 |
1955 | 63,229 | 89,933 | 30.13 | 42.90 |
1960 | 56,804 | 95,907 | 25.10 | 42.43 |
1965 | 53,099 | 104,027 | 21.29 | 41.74 |
1970 | 49,996 | 114,962 | 17.91 | 41.23 |
1975 | 47,943 | 128,512 | 15.21 | 40.81 |
1980 | 46,740 | 141,322 | 13.04 | 39.46 |
1985 | 47,528 | 150,393 | 11.63 | 36.87 |
1990 | 49,490 | 160,811 | 10.71 | 34.81 |
1995 | 51,933 | 180,069 | 9.98 | 34.58 |
2000 | 55,762 | 198,341 | 9.55 | 33.99 |
2005 | 58,593 | 209,810 | 8.98 | 32.14 |
2010 | 60,991 | 218,876 | 8.35 | 29.98 |
2015 | 62,904 | 227,262 | 7.75 | 27.99 |
2020 | 65,332 | 237,474 | 7.29 | 26.52 |
2021 | 66,232 | 239,622 | 7.26 | 26.26 |
Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
1950 | 28,459 | 1,645,577 | - | 1.700 |
1955 | 46,008 | 1,778,704 | 10.14 | 2.521 |
1960 | 74,897 | 1,935,780 | 10.28 | 3.725 |
1965 | 122,314 | 2,113,892 | 10.38 | 5.470 |
1970 | 247,610 | 2,279,976 | 16.17 | 9.796 |
1975 | 343,361 | 2,534,795 | 4.58 | 11.930 |
1980 | 431,144 | 2,873,329 | 4.69 | 13.047 |
1985 | 531,198 | 3,263,522 | 4.16 | 13.998 |
1990 | 646,717 | 3,666,342 | 3.97 | 14.994 |
1995 | 689,139 | 4,205,137 | 1.29 | 14.081 |
2000 | 735,741 | 4,836,481 | 1.29 | 13.204 |
2005 | 827,808 | 5,486,901 | 2.34 | 13.109 |
2010 | 925,387 | 6,182,852 | 2.17 | 13.019 |
2015 | 1,030,539 | 6,889,286 | 2.30 | 13.012 |
2020 | 1,168,469 | 7,587,206 | 2.71 | 13.345 |
2021 | 1,201,039 | 7,724,734 | 2.79 | 13.456 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 579,888 | 541,210 | 1,121,098 | 12.29 | 107.147 |
05-09 | 543,944 | 508,719 | 1,052,663 | 11.54 | 106.924 |
10-14 | 518,347 | 485,615 | 1,003,962 | 11.01 | 106.740 |
15-19 | 483,460 | 453,913 | 937,373 | 10.28 | 106.509 |
20-24 | 439,877 | 415,552 | 855,429 | 9.38 | 105.854 |
25-29 | 378,121 | 359,606 | 737,727 | 8.09 | 105.149 |
30-34 | 331,121 | 316,442 | 647,563 | 7.10 | 104.639 |
35-39 | 302,932 | 290,179 | 593,111 | 6.50 | 104.395 |
40-44 | 266,997 | 256,828 | 523,825 | 5.74 | 103.959 |
45-49 | 223,920 | 217,205 | 441,125 | 4.84 | 103.092 |
50-54 | 180,793 | 179,046 | 359,839 | 3.95 | 100.976 |
55-59 | 142,579 | 146,011 | 288,590 | 3.16 | 97.649 |
60-64 | 107,871 | 115,227 | 223,098 | 2.45 | 93.616 |
65-69 | 75,689 | 84,710 | 160,399 | 1.76 | 89.351 |
70-74 | 44,243 | 50,395 | 94,638 | 1.04 | 87.792 |
75-79 | 22,839 | 25,877 | 48,716 | 0.53 | 88.260 |
80-84 | 9,971 | 11,361 | 21,332 | 0.23 | 87.765 |
85-89 | 3,226 | 3,682 | 6,908 | 0.08 | 87.615 |
90-94 | 705 | 774 | 1,479 | 0.02 | 91.085 |
95-99 | 69 | 58 | 127 | 0.00 | 118.966 |
100+ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 | 200.000 |
Total | 4,656,594 | 4,462,411 | 9,119,005 | 104.352 |