Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.0228 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Papua New Guinea, 1990β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Papua New Guinea is 0.0228 Persons per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0228 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0085 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.
Papua New Guinea ranks 136th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0101 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0085 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0118 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0142 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0122 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0162 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0189 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0167 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0211 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0222 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0215 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0228 Persons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 133 Sweden 0.0261 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 134 Brazil 0.0259 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 135 Sudan 0.0258 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 137 Niger 0.0215 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 138 Bhutan 0.0206 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 139 New Zealand 0.0199 Persons per square kilometre compare
More population data for Papua New Guinea
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.048 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.15 million (2100)
- Population density 41.16 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.048 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5424 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.58 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 14,910 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.58 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.07 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 7,732 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Papua New Guinea?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Papua New Guinea was 0.0228 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0228 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0085 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 136th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates β Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates β Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates β Population Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates β Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.