Africa's Development: Demographic estimates Population … square 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. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023
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.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Persons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0085 Persons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0088 Persons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0091 Persons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0095 Persons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0098 Persons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0102 Persons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0106 Persons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.011 Persons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0113 Persons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0118 Persons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0122 Persons per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0126 Persons per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.013 Persons per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0135 Persons per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0139 Persons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0144 Persons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0148 Persons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0153 Persons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0158 Persons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0162 Persons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0167 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0172 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0177 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0182 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0187 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0192 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0197 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0201 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0206 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0211 Persons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0215 Persons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.022 Persons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0224 Persons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0228 Persons per square kilometre | +1.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0228 Persons per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0802 Persons per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0228 Persons per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1225 Persons per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
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
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 14,910 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0669 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0564 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.3478 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0564 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.15 million people (2100)
- Population density 41.16 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5424 % change on previous year (2100)
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 — 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 — 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 — Population ÷ 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 — 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.