Natural population growth in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Natural population growth was 1.81 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Natural population growth in Papua New Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for natural population growth in Papua New Guinea is 1.81, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural population growth in Papua New Guinea peaked at 3.15 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1.81, in 2023.
Papua New Guinea ranks 56th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.65 | 2.15 | 2.8 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.97 | 2.82 | 3.12 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.06 | 2.91 | 3.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.87 | 2.85 | 2.88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.72 | 2.65 | 2.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.52 | 2.37 | 2.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 | 1.98 | 2.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.85 | 1.81 | 1.93 | 4 |
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More population data for Papua New Guinea
- Population growth rate 0.048 (2100)
- Population density 41.16 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.15 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.048 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.07 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.07 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 7,732 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.07 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 3.1 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 2.9 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural population growth in Papua New Guinea?
- Natural population growth in Papua New Guinea was 1.81 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural population growth recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.15 in 1972.
- What is the lowest natural population growth recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.81 in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for natural population growth?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 56th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural population growth rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Natural population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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