Population growth in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population growth was 1.8% in 2024. β² Rising
Population growth in Papua New Guinea, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 1.8% for population growth in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Papua New Guinea peaked at 3.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2024.
That places Papua New Guinea 62nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 59 Comoros, Union of the 1.9% compare
- 60 Ghana 1.9% compare
- 61 Eritrea, The State of 1.9% compare
- 63 Zimbabwe 1.8% compare
- 64 New Zealand 1.8% compare
- 65 Turkmenistan 1.8% 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 population growth in Papua New Guinea?
- Population growth in Papua New Guinea was 1.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 1993.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population growth?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 62nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release