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Population by world region in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Population by world region was 18.64 million people in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
18.64 million people
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
82nd
of 238 countries
All-time high
18.64 million people
in 2100
All-time low
544,050 people
in 1922
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population by world region in Papua New Guinea, 1000–2100

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population by world region in Papua New Guinea is 18.64 million people, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population by world region in Papua New Guinea peaked at 18.64 million people in 2100 and was at its lowest, 544,050 people, in 1922.

Papua New Guinea ranks 82nd of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 890,178 people 890,178 people 890,178 people 1
1100s 932,567 people 932,567 people 932,567 people 1
1200s 976,975 people 976,975 people 976,975 people 1
1300s 1.02 million people 1.02 million people 1.02 million people 1
1400s 1.07 million people 1.07 million people 1.07 million people 1
1500s 1.12 million people 1.12 million people 1.12 million people 1
1600s 1.18 million people 1.18 million people 1.18 million people 1
1700s 1.23 million people 1.23 million people 1.23 million people 1
1710s 1.24 million people 1.24 million people 1.24 million people 1
1720s 1.24 million people 1.24 million people 1.24 million people 1
1730s 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1
1740s 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1
1750s 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1
1760s 1.26 million people 1.26 million people 1.26 million people 1
1770s 1.26 million people 1.26 million people 1.26 million people 1
1780s 1.27 million people 1.27 million people 1.27 million people 1
1790s 1.27 million people 1.27 million people 1.27 million people 1
1800s 754,894 people 754,894 people 754,894 people 10
1810s 754,900 people 754,894 people 754,951 people 10
1820s 756,202 people 755,065 people 757,465 people 10
1830s 759,041 people 757,751 people 760,332 people 10
1840s 761,913 people 760,619 people 763,209 people 10
1850s 770,443 people 763,498 people 777,400 people 10
1860s 785,943 people 778,950 people 792,948 people 10
1870s 801,549 people 794,509 people 808,603 people 10
1880s 817,263 people 810,174 people 824,365 people 10
1890s 833,084 people 825,947 people 840,234 people 10
1900s 848,203 people 841,827 people 854,609 people 10
1910s 700,377 people 569,561 people 833,850 people 10
1920s 557,264 people 544,050 people 577,957 people 10
1930s 733,782 people 592,614 people 907,052 people 10
1940s 1.21 million people 953,522 people 1.49 million people 10
1950s 1.73 million people 1.54 million people 1.94 million people 10
1960s 2.22 million people 2.00 million people 2.45 million people 10
1970s 2.78 million people 2.51 million people 3.07 million people 10
1980s 3.45 million people 3.13 million people 3.80 million people 10
1990s 4.58 million people 3.90 million people 5.35 million people 10
2000s 6.45 million people 5.54 million people 7.41 million people 10
2010s 8.63 million people 7.63 million people 9.61 million people 10
2020s 10.66 million people 9.82 million people 11.49 million people 10
2030s 12.45 million people 11.67 million people 13.21 million people 10
2040s 14.08 million people 13.38 million people 14.76 million people 10
2050s 15.50 million people 14.91 million people 16.07 million people 10
2060s 16.66 million people 16.18 million people 17.10 million people 10
2070s 17.53 million people 17.19 million people 17.85 million people 10
2080s 18.15 million people 17.91 million people 18.37 million people 10
2090s 18.54 million people 18.41 million people 18.63 million people 10
2100s 18.64 million people 18.64 million people 18.64 million people 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is population by world region in Papua New Guinea?
Population by world region in Papua New Guinea was 18.64 million people in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population by world region recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 18.64 million people in 2100.
What is the lowest population by world region recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 544,050 people in 1922.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for population by world region?
Papua New Guinea ranks 82nd out of 238 countries with data for 2100.
Is population by world region rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.