Share of the population living in cities in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of the population living in cities was 10.95 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
10.95
World rank
187th
of 236 countries
All-time high
10.95
in 2020
All-time low
0
in 1950
Years of data
15
1950–2020
Share of the population living in cities in Papua New Guinea, 1950–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 10.95 for share of the population living in cities in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living in cities in Papua New Guinea peaked at 10.95 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1950.
That places Papua New Guinea 187th out of 236 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population living in cities in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 2.05 | — |
| 1975 | 4.52 | +120.1% |
| 1980 | 4.98 | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 5.52 | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 5.82 | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 7.95 | +36.6% |
| 2000 | 8.73 | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 10.11 | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 9.77 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 9.5 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 10.95 | +15.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 10.95 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.18, 29% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 10.95 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30.69, 36% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.28 | 2.05 | 4.52 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.25 | 4.98 | 5.52 | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.88 | 5.82 | 7.95 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.42 | 8.73 | 10.11 | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.64 | 9.5 | 9.77 | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.95 | 10.95 | 10.95 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 184 Slovakia 14.16 compare
- 185 Rwanda 13.97 compare
- 186 Lesotho 12.39 compare
- 188 Malawi 10.82 compare
- 189 Laos 4.51 compare
- 190 American Samoa 0
- 190 Andorra 0
- 190 Anguilla 0
- 190 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 190 Aruba 0
- 190 Bermuda 0
- 190 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0
- 190 British Virgin Islands 0
- 190 Cayman Islands 0
- 190 Cook Islands 0
- 190 Dominica 0
- 190 Eswatini 0 compare
- 190 Falkland Islands 0
- 190 Faroe Islands 0
- 190 Greenland 0
- 190 Grenada 0
- 190 Guadeloupe 0 compare
- 190 Guam 0
- 190 Guernsey 0
- 190 Isle of Man 0
- 190 Kiribati 0
- 190 Liechtenstein 0
- 190 Marshall Islands 0
- 190 Micronesia (country) 0
- 190 Montserrat 0
- 190 Nauru 0
- 190 Niue 0
- 190 Northern Mariana Islands 0
- 190 Palau 0
- 190 Saint Barthelemy 0
- 190 Saint Helena 0
- 190 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 190 Saint Lucia 0
- 190 Saint Martin (French Part) 0
- 190 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0
- 190 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 190 Samoa 0
- 190 San Marino 0
- 190 Seychelles 0
- 190 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0
- 190 Tokelau 0
- 190 Tonga 0
- 190 Turks and Caicos Islands 0
- 190 Tuvalu 0
- 190 United States Virgin Islands 0
- 190 Vanuatu 0
- 190 Wallis and Futuna 0
More population data for Papua New Guinea
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0564 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0669 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 14,910 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.58 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5424 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.048 (2100)
- Population density 41.16 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.15 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living in cities in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of the population living in cities in Papua New Guinea was 10.95 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population living in cities recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.95 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of the population living in cities recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1950.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of the population living in cities?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 187th out of 236 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of the population living in cities rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population living in cities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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