Urban population share 2050 in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Urban population share 2050 was 15.78 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
15.78
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
234th
of 238 countries
All-time high
15.78
in 2025
All-time low
0
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban population share 2050 in Papua New Guinea, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population share 2050 in Papua New Guinea stood at 15.78. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population share 2050 in Papua New Guinea peaked at 15.78 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 234th of 238 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population share 2050 in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0001 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0003 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0008 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0024 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.0072 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.0215 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 0.0644 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 0.0291 | -54.8% |
| 1720 | 0.0339 | +16.7% |
| 1730 | 0.0396 | +16.7% |
| 1740 | 0.0462 | +16.7% |
| 1750 | 0.0539 | +16.7% |
| 1760 | 0.0628 | +16.7% |
| 1770 | 0.0733 | +16.7% |
| 1780 | 0.0855 | +16.7% |
| 1790 | 0.0998 | +16.7% |
| 1800 | 0.1164 | +16.7% |
| 1810 | 0.1358 | +16.7% |
| 1820 | 0.1585 | +16.7% |
| 1830 | 0.1849 | +16.7% |
| 1840 | 0.2157 | +16.7% |
| 1850 | 0.2516 | +16.7% |
| 1860 | 0.2936 | +16.7% |
| 1870 | 0.3425 | +16.7% |
| 1880 | 0.3996 | +16.7% |
| 1890 | 0.4662 | +16.7% |
| 1900 | 0.5439 | +16.7% |
| 1910 | 0.6345 | +16.7% |
| 1920 | 0.7403 | +16.7% |
| 1930 | 0.8637 | +16.7% |
| 1940 | 1.01 | +16.7% |
| 1950 | 1.7 | +68.7% |
| 1951 | 1.72 | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 1.78 | +3.4% |
| 1953 | 1.87 | +5.3% |
| 1954 | 2 | +7.0% |
| 1955 | 2.17 | +8.2% |
| 1956 | 2.37 | +9.1% |
| 1957 | 2.6 | +9.7% |
| 1958 | 2.86 | +10.0% |
| 1959 | 3.15 | +10.1% |
| 1960 | 3.46 | +10.1% |
| 1961 | 3.81 | +9.9% |
| 1962 | 4.17 | +9.7% |
| 1963 | 4.57 | +9.4% |
| 1964 | 4.98 | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 5.42 | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 5.88 | +8.5% |
| 1967 | 6.63 | +12.8% |
| 1968 | 7.77 | +17.2% |
| 1969 | 9.05 | +16.5% |
| 1970 | 10.24 | +13.1% |
| 1971 | 11.08 | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 11.68 | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 12.23 | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 12.7 | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 13.02 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 13.14 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 13.13 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 13.1 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 13.07 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 13.06 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 13.1 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 13.26 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 13.51 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 13.82 | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 14.17 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 14.52 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 14.85 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 15.12 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 15.3 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 15.38 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 15.32 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 15.17 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 14.94 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 14.66 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 14.35 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 14.04 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 13.75 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 13.5 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 13.32 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 13.22 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 13.19 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 13.15 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 13.12 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 13.1 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 13.07 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 13.05 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 13.03 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 13.02 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 13.01 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 13 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 13 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.01 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 13.06 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 13.13 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 13.23 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 13.37 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 13.53 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 13.71 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 13.93 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 14.17 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 14.44 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 14.74 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 15.06 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 15.41 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 15.78 | +2.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 15.78 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.87, 31% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 15.78 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 65.45, 24% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population share 2050 in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0 | 0.0001 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0001 | 0.0003 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0003 | 0.0008 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0008 | 0.0024 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.0024 | 0.0072 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.0072 | 0.0215 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0003 | 0.0003 | 0.0003 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0008 | 0.0008 | 0.0008 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0024 | 0.0024 | 0.0024 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0072 | 0.0072 | 0.0072 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.0215 | 0.0215 | 0.0215 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.0644 | 0.0644 | 0.0644 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.0291 | 0.0291 | 0.0291 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.0339 | 0.0339 | 0.0339 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.0396 | 0.0396 | 0.0396 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.0462 | 0.0462 | 0.0462 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.0539 | 0.0539 | 0.0539 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.0628 | 0.0628 | 0.0628 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.0733 | 0.0733 | 0.0733 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.0855 | 0.0855 | 0.0855 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.0998 | 0.0998 | 0.0998 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.1164 | 0.1164 | 0.1164 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.1358 | 0.1358 | 0.1358 | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.1585 | 0.1585 | 0.1585 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.1849 | 0.1849 | 0.1849 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.2157 | 0.2157 | 0.2157 | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.2516 | 0.2516 | 0.2516 | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.2936 | 0.2936 | 0.2936 | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.3425 | 0.3425 | 0.3425 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.3996 | 0.3996 | 0.3996 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.4662 | 0.4662 | 0.4662 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.5439 | 0.5439 | 0.5439 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.6345 | 0.6345 | 0.6345 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.7403 | 0.7403 | 0.7403 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.8637 | 0.8637 | 0.8637 | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1 |
| 1950s | 2.22 | 1.7 | 3.15 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.57 | 3.46 | 9.05 | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.34 | 10.24 | 13.14 | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.07 | 13.06 | 15.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.44 | 13.32 | 15.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.1 | 13.01 | 13.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3 | 13 | 13.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.93 | 14.17 | 15.78 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 231 Niger 18.37 compare
- 232 Malawi 17.59 compare
- 233 Samoa 17.51 compare
- 235 Liechtenstein 14.63 compare
- 236 Montserrat 8.98 compare
- 237 Tokelau 0
- 237 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 urban population share 2050 in Papua New Guinea?
- Urban population share 2050 in Papua New Guinea was 15.78 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population share 2050 recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 15.78 in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population share 2050 recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for urban population share 2050?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 234th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population share 2050 rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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 Urban population share 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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