Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita was 15.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea stood at 15.8%. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 15.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1950.
Papua New Guinea ranks 232nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.6% | 3.5% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.3% | 10.2% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 13.1% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 13.3% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 13.0% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 13.0% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.2% | 15.8% | 6 |
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More population data for Papua New Guinea
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.15 million people (2100)
- Population density 41.16 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.07 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 7,732 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.07 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.07 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.8% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.1 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea was 15.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1950.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 232nd out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita 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 rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.