Population of Papua New Guinea today

10,726,503
Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Population of Papua New Guinea as of today

The current population of Papua New Guinea is 10,726,503 with an annual growth rate of 1.726%. Papua New Guinea has a population of 0.13% of the world's population.

Population10,726,503
Growth Rate1.726%
Male5,511,535 (51.382%)
Female5,214,968 (48.618%)
Today Change+ 51
Births today71
Deaths today20
Births in 202578,923
Deaths in 202521,786
Change in 2025+ 56,561 (0.53%)

Population chart for Papua New Guinea

Population History of Papua New Guinea

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
202410,483,061185,2361.767%10,668,297
202310,296,209185,1261.798%10,481,335
202210,110,130184,4091.824%10,294,539
20219,915,662192,5621.942%10,108,224
20209,715,829197,8142.036%9,913,643
20199,502,191211,2342.223%9,713,425
20189,286,836212,8542.292%9,499,690
20179,070,592213,7032.356%9,284,295
20168,852,843215,1242.43%9,067,967
20158,633,649216,4462.507%8,850,095

Net Migration Rate of Papua New Guinea

The net migration rate of Papua New Guinea in the most recent year (2023) is estimated at -787, indicating a negative migration trend where more people are leaving than arriving.

Net Migration Rate Over the Last 10 Years

YearNet Migration
2023-787
2022-787
202110,703
202010,703
201922,978
201824,684
201726,513
201628,473
201530,580
201432,840

The population of countries near Papua New Guinea

RankIsoCountryPopulationEquivalent Papua New Guinea
1ID Indonesia285,294,4382,667.514%
2AU Australia26,923,867251.594%
3FM Federated State...113,5841.063%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata