Population
10,762,817
Papua New GuineaWorld Bank, 2025
From 8,743,246 in 2015 to 10,762,817 in 2025.
Everyone living in the country, estimated at mid-year.
Papua New Guinea by the numbers
Official figures for Papua New Guinea. Each one shows its date, its source and the area it covers. A figure for a larger area says so.
People
Change over 5 years
+9.7%
Papua New GuineaWorld Bank, 2020 to 2025
Change in the World Bank population figure over the five years shown, both from the same release.
Living in urban areas
15.8%
Papua New GuineaWorld Bank, 2025
From 13.2% in 2015 to 15.8% in 2025.
Share of people living in areas the country itself defines as urban.
Life expectancy at birth
66.3years
Papua New GuineaWorld Bank, 2024
From 64.5 years in 2015 to 66.3 years in 2024.
How long a newborn would live on average if today's death rates stayed the same.
Work and income
GDP per person
$3,020
Papua New GuineaWorld Bank, 2025
From $2,485 in 2015 to $3,020 in 2025.
The value of what the country produces in a year, divided by its population, in current US dollars.
Unemployment rate
2.6%
Papua New GuineaWorld Bank, 2025
From 2.5% in 2015 to 2.6% in 2025.
Share of the labour force without work and looking for work, as modelled by the International Labour Organization.
Sources
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · CC BY 4.0
Figures are shown as each source publishes them. Survey figures carry a 90% margin of error. A figure for a larger area is labelled with that area.