Rural population in Papua New Guinea in 2025 — 9,064,472 people. Ranked 62 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 370.6%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Papua New Guinea
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.06M | +117,405 | +1.31% |
| 2024 | 8.95M | +121,914 | +1.38% |
| 2023 | 8.83M | +125,509 | +1.44% |
| 2022 | 8.7M | +132,594 | +1.55% |
| 2021 | 8.57M | +142,231 | +1.69% |
| 2020 | 8.42M | +154,135 | +1.86% |
| 2019 | 8.27M | +164,400 | +2.03% |
| 2018 | 8.11M | +168,988 | +2.13% |
| 2017 | 7.94M | +173,344 | +2.23% |
| 2016 | 7.76M | +177,799 | +2.34% |
| 2015 | 7.59M | +181,980 | +2.46% |
| 2014 | 7.4M | +185,662 | +2.57% |
| 2013 | 7.22M | +188,864 | +2.69% |
| 2012 | 7.03M | +192,016 | +2.81% |
| 2011 | 6.84M | +196,633 | +2.96% |
| 2010 | 6.64M | +198,021 | +3.07% |
| 2009 | 6.44M | +195,099 | +3.12% |
| 2008 | 6.25M | +192,027 | +3.17% |
| 2007 | 6.06M | +188,705 | +3.22% |
| 2006 | 5.87M | +185,542 | +3.27% |
| 2005 | 5.68M | +182,231 | +3.31% |
| 2004 | 5.5M | +179,004 | +3.36% |
| 2003 | 5.32M | +175,554 | +3.41% |
| 2002 | 5.14M | +171,755 | +3.45% |
| 2001 | 4.97M | +168,155 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 4.8M | +167,876 | +3.62% |
| 1999 | 4.64M | +168,060 | +3.76% |
| 1998 | 4.47M | +166,879 | +3.88% |
| 1997 | 4.3M | +164,624 | +3.98% |
| 1996 | 4.14M | +159,836 | +4.02% |
| 1995 | 3.98M | +154,306 | +4.04% |
| 1994 | 3.82M | +148,059 | +4.03% |
| 1993 | 3.68M | +140,635 | +3.98% |
| 1992 | 3.53M | +129,024 | +3.79% |
| 1991 | 3.41M | +108,235 | +3.28% |
| 1990 | 3.3M | +82,254 | +2.56% |
| 1989 | 3.22M | +64,416 | +2.04% |
| 1988 | 3.15M | +57,516 | +1.86% |
| 1987 | 3.09M | +54,626 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 3.04M | +52,614 | +1.76% |
| 1985 | 2.99M | +51,451 | +1.75% |
| 1984 | 2.93M | +51,196 | +1.78% |
| 1983 | 2.88M | +51,769 | +1.83% |
| 1982 | 2.83M | +53,272 | +1.92% |
| 1981 | 2.78M | +55,676 | +2.04% |
| 1980 | 2.72M | +56,284 | +2.11% |
| 1979 | 2.67M | +56,148 | +2.15% |
| 1978 | 2.61M | +55,860 | +2.19% |
| 1977 | 2.55M | +55,067 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 2.5M | +50,920 | +2.08% |
| 1975 | 2.45M | +45,197 | +1.88% |
| 1974 | 2.4M | +41,586 | +1.76% |
| 1973 | 2.36M | +39,957 | +1.72% |
| 1972 | 2.32M | +39,587 | +1.73% |
| 1971 | 2.28M | +32,848 | +1.46% |
| 1970 | 2.25M | +23,665 | +1.06% |
| 1969 | 2.23M | +20,363 | +0.92% |
| 1968 | 2.21M | +22,500 | +1.03% |
| 1967 | 2.18M | +31,139 | +1.45% |
| 1966 | 2.15M | +36,766 | +1.74% |
| 1965 | 2.11M | +35,384 | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 2.08M | +35,729 | +1.75% |
| 1963 | 2.04M | +37,076 | +1.85% |
| 1962 | 2.01M | +38,256 | +1.94% |
| 1961 | 1.97M | +42,223 | +2.19% |
| 1960 | 1.93M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
