Urban population in Papua New Guinea in 2025 — 1,698,345 people. Ranked 139 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2,358.4%.
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 | 1.7M | +68,910 | +4.23% |
| 2024 | 1.63M | +64,953 | +4.15% |
| 2023 | 1.56M | +60,957 | +4.05% |
| 2022 | 1.5M | +57,679 | +3.99% |
| 2021 | 1.45M | +54,919 | +3.95% |
| 2020 | 1.39M | +52,601 | +3.93% |
| 2019 | 1.34M | +50,097 | +3.89% |
| 2018 | 1.29M | +46,811 | +3.77% |
| 2017 | 1.24M | +43,652 | +3.64% |
| 2016 | 1.2M | +40,673 | +3.52% |
| 2015 | 1.16M | +37,825 | +3.38% |
| 2014 | 1.12M | +35,081 | +3.24% |
| 2013 | 1.08M | +32,444 | +3.08% |
| 2012 | 1.05M | +30,028 | +2.94% |
| 2011 | 1.02M | +29,190 | +2.94% |
| 2010 | 992,525 | +29,064 | +3.02% |
| 2009 | 963,461 | +28,337 | +3.03% |
| 2008 | 935,124 | +27,630 | +3.04% |
| 2007 | 907,494 | +26,920 | +3.06% |
| 2006 | 880,574 | +26,273 | +3.08% |
| 2005 | 854,301 | +25,633 | +3.09% |
| 2004 | 828,668 | +25,040 | +3.12% |
| 2003 | 803,628 | +24,440 | +3.14% |
| 2002 | 779,188 | +23,813 | +3.15% |
| 2001 | 755,375 | +23,216 | +3.17% |
| 2000 | 732,159 | +19,855 | +2.79% |
| 1999 | 712,304 | +14,883 | +2.13% |
| 1998 | 697,421 | +11,628 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 685,793 | +9,898 | +1.46% |
| 1996 | 675,895 | +9,247 | +1.39% |
| 1995 | 666,648 | +9,764 | +1.49% |
| 1994 | 656,884 | +11,277 | +1.75% |
| 1993 | 645,607 | +13,538 | +2.14% |
| 1992 | 632,069 | +15,838 | +2.57% |
| 1991 | 616,231 | +17,121 | +2.86% |
| 1990 | 599,110 | +18,149 | +3.12% |
| 1989 | 580,961 | +19,782 | +3.53% |
| 1988 | 561,179 | +21,821 | +4.05% |
| 1987 | 539,358 | +23,124 | +4.48% |
| 1986 | 516,234 | +23,243 | +4.71% |
| 1985 | 492,991 | +22,287 | +4.73% |
| 1984 | 470,704 | +20,369 | +4.52% |
| 1983 | 450,335 | +17,573 | +4.06% |
| 1982 | 432,762 | +14,000 | +3.34% |
| 1981 | 418,762 | +9,831 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 408,931 | +7,887 | +1.97% |
| 1979 | 401,044 | +7,479 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 393,565 | +7,527 | +1.95% |
| 1977 | 386,038 | +7,933 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 378,105 | +11,587 | +3.16% |
| 1975 | 366,518 | +16,952 | +4.85% |
| 1974 | 349,566 | +20,456 | +6.22% |
| 1973 | 329,110 | +22,240 | +7.25% |
| 1972 | 306,870 | +22,424 | +7.88% |
| 1971 | 284,446 | +27,945 | +10.89% |
| 1970 | 256,501 | +35,036 | +15.82% |
| 1969 | 221,465 | +35,761 | +19.26% |
| 1968 | 185,704 | +30,771 | +19.86% |
| 1967 | 154,933 | +20,619 | +15.35% |
| 1966 | 134,314 | +13,188 | +10.89% |
| 1965 | 121,126 | +12,111 | +11.11% |
| 1964 | 109,015 | +11,220 | +11.47% |
| 1963 | 97,795 | +10,381 | +11.88% |
| 1962 | 87,414 | +9,536 | +12.24% |
| 1961 | 77,878 | +8,794 | +12.73% |
| 1960 | 69,084 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Environment Population living in slumsWhat share of the urban population lives in slums under the UN definition.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
