Name: Papua New Guinea Population
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The total population in Papua New Guinea was estimated at 10.8 million people in 2025, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. Looking back, in the year of 1960, Papua New Guinea had a population of 2.0 million people. source: World Bank

Population in Papua New Guinea is expected to reach 10.95 Million by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Papua New Guinea Population is projected to trend around 11.15 Million in 2027 and 11.32 Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Minimum Wages	140.80	140.80	PGK/Week	Dec 2025
Population	10.76	10.58	Million	Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate	2.60	2.60	percent	Dec 2025

Papua New Guinea Population

The population of Papua New Guinea represents 0.10 percent of the world´s total population which arguably means that one person in every 995 people on the planet is a resident of Papua New Guinea.