Number of people living in the capital city in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of people living in the capital city was 650,819 people in 2100. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in the capital city in Papua New Guinea, 2020–2100
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2100, number of people living in the capital city in Papua New Guinea stood at 650,819 people.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in the capital city in Papua New Guinea peaked at 651,681 people in 2095 and was at its lowest, 390,890 people, in 2020.
That places Papua New Guinea 131st out of 191 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Number of people living in the capital city in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 390,890 people | — |
| 2025 | 413,223 people | +5.7% |
| 2030 | 442,298 people | +7.0% |
| 2035 | 509,846 people | +15.3% |
| 2040 | 533,610 people | +4.7% |
| 2045 | 561,929 people | +5.3% |
| 2050 | 576,904 people | +2.7% |
| 2055 | 601,622 people | +4.3% |
| 2060 | 614,867 people | +2.2% |
| 2065 | 629,365 people | +2.4% |
| 2070 | 635,639 people | +1.0% |
| 2075 | 640,984 people | +0.8% |
| 2080 | 644,115 people | +0.5% |
| 2085 | 648,822 people | +0.7% |
| 2090 | 649,916 people | +0.2% |
| 2095 | 651,681 people | +0.3% |
| 2100 | 650,819 people | -0.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 650,819 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.14 million people, 30% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 650,819 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 337,568 people, 1.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 402,056 people | 390,890 people | 413,223 people | 2 |
| 2030s | 476,072 people | 442,298 people | 509,846 people | 2 |
| 2040s | 547,770 people | 533,610 people | 561,929 people | 2 |
| 2050s | 589,263 people | 576,904 people | 601,622 people | 2 |
| 2060s | 622,116 people | 614,867 people | 629,365 people | 2 |
| 2070s | 638,312 people | 635,639 people | 640,984 people | 2 |
| 2080s | 646,468 people | 644,115 people | 648,822 people | 2 |
| 2090s | 650,798 people | 649,916 people | 651,681 people | 2 |
| 2100s | 650,819 people | 650,819 people | 650,819 people | 1 |
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More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in the capital city in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of people living in the capital city in Papua New Guinea was 650,819 people in 2100, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 651,681 people in 2095.
- What is the lowest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 390,890 people in 2020.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of people living in the capital city?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 131st out of 191 countries with data for 2100.
- Is number of people living in the capital city rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.