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Papua New Guinea

Melanesia · Independent country · Capital: Port Moresby

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Papua New Guinea has 5 km² of ocean for every km² of land, and about 24 people per km² of land.

Population

2000–2025

4.0M6.0M8.0M10M12M2000: 5.5M2001: 5.7M2002: 5.9M2003: 6.1M2004: 6.3M2005: 6.5M2006: 6.7M2007: 7.0M2008: 7.2M2009: 7.4M2010: 7.6M2011: 7.9M2012: 8.1M2013: 8.3M2014: 8.5M2015: 8.7M2016: 9.0M2017: 9.2M2018: 9.4M2019: 9.6M2020: 9.8M2021: 10M2022: 10M2023: 10M2024: 10M2025: 11M200020032006200920122015201820212025
People by year

GDP per person (US$, current prices)

2006–2024

01,0002,0003,0004,0002006: 1,2382007: 1,3712008: 1,6252009: 1,5692010: 1,8672011: 2,2892012: 2,6352013: 2,5612014: 2,7232015: 2,4842016: 2,3172017: 2,4782018: 2,5662019: 2,5762020: 2,4292021: 2,6082022: 3,1032023: 2,9662024: 2,9392006200820102012201420162018202020222024
US$ by year

Overseas visitors per year

2005–2025

062.5k125k188k250k2005: 69.0k2006: 78.0k2007: 104k2008: 120k2009: 126k2010: 146k2011: 165k2012: 175k2013: 182k2014: 191k2015: 199k2016: 198k2017: 182k2018: 195k2019: 211k2020: 39.0k2021: 16.8k2022: 69.4k2023: 113k2024: 133k2025: 130k20052008201120142017202020232025
Visitors by year

Life expectancy of women at birth

2000–2021

50556065702000: 54.82010: 54.82016: 68.12021: 66.92000201020162021
Years by year

People

Population
10,669,9422025, estimate
Population growth per year
1.8%2025, estimate
People per km² of land
242025, estimate
Median age
23 years2025, estimate
Children (0–14)share of the population
33%2025, estimate
Youth (15–24)share of the population
19%2025, estimate
Aged 60 and overshare of the population
6%2025, estimate
Dependency ratiochildren and older people per 100 aged 15–59
65%2025, estimate

Health

Life expectancy, women
66.9 years2021
Life expectancy, men
64.2 years2021
Births per woman
4.22018
Births per 1,000 women aged 15–19
682018
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
332018
Births per 1,000 people
292018
Deaths per 1,000 people
10.62018

Economy

GDPcurrent prices, US dollars
US$31 billion2024
GDP per person
US$2,9392024
Inflation
4.4%2025, estimate
Exports of goods
US$11 billion2022
Imports of goods
US$5.8 billion2022
Trade balance
US$5.2 billion2022
Government revenueshare of GDP
17.6%2024
Government spendingshare of GDP
18.6%2024
Overseas visitors per year
130,4082025

Land and sea

Land area
452,860 km²2025, estimate
Ocean area (exclusive economic zone)
2,402,290 km²2021
Highest point above sea level
4,509 m2021

Happening nearby now

Earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 and over this week within 1,000 km of Port Moresby, and storms, floods, volcanoes and fires within 1,500 km.

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Figures: Pacific Community (SPC), Pacific Data Hub .Stat (Pocket summary). The year under each figure is the year it is for; SPC keeps showing the latest figure until a newer one is published. Live events: USGS, GDACS and NASA EONET.