Population growth rate: Papua New Guinea
1.798% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.798 |
| 2022 | 1.824 |
| 2021 | 1.942 |
| 2020 | 2.036 |
| 2019 | 2.223 |
| 2018 | 2.292 |
| 2017 | 2.356 |
| 2016 | 2.43 |
| 2015 | 2.507 |
| 2014 | 2.586 |
| 2013 | 2.663 |
| 2012 | 2.742 |
| 2011 | 2.832 |
| 2010 | 3.001 |
| 2009 | 3.039 |
| 2008 | 3.088 |
| 2007 | 3.124 |
| 2006 | 3.168 |
| 2005 | 3.212 |
| 2004 | 3.253 |
| 2003 | 3.303 |
| 2002 | 3.338 |
| 2001 | 3.376 |
| 2000 | 3.42 |
| 1999 | 3.48 |
| 1998 | 3.48 |
| 1997 | 3.554 |
| 1996 | 3.57 |
| 1995 | 3.583 |
| 1994 | 3.611 |
| 1993 | 3.632 |
| 1992 | 3.635 |
| 1991 | 3.439 |
| 1990 | 2.886 |
| 1989 | 2.328 |
| 1988 | 2.156 |
| 1987 | 2.165 |
| 1986 | 2.162 |
| 1985 | 2.152 |
| 1984 | 2.132 |
| 1983 | 2.116 |
| 1982 | 2.088 |
| 1981 | 2.077 |
| 1980 | 2.064 |
| 1979 | 2.077 |
| 1978 | 2.116 |
| 1977 | 2.151 |
| 1976 | 2.182 |
| 1975 | 2.211 |
| 1974 | 2.254 |
| 1973 | 2.306 |
| 1972 | 2.373 |
| 1971 | 2.403 |
| 1970 | 2.392 |
| 1969 | 2.349 |
| 1968 | 2.291 |
| 1967 | 2.215 |
| 1966 | 2.264 |
| 1965 | 2.154 |
| 1964 | 2.14 |
| 1963 | 2.198 |
| 1962 | 2.285 |
| 1961 | 2.333 |
| 1960 | 2.721 |
| 1959 | 2.726 |
| 1958 | 2.761 |
| 1957 | 2.763 |
| 1956 | 2.762 |
| 1955 | 2.707 |
| 1954 | 2.619 |
| 1953 | 2.557 |
| 1952 | 2.434 |
| 1951 | 1.908 |
| 1950 | 2.134 |