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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Papua New Guinea's population growth stands at 1.75% as of 2025-12-31, down from 1.78% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1961 to 2025 (65 observations).
In 2025, Papua New Guinea's population growth was 1.75%, down from 1.78% in 2024.
In 2024, Papua New Guinea's population growth was 1.78%, down from 1.81% in 2023.
In 2023, Papua New Guinea's population growth was 1.81%, down from 1.88% in 2022.
In 2022, Papua New Guinea's population growth was 1.88%, down from 1.99% in 2021.
In 2021, Papua New Guinea's population growth was 1.99%, down from 2.13% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.75% | -0.0363% |
| 2024 | 1.78% | -0.0284% |
| 2023 | 1.81% | -0.0714% |
| 2022 | 1.88% | -0.1062% |
| 2021 | 1.99% | -0.1401% |
| 2020 | 2.13% | -0.1289% |
| 2019 | 2.26% | -0.0663% |
| 2018 | 2.32% | -0.0686% |
| 2017 | 2.39% | -0.0755% |
| 2016 | 2.47% | -0.0781% |
| 2015 | 2.55% | -0.0778% |
| 2014 | 2.62% | -0.0777% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -0.0844% |
| 2012 | 2.79% | -0.1293% |
| 2011 | 2.92% | -0.1046% |
| 2010 | 3.02% | -0.0432% |
| 2009 | 3.06% | -0.0425% |
| 2008 | 3.11% | -0.0398% |
| 2007 | 3.15% | -0.0439% |
| 2006 | 3.19% | -0.0426% |
| 2005 | 3.23% | -0.0456% |
| 2004 | 3.28% | -0.0427% |
| 2003 | 3.32% | -0.0367% |
| 2002 | 3.36% | -0.0408% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -0.0515% |
| 2000 | 3.45% | -0.0305% |
| 1999 | 3.48% | -0.0365% |
| 1998 | 3.52% | -0.0453% |
| 1997 | 3.56% | -0.0144% |
| 1996 | 3.58% | -0.0207% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | -0.0246% |
| 1994 | 3.62% | -0.0121% |
| 1993 | 3.63% | +0.0948% |
| 1992 | 3.54% | +0.372% |
| 1991 | 3.17% | +0.556% |
| 1990 | 2.61% | +0.3675% |
| 1989 | 2.24% | +0.0824% |
| 1988 | 2.16% | -0.0031% |
| 1987 | 2.16% | +0.0066% |
| 1986 | 2.16% | +0.0147% |
| 1985 | 2.14% | +0.0183% |
| 1984 | 2.12% | +0.022% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | +0.0196% |
| 1982 | 2.08% | +0.0121% |
| 1981 | 2.07% | -0.0002% |
| 1980 | 2.07% | -0.0257% |
| 1979 | 2.1% | -0.0367% |
| 1978 | 2.13% | -0.033% |
| 1977 | 2.17% | -0.0304% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | -0.0363% |
| 1975 | 2.23% | -0.047% |
| 1974 | 2.28% | -0.0591% |
| 1973 | 2.34% | -0.0488% |
| 1972 | 2.39% | -0.0098% |
| 1971 | 2.4% | +0.0266% |
| 1970 | 2.37% | +0.0503% |
| 1969 | 2.32% | +0.067% |
| 1968 | 2.25% | +0.0143% |
| 1967 | 2.24% | +0.0294% |
| 1966 | 2.21% | +0.0625% |
| 1965 | 2.15% | -0.0216% |
| 1964 | 2.17% | -0.0723% |
| 1963 | 2.24% | -0.0678% |
| 1962 | 2.31% | -0.2161% |
| 1961 | 2.52% | — |
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Papua New Guinea's population growth is 1.75% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 1.78% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 3.63% (1993); the lowest is 1.75% (2025), across data from 1961 to 2025.
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