This reference page collects population of papua new guinea in one place: population 10,389,635; surface area 462,840 km2; density 22.4 /km2; capital Port Moresby. Figures are refreshed automatically by a scheduled build and cached locally so the page keeps its values even when the upstream API is temporarily unavailable. Use the table below for exact numbers, or the related pages for the same dataset for neighbouring periods and locations.
Population 10,389,635
Surface area 462,840 km2
Density 22.4 /km2
Capital Port Moresby
Income group Lower middle income
Data year 2023
How the Papua New Guinea population figure is derived
Population and land area come from the same World Bank release, so the density of 22.4 people per km2 is internally consistent. Cross-check against the country ranking table to see where Papua New Guinea sits.
Frequently asked questions
Where does the data on population of papua new guinea come from?
From a public open API that is queried automatically and cached after every successful run.
How often is population of papua new guinea updated?
The build runs on a schedule, so values refresh at least daily and old pages stay live.