Papua New Guinea: population density 2020

In 2020, the population density in Papua New Guinea increased by 0.5 inhabitants per square kilometer (+2.37 percent) since 2019. While the growth is slowing down, with 21.53 inhabitants per square kilometer, the population density is at its peak in the observed period. Notably, the population density continuously increased over the last years.

Population density is calculated by dividing the total population by the total land area, to show the average number of people living there per square kilometer of land.

Population density of Papua New Guinea from 2007 to 2020 (in people per square kilometer)

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Release date

March 2023

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Region

Asia, Papua New Guinea

Survey time period

2007 to 2020

Supplementary notes

Figures have been rounded.

Population density is the midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers.
Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship - except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin.
Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.

Date provided is date of last update.

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