PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Population

Population

Papua New Guinea is home to 10 million people (2024). The population density is extremely low with no more than 24 inhabitants per square kilometre.

• The natural population growth rate is 2.26%. (2024)
• Birth rate per 1000 inhabitants is 28.1 (2024)
• Death rate per 1000 inhabitants is 5.4 (2024)
• Life expectancy is 70.1 years. (men 68.3 and women 71.9 years (2024)

Population composition:

The population of Papua New Guinea is mainly composed of Papuans. They make up 98 percent of the total population. Chinese and Malaysians make up the remaining part of the population. The Buka live mainly in northern Solomons. The Polynesians live mainly in the south along the coast.

Language

English is spoken by 1-2% of the population, further many Tok Pisin (Pidgin), Motu and more than 700 other languages.

Religion

There are many different religions and hybrids in Papua New Guinea. Here the main movements are Roman Catholic (22%), Lutheran (16%), Presbyterians (8%) United Churches (13%), Anglican (5%), Other Protestants (2%) traditional expression of faith (34%).

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Sources

Elmar Landeninformatie

CIA - World Factbook

BBC - Country Profiles

Last updated February 2025
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