Melanesia · Oceania
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is a country in Melanesia. Its capital is Port Moresby. It shares a land border with one country.
At a glance
Papua New Guinea in numbers
- Population 10.9 million110,947,848 No. 88 of 195
- Area 462,840 km²2 No. 54 of 195
- Population density 24 per km²12 No. 163 of 195
- Economy (GDP) US$32.5 billion3 No. 108 of 189
- GDP per person $3,0204 No. 143 of 189
- Life expectancy 66.5 years1 No. 165 of 195
- Median age 23.0 years1 No. 139 of 195
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Every figure on this page with where it comes from.
- World Population Prospects 2024, United Nations, Population Division (UN projection for 1 July 2026)
- Demographic Yearbook 2024, table 3, United Nations Statistics Division (figure for 2024)
- World Development Indicators: GDP (current US$), World Bank (figure for 2025)
- World Development Indicators: GDP per capita (current US$), World Bank (figure for 2025)
- ISO 4217 currency codes, list one, SIX Group, ISO 4217 maintenance agency
- Member States, United Nations
- Root Zone Database, IANA
- Capital, region, borders and country code: Natural Earth, capitals checked by hand. Flag: flag-icons.