Official name:
Papua New Guinea
المنطقة:
General Information
| Region | Melanesia | |
| Population (000, 2025) | 10 763a | |
| Pop. density (per km2, 2025) | 23.8a | |
| Capital city | Port Moresby | |
| Capital city pop. (000, 2025) | 374.5c | |
| UN membership date | 10 October 1975 | |
| Surface area (km2) | 462 840b | |
| Sex ratio (m per 100 f) | 105.7a | |
| National currency | Kina (PGK) | |
| Exchange rate (per US$) | 3.7b |
Economic indicators
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 21 723 | 23 848 | 31 020b |
| GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) | 6.6 | -3.2 | 2.7b |
| GDP per capita (current US$) | 2 485.0 | 2 430.0 | 2 986.0b |
| Economy: Agriculturee (% of Gross Value Added) | 18.3d | 19.6d | 18.8b |
| Economy: Industrye (% of Gross Value Added) | 36.4f | 34.5f | 37b |
| Economy: Services and other activitye (% of GVA) | 45.3g | 45.9g | 44.2b |
| Employment in agricultureh (% of employed) | 30.1 | 36.1 | 38.7b |
| Employment in industryh (% of employed) | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.9b |
| Employment in servicesh (% employed) | 62.3 | 56.4 | 53.4b |
| Unemploymenth (% of labour force) | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| Labour force participation rateh (female/male pop. %) | 48.7 / 50.6 | 49.6 / 51.9 | 50.7 / 53.4 |
| CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100) | 128 | 164 | 185i |
| Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) | 100 | 100 | 105b |
| International trade: exports (million current US$) | 6 577h | 10 367 | 11 829h,i |
| International trade: imports (million current US$) | 5 700h | 4 088 | 6 365h,i |
| International trade: balance (million current US$) | 877h | 6 279 | 5 463h,i |
| Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | 2 434 | 3 419 | 4 183b |
Social indicators
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| Population growth rate (average annual %) | 2.5 | 2 | 1.7a |
| Urban population (% of total population) | 13 | 13.2c | ... |
| Urban population growth rate (average annual %) | 2.2j | ... | ... |
| Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3a |
| Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) | 67.5 / 62.1 | 68.4 / 62.6 | 69.3 / 63.9a |
| Population age distributionk (0-14/60+ years old, %) | 36.2 / 4.7 | 34.7 / 5.3 | 33.1 / 6.1a |
| International migrant stockl,m (000/% of total pop.) | 30.9 / 0.4 | 31.1 / 0.3 | 31.2 / 0.3i |
| Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) | 9.9 | 9.8 | 110.5i |
| Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | 51.5 | 44.2 | 38.6a |
| Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP) | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.6h,n |
| Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) | ~0.0o | 0.1c | 0.1b |
| Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 97.1 / 104.2p | 108.0 / 112.1q | ... / ... |
| Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 63.4 / 74.9p | 52.6 / 61.1q | ... / ... |
| Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 16.8 / 23.2p | 15.1 / 21.4q | ... / ... |
| Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) | 9.3o | ... | ... |
| Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | 2.7 | 0r | 2.7r |
Environment and infrastructure indicators
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| Individuals using the Interneth (per 100 inhabitants) | 7.9 | 24.4 | 24.1b |
| Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP) | ... | ~0.0s,t,u | ... |
| Threatened species (number) | 478 | 585 | 1 289i |
| Forested area (% of land area) | 79.5 | 79.2 | 79n |
| CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita) | 6.3 / 0.7 | 7.9 / 0.8 | 8.3 / 0.8h,n |
| Energy production, primary (Petajoules) | 531 | 605 | 616h,n |
| Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) | 19 | 19 | 19h,n |
| Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000) | 183 | 39 | 67n |
| Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3i |
| Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural, %) | 29.1 / ... | 28.3 / ... | 28.3 / ...n |
| Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) | 2.92 | 4.57 | 2.37b |