Urban population, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Urban population, per capita was 0.1578 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.1578 units per person for urban population, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.1578 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0346 units per person, in 1960.
That places Papua New Guinea 217th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0346 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0381 units per person | +9.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0417 units per person | +9.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0457 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0498 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0542 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0588 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0663 units per person | +12.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0777 units per person | +17.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0905 units per person | +16.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1024 units per person | +13.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1108 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1168 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1223 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.127 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1302 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1314 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1313 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.131 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1307 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1306 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.131 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1326 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1351 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1382 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1417 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1452 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1485 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1512 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.153 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1538 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1532 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1517 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1494 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1466 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1435 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1404 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1375 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.135 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1332 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1322 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1319 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1315 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1312 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.131 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1307 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1305 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1303 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1302 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1301 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.13 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.13 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1301 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1306 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1313 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1323 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1337 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1353 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1371 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1393 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1417 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1444 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1474 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1506 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1541 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.1578 units per person | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0557 units per person | 0.0346 units per person | 0.0905 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1234 units per person | 0.1024 units per person | 0.1314 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1407 units per person | 0.1306 units per person | 0.153 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1444 units per person | 0.1332 units per person | 0.1538 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.131 units per person | 0.1301 units per person | 0.1322 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.133 units per person | 0.13 units per person | 0.1393 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1493 units per person | 0.1417 units per person | 0.1578 units per person | 6 |
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More climate change data for Papua New Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 18.97 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,290 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 396.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,894 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 108.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3993 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Urban population, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.1578 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1578 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0346 units per person in 1960.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for urban population, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 217th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.