Papua New Guinea

Census Results


1966-06-20 2,184,986
1971-07-07 2,489,936
1980-09-22 3,010,727
1990-07-11 3,761,954
2000-07-09 5,190,786
2011-07-10 7,059,653

General Information


Official name Papua New Guinea
Official name [native] Papua New Guinea «English»
Capital Port Moresby
Capital [native] Port Moresby «English»
Region Melanesia
ISO code PG
Statistical agency NSO

Name in Chinese 巴布亚新几内亚
Name in Arabic بابوا غينيا الجديدة
Name in Spanish Papua Nueva Guinea
Name in Russian Папуа-Новая Гвинея
Name in French la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée

Administrative units

regioncapitalarea (sq.km.)population
2000-07-09
census		population
2011-07-10
census
Highlands Region63,6571,973,9963,001,598
Islands Region56,602741,538959,692
Momase Region141,8371,433,4321,795,474
Papua Region199,9791,041,8201,302,887
total 462,8405,190,7867,059,653
source: 2000 - NSO , Papua New Guinea. 2011 - government announcement of preliminary results in Post-Courier Online.
note: Hela newly created from Southern Highlands province and Jiwaka from Western Highlands province.

Expanded administrative units

region
province		capitalarea (sq.km.)population
2000-07-09
census		population
2011-07-10
census
Highlands Region63,6571,973,9963,001,598
Chimbu (Simbu) ProvinceKundiawa6,112259,703403,772
Chuave DistrictChuave55036,074 
Gumine DistrictGumine70835,976 
Karimui Nomane DistrictKarimui3,47436,334 
Kerowagi DistrictKerowagi54754,850 
Kundiawa DistrictKundiawa47558,454 
Sinasina Yonggamugl DistrictYonggamugl35838,015 
Eastern Highlands ProvinceGoroka11,157432,972582,159
Daulo DistrictAsaro62530,960 
Goroka DistrictGoroka29671,870 
Henganofi DistrictHenganofi94155,768 
Kainantu DistrictKainantu98991,771 
Lufa DistrictLufa1,35845,868 
Obura Wonenara DistrictAiyuiri3,91629,688 
Okapa DistrictOkapa2,11062,041 
Unggai Bena DistrictBena92245,006 
Enga ProvinceWabag11,704295,031452,596
Kandep DistrictKandep2,00147,400 
Kompiam Ambum DistrictKompiam2,96344,332 
Lagaip Porgera DistrictLagaip/Porgera4,60891,002 
Wabag DistrictWabag1,09058,750 
Wapenamanda DistrictWapenamanda1,04253,547 
Hela Province10,498185,947352,698
Komo Margarima DistrictMargarima3,92864,162 
Koroba-Lake Kopiago DistrictKopiago5,27269,575 
Tari Pori DistrictTari1,29852,210 
Jiwaka Province4,798185,798341,928
Jimi DistrictTabibuga2,37537,385 
North Wahgi DistrictBanz45351,843 
Anglimp-South Wahgi DistrictMinj1,97096,570 
Southern Highlands ProvinceMendi15,089360,318515,511
Ialibu Pangia DistrictIalibu2,41250,799 
Imbonggu DistrictImbonggu1,03260,086 
Kagua Erave DistrictKagua3,49754,515 
Mendi DistrictMendi1,35496,413 
Nipa Kutubu DistrictNipa6,79498,505 
Western Highlands ProvinceMount Hagen4,299254,227352,934
Baiyer Mul DistrictBaiyer1,37656,686 
Dei DistrictDei57649,767 
Hagen DistrictMt. Hagen52386,951 
Tambul Nebilyer DistrictNebilyer1,82460,823 
Islands Region56,602741,538959,692
East New Britain ProvinceRabaul15,274220,133271,250
Gazelle DistrictKerevat3,70089,776 
Kokopo DistrictKokopo40858,345 
Pomio DistrictPomio11,07144,964 
Rabaul DistrictRabaul9527,048 
Manus ProvinceLorengau2,00043,38750,321
Manus DistrictLorengau2,00043,387 
New Ireland ProvinceKavieng9,557118,350161,165
Kavieng DistrictKavieng2,98353,421 
Namatanai DistrictNamatanai6,57464,929 
Bougainville (North Solomons) Autonomous RegionArawa9,384175,160234,280
Central Bougainville DistrictArawa/Kieta2,59241,485 
North Bougainville DistrictBuka3,00773,091 
South Bougainville DistrictBuin3,78560,584 
West New Britain ProvinceKimbe20,387184,508242,676
Kandrian Gloucester DistrictKandrian12,49955,716 
Talasea DistrictKimbe7,888128,792 
Momase Region141,8371,433,4321,795,474
East Sepik ProvinceWewak43,426343,181433,481
Ambunti Dreikikir DistrictAmbunti10,78455,397 
Angoram DistrictAngoram17,54668,796 
Maprik DistrictMaprik1,09757,806 
Wewak DistrictWewak2,28463,965 
Wosera Gaui DistrictWosera9,05549,408 
Yangoru Saussia DistrictYangoru2,66047,809 
Madang ProvinceMadang28,886365,106487,460
Bogia DistrictBogia3,97857,104 
Madang DistrictMadang2,56586,693 
Middle Ramu DistrictSimbai7,22257,879 
Rai Coast DistrictRai Coast5,43356,299 
Sumkar DistrictKarkar2,00167,052 
Usino Bundi DistrictUsino7,68740,079 
Morobe ProvinceLae33,705539,404646,876
Bulolo DistrictBulolo7,18077,232 
Finschhafen DistrictGagidu2,64245,287 
Huon Gulf DistrictSalamaua7,40159,523 
Kabwum DistrictKabwum2,77841,883 
Lae DistrictLae 119,178 
Markham DistrictKaiapit4,31149,369 
Menyamya DistrictMenyamya3,72968,546 
Nawae DistrictBoana3,12935,059 
Tewai Siassi DistrictSialum2,53543,327 
West Sepik (Sandaun) ProvinceVanimo35,820185,741227,657
Aitape Lumi DistrictAitape5,68953,382 
Nuku DistrictNuku3,50346,021 
Telefomin DistrictTelefomin16,33335,587 
Vanimo Green DistrictVanimo10,29550,751 
Papua Region199,9791,041,8201,302,887
Central ProvincePort Moresby29,998183,983237,016
Abau DistrictAbau7,12438,378 
Goilala DistrictTapini7,58727,345 
Kairuku-Hiri DistrictBereina/Konedobu10,21578,784 
Rigo DistrictKwikila5,07239,476 
Gulf ProvinceKerema34,472106,898121,128
Kerema DistrictMalalaua/Kerema7,31865,498 
Kikori DistrictKikori27,15441,400 
Milne Bay ProvinceAlotau14,345210,412269,954
Alotau DistrictAlotau/Rabaraba7,83574,644 
Esa'ala DistrictEsa'ala2,32242,644 
Kiriwina Goodenough DistrictKiriwina1,10749,966 
Samarai Murua DistrictBwagaoia3,08143,158 
National Capital District ProvincePort Moresby240254,158318,128
Moresby North East District   
Moresby North West District   
Moresby South District   
Northern (Oro) ProvincePopondetta22,735133,065176,206
Ijivitari DistrictIjivitari12,70967,975 
Sohe DistrictSohe10,02665,090 
Western (Fly River) ProvinceDaru98,189153,304180,455
Middle Fly DistrictBalimo44,47955,853 
North Fly DistrictKiunga21,84650,914 
South Fly DistrictDaru31,86446,537 
total 462,8405,190,7867,059,653
source: 2000 - NSO , Papua New Guinea. 2011 - government announcement of preliminary results in Post-Courier Online.
note: Hela newly created from Southern Highlands province and Jiwaka from Western Highlands province.

Main cities

namepopulation
2000-07-01
estimate
Port Moresby173,500
Lae78,038
Mount Hagen27,782
Madang27,394
source: United Nations Statistics Division.