Papua New Guinea
Capital: Port Moresby Land area: 462,840 km² Region: Melanesia
Papua New Guinea is an Oceanian country that occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia. Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby.
Key Statistics
Census & Surveys
2023Household Listing
2024Population and Housing Census
2025Household Income and Expenditure Survey
News & Publications
Population Pyramid
PDH.stat datasets
- .statAbout PICTsThis table provides a series of non-statistical information about Pacific Islands Countries and Territories (PICTs).
- .statOverseas visitor arrivalsOverseas visitors include sea and air arrivals. It includes excursionists/same-day-visitors i.e. visitors from the cruise ship as well. [...]
- .statBalance of paymentsBalance of payments data from IMF’s Balance of Payment analytical presentation per country for Pacific Island Countries and Territories.
- .statCOVID-19 cases in Pacific Island Countries and TerritoriesStatistics from SPC's Public Health Division (PHD) on the number of cases of COVID-19 and the number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Pacific Island [...]
- .statCivil Registration Completeness within 12 months of Birth or DeathEstimations of civil registration completeness within 12 months of birth or 12 months of death. [...]
Country Key Reports
Census
pdfPapua New Guinea 2011 National Report - census 2011
PDF | 4.68 MB
pdfPopulation at glance: population by Provinces since 1980 census
PDF | 969.03 KB | Anon.
pdfPapua New Guinea 2000 census: national report
PDF | 21.32 MB | Anon.
Household Income and Expenditure Surveys
pdfGuidelines for the harmonisation of census and survey microdata
PDF | 6.43 MB
pdfPNG 2009-2010 HIES Report Summary tables
PDF | 5.05 MB
Demographic and Health Surveys
pdfPapua New Guinea Demographic and Health Survey Report 2016-18
PDF | 5.55 MB
pdfPapua New Guinea Demographic and Health Survey 2006
PDF | 34.58 MB
pdfPapua New Guinea Demographic and Health Survey 1996
PDF | 2.28 MB
Civil Registration and Vital Statistics
pdfGuidelines for setting and monitoring the goals and targets of the Regional Action Framework on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific
PDF | 1.34 MB
pdfAction Plan for Pacific Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (APPCRVS) 2023–2026
PDF | 1.65 MB
pdfThe health sector in civil registration: options and methods to increase registration of live births, stillbirths and deaths: an addendum to the WHO/ UNICEF guidance health sector contributions towards improving the civil registration of births and deaths in low-income countries
PDF | 1 MB | Anon.
Other
Other Resources
General listing of Papua New Guinea, datasets and publications.
Latest statistics and releases from the Statistics Department, including CPI releases, downloads Yearbooks, and more.
Providing information on the work the Government is doing for the people of Papua New Guinea.
Documented Censuses and Surveys related to Papua New Guinea.
Requests for download of microdata for selected datasets is possible.
The Pacific Environment Portal provides an easy way to find, access and reuse regional and national data.
The Social Protection Indicator for the Pacific: Assessing Progress.