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.

Papua New Guinea
Census & Surveys
2023Household Listing
2024Population and Housing Census
2025Household Income and Expenditure Survey

News & Publications

New Action Plan for CRVS

July 16, 2023
The improvement of civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems in the Pacific requires a diverse set of technical expertise that is not available in any one agency.

Civil registration and vital statistics systems in the Pacific, 2023

July 6, 2023
This compendium pulls together civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) country profiles for the Pacific Island region.

Digital Economy Report Pacific Edition 2022

June 14, 2023
Digital transformation is under way in the Pacific and presents both opportunities and challenges for the region.

Vanuatu first pilot country for the development of the Pacific Customs Commodity Trade Database

April 26, 2023
Vanuatu is set to be the pilot country for a new database that will improve insights on trade to enable better policy and business decisions.

Population Pyramid

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