Papua New Guinea: Statistical Overview

Capital: Port Moresby

Population

Total Population: 10,576,502

Natural Increase: 1.8%

Density: 23 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 15.4%

Ethnic Origins: The population is one of the most heterogeneous in the world with several thousand communities. In more general terms it is made up of Papuans, Melanesians, Negritos (pygmies), Micronesians and Polynesians, with a small number of Europeans.

Official Language: Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin, English

Other Languages Spoken: Around 820 indigenous languages are spoken.

Business Language(s): English

Literacy Rate: 57.3%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Port Moresby

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: New Guinean Kina (PGK)

Country Overview

Area: 462,840 km²

Type of State: Constitutional Monarchy. Parliamentary democracy. Independent State.

Type of Economy: Lower middle income, agricultural and manufacturing economy.
Papua New Guinea's economy is growing, driven by natural resources, particularly gas, although infrastructure challenges and political instability persist.

HDI*: 0.576/1

HDI (World Rank): 158/192

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, measures a country's development in terms of quality of life. It mainly takes into account life expectancy, level of education and GDP per capita.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Papua New Guinea, dial 05
To call Papua New Guinea, dial +675

Internet Suffix: .pg

Households with a computer: 4.7 per 100 Inhabitants

Mobile phone subscriptions: 34.1 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 24.1 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 20.5% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Imports of Goods (million USD)	4,368	5,879	5,409	5,019	4,620
Exports of Goods (million USD)	10,842	14,614	12,831	13,975	15,541
Imports of Services (million USD)	2,062	2,689	2,839	2,397	1,789
Exports of Services (million USD)	190	247	409	75	57

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

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