Rural population rose 1.61% to 9.11 mil in Papua New Guinea in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population in Papua New Guinea reached an all time high of 9.11 mil in 2024 and an all time low of 1.92 mil in 1960. When compared to Papua New Guinea's main peers, rural population in Australia amounted to 3.60 mil, 116 mil in Indonesia, 0.689 mil in New Zealand and 59.5 mil in Philippines in 2024.
Papua New Guinea has been ranked 63rd within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Australia | mil | 3.49 | 3.52 | 3.53 | 3.50 | 3.52 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 573 | 559 | 544 | 529 | 515 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | mil | 121 | 120 | 119 | 118 | 117 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | mil | 7.89 | 7.82 | 7.74 | 7.65 | 7.56 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | mil | 0.660 | 0.666 | 0.677 | 0.675 | 0.671 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | mil | 8.16 | 8.34 | 8.51 | 8.67 | 8.82 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | mil | 58.1 | 58.6 | 58.9 | 59.2 | 59.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Taiwan | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Vietnam | mil | 61.7 | 61.6 | 61.5 | 61.3 | 61.0 |
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