Urban Population (As % of Total Population) in Papua New Guinea

Urban population as a percentage of total population reached 13.5% in 2021 in Papua New Guinea, according to the National Statistical Office. This is 0.832% more than in the previous year.

Historically, urban population as a percentage of total population in Papua New Guinea reached an all time high of 15.0% in 1990 and an all time low of 3.73% in 1960.

Papua New Guinea has been ranked 177th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of urban population as a percentage of total population.