🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
PG / PNG #54
Nomad Score
35.0
Cities
10
Region
Malay Archipelago,
Islands,
Oceania,
Oceania,
Melanesia
Currency
PGK
📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
11.8M
Density
19.3/km²
HDI
0.576
(Medium)
GDP per capita
$2,757
Gini Index (2009)
41.9
Life Expectancy (2024)
66.3 yrs
Fertility Rate (2024)
3.07
Urban Population (2024)
15.4%
Literacy Rate (2022)
87.0%
Labor Force (2025)
52.9%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| Hiri Motu | - |
| Tok Pisin | - |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 95.5% |
| Unspecified | 3.1% |
| Other | 1.4% |
Demonym (male)
Papua New Guinean
Demonym (female)
Papua New Guinean
National Anthem
O Arise, All You Sons
📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE
| Age Group | Distribution | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 Youth | 33.5% | |
| 15-64 Working | 63.1% | |
| 65+ Elderly | 3.5% |
Dependency Ratio
58.6%
Profile
Young
Urban Pop. (2024)
15.4%
Birth Rate (2024)
24.3 /1000
Death Rate (2024)
6.6 /1000
Largest City (2025)
25.4%
Fertility Rate (2024)
3.07
Infant Mortality (2024)
31.3 /1000
Slum Pop. (2022)
22.3%
Tourism (2020)
39.0K
🏥 HEALTHCARE
Life Expectancy (2024)
66.3 yrs
HALE (2021)
57.5 yrs
Health Spending (2023)
2.9% of GDP
Infant Mortality (2024)
31.3/1000
UHC Index (2021)
30/100
Hospital Beds (2023)
0.6/1000
Physicians (2023)
0.06/1000
Nurses (2021)
0.51/1000
Health Spending/cap (2023)
$85
Out-of-Pocket (2023)
8.6%
🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Literacy Rate (2022)
87.0%
Education Spending (2023)
0.8% of GDP
Learning Outcomes (2020)
363
Internet Users (2024)
18.8%
Mobile Subscriptions (2024)
38.8/100
Broadband (2022)
0.2/100
Secure Servers (2024)
88/1M
🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2022)
0.2
🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
462,840 km²
Capital
Port Moresby
📍
Continent
Oceania
Region
Oceania
Subregion
Melanesia
Landlocked
No
Driving Side
Left
Timezones
UTC+10:00
Calling Codes
+675
Postal Code
###
TLD
.pg
Maps
Google Maps
| OpenStreetMap
Borders
🇮🇩 Indonesia
🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Flag
The flag of Papua New Guinea is divided diagonally, from the upper hoist-side corner to the lower fly-side corner, into a lower black and an upper red triangle. On the hoist side of the lower black triangle is a representation of the Southern Cross constellation made up of one small and four larger five-pointed white stars. A golden Raggiana bird-of-paradise is situated on the fly side of the upper red triangle.
National Anthem
O Arise, All You Sons
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