Rural population, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Rural population, per capita was 0.8422 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.8422 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.9654 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.8422 units per person, in 2025.
Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9654 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.9619 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.9583 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.9543 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.9502 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.9458 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.9412 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.9337 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.9223 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.9095 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8976 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8892 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.8832 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8777 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.873 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8698 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8686 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.8687 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.869 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8693 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8694 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.869 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8674 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8649 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8618 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8583 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8548 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8515 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8488 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.847 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8462 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8468 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8483 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8506 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8534 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8565 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8596 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8625 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.865 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8668 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8678 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8681 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8685 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8688 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.869 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8693 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8695 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8697 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8698 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8699 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.87 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.87 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8699 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8694 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8687 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8677 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8663 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8648 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8629 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8607 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8583 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8556 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8526 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8494 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8459 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.8422 units per person | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9443 units per person | 0.9095 units per person | 0.9654 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8766 units per person | 0.8686 units per person | 0.8976 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8593 units per person | 0.847 units per person | 0.8694 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8556 units per person | 0.8462 units per person | 0.8668 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.869 units per person | 0.8678 units per person | 0.8699 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.867 units per person | 0.8607 units per person | 0.87 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8507 units per person | 0.8422 units per person | 0.8583 units per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Papua New Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.3264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1702 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 495.76 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 17.02 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 17.02 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
- Rural population 84.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Rural population, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.8422 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9654 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8422 units per person in 2025.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for rural population, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.