Independent State of Papua New Guinea

Capital Currency Government system

Port Moresby Kina (PGK) Constitutional hereditary monarchy

Official language Region Population

Hiri Motu
Tok Pisin
English Far East Census 2024
10 185 363

Country map - Administrative structure - Population density of Papua New Guinea

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Statistical data - Population density according to the administrative structure

The population data of the table below is census data from 2024, last available data.

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Province	ISO 3166-2	Capital	Area (km²)	Population	Density (pers/km²)
Total			462 085	10 185 363	22,0
Last update: 01/02/2026 - 20:37:34
Highlands	PNG-1	Mount Hagen	63 667	3 634 114	57,1
Islands	PNG-2	Arawa	56 602	1 477 833	26,1
Momase	PNG-3	Lae	141 837	2 753 211	19,4
Papua	PNG-4	Port Moresby	199 979	2 320 205	11,6

The regions are subdivided into provinces, and their data can be found in the following table.shown in the next table.

Province	ISO 3166-2	Region	Capital	Area (km²)	Population	Density (pers/km²)
Total				462 085	10 185 363	22,0
Last update: 01/02/2026 - 20:37:34
Autonomous Region of Bougainville	PG-NSB	Islands	Buka	9 384	367 093	39,1
Central	PG-CPM	Papua	Port Moresby	29 998	373 779	12,5
East New Britain	PG-EBR	Islands	Kokopo	15 274	434 757	28,5
East Sepik	PG-ESW	Momase	Wewak	43 426	631 791	14,5
Eastern Highlands	PG-EHG	Highlands	Goroka	11 157	800 072	71,7
Enga	PG-EPW	Highlands	Wabag	11 704	489 971	41,9
Gulf	PG-GPK	Papua	Kerema	34 472	203 545	5,9
Hela	PG-HLA	Highlands	Tari	10 498	365 806	34,8
Jiwaka	PG-JWK	Highlands	Kurumul	4 798	455 208	94,9
Madang	PG-MPM	Momase	Madang	28 886	761 154	26,4
Manus	PG-MRL	Islands	Lorengau	2 000	69 560	34,8
Milne Bay	PGMBA-	Papua	Alotau	14 345	412 158	28,7
Morobe	PG-MPL	Momase	Lae	33 705	997 545	29,6
National Capital District	PG-NCD	Papua	Port Moresby	240	756 754	3 153,1
New Ireland	PG-NIK	Islands	Kavieng	9 557	237 780	24,9
Oro (Northern)	PG-NPP	Papua	Popondetta	22 735	273 950	12,0
Sandaun (West Sepik)	PG-SAN	Momase	Vanimo	35 820	362 721	10,1
Simbu (Chimbu)	PG-CPK	Highlands	Kundiawa	6 122	458 406	74,9
Southern Highlands	PG-SHM	Highlands	Mendi	15 089	602 085	39,9
West New Britain	PG-WBK	Islands	Kimbe	20 387	368 643	18,1
Western	PG-WPD	Papua	Daru	98 189	300 019	3,1
Western Highlands	PG-WHM	Highlands	Mount Hagen	4 299	462 566	107,6