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Live births in Papua New Guinea

Live births in Papua New Guinea was 255,331 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.5% from 2022. That is the 79th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count255,331 Estimated
Change on 2022-0.5%
Rank79th of 236Countries ranked
Series high256,7162022
Series low70,8781950
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Live births in Papua New Guinea, 1950 to 2023

50K100K150K200K250K300K19501961197219831994200520231950: 70,878 count1951: 73,302 count1952: 75,413 count1953: 77,760 count1954: 79,275 count1955: 81,357 count1956: 83,090 count1957: 84,983 count1958: 86,703 count1959: 88,147 count1960: 90,039 count1961: 91,837 count1962: 94,032 count1963: 95,664 count1964: 97,772 count1965: 99,658 count1966: 101,912 count1967: 103,904 count1968: 106,077 count1969: 108,257 count1970: 110,231 count1971: 112,038 count1972: 113,724 count1973: 114,487 count1974: 115,114 count1975: 115,784 count1976: 116,660 count1977: 117,426 count1978: 118,071 count1979: 118,552 count1980: 119,454 count1981: 121,065 count1982: 123,065 count1983: 125,964 count1984: 128,393 count1985: 131,041 count1986: 133,480 count1987: 135,915 count1988: 138,329 count1989: 140,665 count1990: 142,993 count1991: 145,117 count1992: 149,107 count1993: 153,926 count1994: 158,228 count1995: 162,491 count1996: 168,046 count1997: 173,775 count1998: 179,540 count1999: 185,416 count2000: 190,600 count2001: 195,992 count2002: 201,313 count2003: 206,224 count2004: 210,128 count2005: 214,461 count2006: 218,370 count2007: 222,279 count2008: 226,613 count2009: 230,148 count2010: 234,608 count2011: 238,169 count2012: 240,841 count2013: 243,715 count2014: 246,323 count2015: 248,091 count2016: 249,721 count2017: 251,143 count2018: 253,242 count2019: 254,314 count2020: 256,111 count2021: 256,149 count2022: 256,716 count2023: 255,331 count50K100K150K200K250K300K19501975200020231950: 70,878 count1951: 73,302 count1952: 75,413 count1953: 77,760 count1954: 79,275 count1955: 81,357 count1956: 83,090 count1957: 84,983 count1958: 86,703 count1959: 88,147 count1960: 90,039 count1961: 91,837 count1962: 94,032 count1963: 95,664 count1964: 97,772 count1965: 99,658 count1966: 101,912 count1967: 103,904 count1968: 106,077 count1969: 108,257 count1970: 110,231 count1971: 112,038 count1972: 113,724 count1973: 114,487 count1974: 115,114 count1975: 115,784 count1976: 116,660 count1977: 117,426 count1978: 118,071 count1979: 118,552 count1980: 119,454 count1981: 121,065 count1982: 123,065 count1983: 125,964 count1984: 128,393 count1985: 131,041 count1986: 133,480 count1987: 135,915 count1988: 138,329 count1989: 140,665 count1990: 142,993 count1991: 145,117 count1992: 149,107 count1993: 153,926 count1994: 158,228 count1995: 162,491 count1996: 168,046 count1997: 173,775 count1998: 179,540 count1999: 185,416 count2000: 190,600 count2001: 195,992 count2002: 201,313 count2003: 206,224 count2004: 210,128 count2005: 214,461 count2006: 218,370 count2007: 222,279 count2008: 226,613 count2009: 230,148 count2010: 234,608 count2011: 238,169 count2012: 240,841 count2013: 243,715 count2014: 246,323 count2015: 248,091 count2016: 249,721 count2017: 251,143 count2018: 253,242 count2019: 254,314 count2020: 256,111 count2021: 256,149 count2022: 256,716 count2023: 255,331 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
2023255,331 Estimated
2022256,716 Estimated
2021256,149 Estimated
2020256,111 Estimated
2019254,314 Estimated
2018253,242 Estimated
2017251,143 Estimated
2016249,721 Estimated
2015248,091 Estimated
2014246,323 Estimated
2013243,715 Estimated
2012240,841 Estimated
2011238,169 Estimated
2010234,608 Estimated
2009230,148 Estimated
2008226,613 Estimated
2007222,279 Estimated
2006218,370 Estimated
2005214,461 Estimated
2004210,128 Estimated
2003206,224 Estimated
2002201,313 Estimated
2001195,992 Estimated
2000190,600 Estimated
1999185,416 Estimated
1998179,540 Estimated
1997173,775 Estimated
1996168,046 Estimated
1995162,491 Estimated
1994158,228 Estimated
1993153,926 Estimated
1992149,107 Estimated
1991145,117 Estimated
1990142,993 Estimated
1989140,665 Estimated
1988138,329 Estimated
1987135,915 Estimated
1986133,480 Estimated
1985131,041 Estimated
1984128,393 Estimated
1983125,964 Estimated
1982123,065 Estimated
1981121,065 Estimated
1980119,454 Estimated
1979118,552 Estimated
1978118,071 Estimated
1977117,426 Estimated
1976116,660 Estimated
1975115,784 Estimated
1974115,114 Estimated
1973114,487 Estimated
1972113,724 Estimated
1971112,038 Estimated
1970110,231 Estimated
1969108,257 Estimated
1968106,077 Estimated
1967103,904 Estimated
1966101,912 Estimated
196599,658 Estimated
196497,772 Estimated
196395,664 Estimated
196294,032 Estimated
196191,837 Estimated
196090,039 Estimated
195988,147 Estimated
195886,703 Estimated
195784,983 Estimated
195683,090 Estimated
195581,357 Estimated
195479,275 Estimated
195377,760 Estimated
195275,413 Estimated
195173,302 Estimated
195070,878 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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APA 7

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Papua New Guinea, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

MLA 9

World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Papua New Guinea, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/papua-new-guinea. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Papua New Guinea, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/papua-new-guinea.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Papua New Guinea, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/papua-new-guinea (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_papua_new_2023,
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  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Papua New Guinea, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/papua-new-guinea. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the live births in Papua New Guinea?

Live births in Papua New Guinea was 255,331 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.5% from 2022. That is the 79th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Papua New Guinea?

256,716 in 2022, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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