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Papua New Guinea
Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Global rank#216out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

15.812.79.66.53.5196019932025Papua New Guinea · 2025: 16Papua New Guinea

Analytical takeaways

  • Papua New Guinea records 16 for Urban population (% of total population) in 2025, ranking #216 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Urban population (% of total population) increased from 3 in 1960 to 16 in 2025, a gain of 12.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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