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11781559614258556389746 NATIONAL POPULATION ESTIMATE 2021
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TOTAL POPULATION
2585563897461425855638 About the From the
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11,781,559 Estimate National
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The Population Estimate 2021 provides the total population count at
Statistician
6,142,585 5,638,974
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the National, Provincial, District and LLG levels and also by age and
sex. The estimate can support decision making and planning in
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combination with other datasets, it can be used to quantify the The National Statistical Office (NSO) is the lead agency
HIGHLANDS MOMASE education needs of an area and inform us of the stresses on the responsible for the collection, compilation, analysis and
REGION REGION dissemination of official statistics. Population data is the
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existing services and infrastructure.
fundamental denominator of planning and decision
278292737294896416848 4.57m 3.04m How is this estimate calculated?
making for governments of all levels, institutions,
development partners and other entities which strive to
contribute to the development goals of our country.
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The estimation uses a series of different datasets to calculate the
SOUTHERN NEW GUINEA population of a geographic or administrative area. It starts by looking
NSO in partnership with UNFPA has released the
REGION ISLANDS REGION
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at areas where there have been recent, reliable population data
Population Estimates 2021 for PNG, that was generated
collection exercises. In Papua New Guinea, this includes the Urban
2.41m 1.76m
through the use of satellite images and household
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The Population Estimate 2021 is funded by the Australian Structural Listing and Household Survey for the Long Lasting
Government with technical support from the United surveys to respond to the demand for up-to-date data.
Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Insecticidal Net Distribution by Rotarians Against Malaria.
5596142585563897461425 POPULATION KEY INDICATORS The strength of relationship between the population data and the
The Population Estimates 2021 for PNG provides
information on the population disaggregated by age
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socio-economic, environmental and geographical characteristics, and sex. In addition to the national level, estimates
influences which methods are used in population estimation. Some of were generated at the regional, provincial, district and
these characteristics, such as night-time lights, distance to health
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LLG levels.
providers and other facilities, and slope are measured using aerial
images that are collected from satellites. The relationship between
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The generation of the Population Estimates using this
population size and geographic characteristics can then be used to technology is the first of its kind in the Pacific region
estimate the population of the areas for which we do not have recent enhancing capacity at NSO to acquire proficiency in this
17815596142585563897461 observations. 21st century.
42585563897411781559614 Progressing the generation of the Population Estimates
2021 would not have been successful without the
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ANCILLARY
HOUSEHOLD
DATASETS THAT
HAVE A POPULATION financial support from the Australian Government and
ESTIMATES
SURVEYS STATISTICAL
AusPNG Partnership. Furthermore, the continued
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"MICROCENSUS" RELATIONSHIP (BY AGE AND SEX)
support from the United Nations Population Fund
POPULATION DATA PROJECT
WITH POPULATION
COUNTS
(UNFPA) in providing the technical leadership in
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NATIONAL
engaging WorldPop, an applied research group at the
University of Southampton (UK), and in placing the PNG
8974614259472563897411 This method has been applied in areas where the collection of data is NSO amongst other NSOs around the globe which are
POPULATION
not possible to undertake or to complete, in countries such as advancing into the use of modern technological
7815596142556397461425 Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Colombia, Democratic Republic of
the Congo, and Zambia, through the technical support of the
methods to produce data and statistics important for
nation building is appreciated.
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ESTIMATE
WorldPop. This is the first time this method has been used in the
Pacific. It is a valuable tool for measuring our region’s remote Gratitude is also extended to the WorldPop for their
4614259472947292782927 populations and Papua New Guinea is at the forefront of this state-of- expertise in carrying out the estimation of PNG’s
POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX
2021
the-art technological solution for population estimation. population and to the Rotarians Against Malaria for
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sharing their provincial population data which was used
as one of the inputs in the generation of population
How accurate is the estimate? estimates.
5638974614258556389741 The Population Estimate has a 3% margin of error at the national
I am also indebted to the NSO Project Management
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Team for their tireless efforts in managing the technical
and administrative aspects of this exercise for the
7815596142585563897461 The generated estimate does not replace a National Population and
Housing Census which remains the most reliable source of
successful generation of population estimates for PNG.
42585563897411781559614 information not only on population counts but also the socio-
demographic and economic characteristics of the population at the
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lowest level of geographic subdivision of the country.
Mr. John Igitoi
97411781559614258556397 National Statistician
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MOROBE
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 % 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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MALE FEMALE
MOROBE PROVINCE RESULTS
TOTAL POPULATION
1,139,789
MALE FEMALE
601,322 538,467 TAWAE-SIASSI
58,052
KABWUM
MARKHAM 63,214
109,760
NAWAE
103,386
FINSCHAFEN
76,109
LAE DISTRICT
224,983
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 % 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
MENYAMYA
150,841
BULOLO HUON
171,006 182,438
58,000 225,000
