Demographics of Papua New Guinea

Religions and Ethnicity

ReligionsRoman Catholic 27%, Protestant 69.4% (Evangelical Lutheran 19.5%, United Church 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10%, Pentecostal 8.6%, Evangelical Alliance 5.2%, Anglican 3.2%, Baptist 2.5%, other Protestant 8.9%), Baha'i 0.3%, indigenous beliefs and other 3.3% (2000 census)

Ethnic groupsMelanesian, Papuan, Negrito, Micronesian, Polynesian

Demographics

Total fertility rate3.39 children born/woman (2012)

Diabetes prevalence6.72 % of population ages 20 to 79

GINI index50.9

Intentional homicides10.4 per 100,000 people (2010)10.4 per 100,000 people (2009)9.20 per 100,000 people (2008)

Intentional homicides of Papua New Guinea

Total Population6.55 Million (2014)6.43 Million (2013)6.31 Million (2012)

Population Growth1.84 % (2014)1.89 % (2013)1.94 % (2012)

Land per Capita0.07 Square kilometer per capita

Population density14.2 capita per square kilometer (2014)13.9 capita per square kilometer (2013)13.6 capita per square kilometer (2012)

Technology and Infrastructure

Vehicles per 1000 people8.77 per 1,000 people (2007)

Mobile cellular subscriptions41.0 per 100 people (2013)37.8 per 100 people (2012)34.2 per 100 people (2011)

Mobile cellular subscriptions of Papua New Guinea

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers0.15 per 100 people (2013)0.13 per 100 people (2012)0.11 per 100 people (2011)

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers of Papua New Guinea

Internet users6.50 per 100 people (2013)3.50 per 100 people (2012)2.00 per 100 people (2011)