Melanesia · Oceania

Papua New Guinea

In 2020 an estimated 7,251,200 people lived here, 32% of them in urban areas.

Year · 2020

2000·2010···2020·2025

Population02.3M urban · 4.9M rural

Water · at least basic46.0%Safely managed 13.6%

Sanitation · at least basic39.2%Open defecation 17.8%

Hygiene · basic21.5%No facility 45.5%

Water ladder

Papua New Guinea · 2020 · National

13.6%

32.4%

21.6%

20.1%

12.3%

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Sanitation ladder

Papua New Guinea · 2020 · National

8.9%

30.3%

21.3%

21.8%

17.8%

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Hygiene ladder

Papua New Guinea · 2020 · National

21.5%

33.0%

45.5%

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Urban vs rural profile

Urban
Rural

Radar of five headline indicators.

Trend 2000–2025

Water
Sanitation
Hygiene

At least basic service, national.

Water service composition

Safely Managed
Basic
Limited
Unimproved
Surface Water

100% stacked, national vs urban vs rural.

Sanitation service composition

Safely Managed
Basic
Limited
Unimproved
Open Defecation

100% stacked, national vs urban vs rural.

Hygiene composition

21.5%

Basic
Limited
No Facility

Population, 100 people

Water service levels as 100 cells.

Regional comparison · Melanesia

At least basic water, national.

Before / after

2000 vs selected year, headline indicators.

Urban / rural by category

Urban
Rural
National

Grouped bars, selected year.

Country rank · at least basic water

#4 of 48

Papua New Guinea · all records

name	year ▲	pop_n	pop_u	pop_r	wat_sm_n	wat_sm_u	wat_sm_r	wat_bas_n	wat_bas_u	wat_bas_r	wat_lim_n	wat_lim_u	wat_lim_r	wat_unim_n	wat_unim_u	wat_unim_r	wat_sur_n	wat_sur_u	wat_sur_r
Papua New Guinea	2000	5,500,000	715,000	4,785,000	7.4	16.6	0.1	31.9	32.4	27.6	24.3	20.4	28.9	22.6	19	26.9	13.8	11.6	16.5
Papua New Guinea	2005	5,937,800	1,056,928	4,880,872	8.9	18.2	0.2	32.1	32.3	27.8	23.6	19.8	28.8	21.9	18.4	26.8	13.4	11.3	16.4
Papua New Guinea	2010	6,375,600	1,440,886	4,934,714	11.2	20.8	0.9	32.4	32	28.9	22.6	18.9	28.1	21	17.5	26.1	12.9	10.8	16
Papua New Guinea	2012	6,550,720	1,606,237	4,944,483	11	20.6	0.8	32.4	32.1	28.9	22.6	18.9	28.1	21.1	17.6	26.2	12.9	10.8	16
Papua New Guinea	2015	6,813,400	1,866,872	4,946,528	13.4	23.2	1.8	32.4	31.7	29.8	21.6	18	27.3	20.1	16.8	25.4	12.3	10.3	15.6
Papua New Guinea	2018	7,076,080	2,142,637	4,933,443	14	23.7	2.1	32.4	31.7	30	21.4	17.8	27.2	19.9	16.6	25.3	12.2	10.2	15.5
Papua New Guinea	2020	7,251,200	2,334,886	4,916,314	13.6	23.4	1.9	32.4	31.7	29.9	21.6	18	27.3	20.1	16.7	25.4	12.3	10.2	15.5
Papua New Guinea	2022	7,426,320	2,533,860	4,892,460	15.8	25.6	3.1	32.4	31.4	30.5	20.7	17.2	26.6	19.3	16	24.7	11.8	9.8	15.1
Papua New Guinea	2025	7,689,000	2,844,930	4,844,070	17.4	27.2	4	32.3	31.1	31	20.1	16.7	26	18.7	15.5	24.2	11.5	9.5	14.8

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