Largest cities in Papua New Guinea

The largest cities in Papua New Guinea, ranked by population.

The total population of Papua New Guinea is 8,558,800 as of 1-Jul-18 , which represents 0.11% of global population and ranks Papua New Guinea # 98 worldwide.

Numbers generally reflect the city population, rather than the urban areas, municipality, or urban agglomeration. Note that double listings may reflect different spellings or definitions of urban agglomerations.

List: the biggest cities in Papua New Guinea

CityCountryPopulationLast updateTime zone
  • Port Moresby
  • Papua New Guinea 283,733 11/27/18Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Lae
  • Papua New Guinea 76,255 8/18/14Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Arawa
  • Papua New Guinea 40,266 2/4/15Pacific/Bougainville
  • Mount Hagen
  • Papua New Guinea 33,623 2/27/19Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Popondetta
  • Papua New Guinea 28,198 4/2/15Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Madang
  • Papua New Guinea 27,419 2/27/19Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Kokopo
  • Papua New Guinea 26,273 10/19/18Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Mendi
  • Papua New Guinea 26,252 3/14/18Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Kimbe
  • Papua New Guinea 18,847 4/6/15Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Goroka
  • Papua New Guinea 18,503 1/16/12Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Wewak
  • Papua New Guinea 18,230 3/15/18Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Bulolo
  • Papua New Guinea 16,042 6/16/17Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Daru
  • Papua New Guinea 15,214 4/18/15Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Wau
  • Papua New Guinea 14,629 4/2/15Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Kavieng
  • Papua New Guinea 14,490 10/24/18Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Kiunga
  • Papua New Guinea 11,536 12/23/17Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Vanimo
  • Papua New Guinea 11,204 1/4/18Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Alotau
  • Papua New Guinea 10,025 1/5/14Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Kundiawa
  • Papua New Guinea 9,383 12/1/13Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Kainantu
  • Papua New Guinea 8,509 1/17/12Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Tari
  • Papua New Guinea 8,186 6/11/17Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Rabaul
  • Papua New Guinea 8,074 10/11/18Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Ialibu
  • Papua New Guinea 6,915 4/6/18Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Kokoda
  • Papua New Guinea 6,199 10/31/14Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Lorengau
  • Papua New Guinea 5,806 10/16/14Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Kerema
  • Papua New Guinea 5,646 1/16/12Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Aitape
  • Papua New Guinea 5,547 10/12/18Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Wabag
  • Papua New Guinea 3,958 7/7/17Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Kieta
  • Papua New Guinea 3,611 10/24/18Pacific/Bougainville
  • Panguna
  • Papua New Guinea 2,916 1/17/12Pacific/Bougainville
  • Morehead
  • Papua New Guinea 2,246 5/5/12Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Ambunti
  • Papua New Guinea 2,073 12/24/13Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Samarai
  • Papua New Guinea 1,638 10/11/18Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Angoram
  • Papua New Guinea 1,604 1/17/12Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Porgera
  • Papua New Guinea 1,578 3/14/18Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Finschhafen
  • Papua New Guinea 1,054 11/5/18Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Kandrian
  • Papua New Guinea 1,014 10/26/18Pacific/Port_Moresby

     

     



    Country codes for Papua New Guinea

    • 2 digit ISO country code (A2) for Papua New Guinea : PG
    • 3 digit UN country code (A3) for Papua New Guinea : PNG
    • Numeric U.N. country code for Papua New Guinea : 598

    DIALING CODE for Papua New Guinea : 675

    Flag of Papua New Guinea (when applicable):

     

    The population data for this list of cities and towns in Papua New Guinea was derived from several sources, including GeoNames and Wikipedia.