Papua · Population

Question: What is the population of Papua? Answer: Papua, Indonesia (capital: Jayapura) - last known population is ≈ 2 833 400 (year 2010). This was 1.173% of total Indonesia population. In this year, Papua population density was 8.9 p/km². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2005-2010 (+8.6%/year), Papua population in 2024 would be: 8 997 125*.

Population history [1]

Annual population change

[1971-1980] +2.7 %/year
[1980-1990] +3.46 %/year
[1990-1995] +3.34 %/year
[1995-2000] +2.71 %/year
[2000-2005] -3.33 %/year
[2005-2010] +8.6 %/year

Location

GPS coordinates: -4.269928, 138.0803529

Papua on city and population density map

City density [2]population density [3]Legend (Click on marker to hide it)

Sources, Notices

1971c, 1980c, 1990c, 1995c, 2000c, 2005c, 2010c. Legend: e-estimate, c-census, o-other, ..
* Unofficial, calculated population.
** In some cases boundaries changes also influence the comparability of the population data. Data is provided "as is" without warranty or any representation of accuracy, timeliness or completeness. Terms of use.
[1] Sources
Badan Pusat Statistik Indonesia
Population of Indonesia by Province 1971, 1980, 1990, 1995 , 2000 and 2010
Census 2010
Demographic Yearbook Population Censuses' Datasets (1995 - Present) y2005, 2010, cities 100000+
Berita resmi statistik:Hasil Sensus Penduduk 2000 PDF Statistics Indonesia. June 3, 2002.
Seznam měst v Indonésii y1990 (Cz.). Ret.2015-11-27
[2] City density map, generated by population.city using data provided to us by 1km.net website. Every circle is city with population over 5000. Link
[3] Population density map generated by instructions from daysleeperrr on reddig. Link1. Used data source is the Gridded Population of the World (GPW), v3 online at the the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) at Columbia University. Link2. Additional urban land cover: Extracted from Global Land Cover Characteristics Data Base Version 2.0 and Binary MOD12Q1 data on shadedrelief.com. Link3 (PNG,0.5Mb).