Digital 2021: Papua New Guinea
You’ll find our complete #Digital2021 report for Papua New Guinea in the SlideShare embed above (click here if that’s not working for you).
This report contains all the latest internet stats, mobile stats, and social media stats for Papua New Guinea, but read on below for essential insights into digital use in Papua New Guinea in 2021.
Papua New Guinea’s population
Papua New Guinea had a population of 9.03 million in January 2021.
Papua New Guinea’s population increased by 171 thousand (+1.9%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
48.9% of Papua New Guinea’s population is female, while 51.1% of its population is male [note: the United Nations does not publish data for genders other than ‘female’ and ‘male’].
13.4% of Papua New Guinea’s population lives in urban centres, while 86.6% lives in rural areas.
Internet users in Papua New Guinea
There were 1.37 million internet users in Papua New Guinea in January 2021.
The number of internet users in Papua New Guinea increased by 270 thousand (+25%) between 2020 and 2021.
Internet penetration in Papua New Guinea stood at 15.2% in January 2021.
Note: we no longer include data sourced from social media platforms in our internet user numbers, so the numbers shown above and in our complete Digital 2021 reports are not comparable with numbers published in our reports from previous years.
Social media statistics for Papua New Guinea
There were 930.0 thousand social media users in Papua New Guinea in January 2021.
The number of social media users in Papua New Guinea increased by 170 thousand (+22%) between 2020 and 2021.
The number of social media users in Papua New Guinea was equivalent to 10.3% of the total population in January 2021.
Note: Figures for social media users shown here and in our complete Digital 2021 reports may not equate to unique individuals. We have also included new sources in this year’s social media figures, so numbers shown here and in our Digital 2021 reports will not be comparable with numbers published in our previous reports.
Mobile connections in Papua New Guinea
There were 3.11 million mobile connections in Papua New Guinea in January 2021.
The number of mobile connections in Papua New Guinea increased by 239 thousand (+8.3%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
The number of mobile connections in Papua New Guinea in January 2021 was equivalent to 34.4% of the total population.
Note: many people have more than one mobile connection, so figures for mobile connections may exceed 100% of the total population.
Additional resources
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