CoveragePort Moresby, Lae and other towns by province
The 2024 census counted 10,185,363 people in 22 provinces. Morobe, home of Lae, is the largest with 997,545, and the National Capital District around Port Moresby has 756,754, or 7.43%. You choose the country in the login with -cc-pg; the dashboard generator lists provinces and towns on offer.
Morobe9.79%Lae district 203,056 · Lae town 148,934 in 2011
Eastern Highlands7.86%Goroka district 163,401 · Goroka town 22,830 in 2011
Madang7.47%Madang district 175,289 · Madang town 35,971 in 2011
National Capital District7.43%Moresby North East 285,227 · North West 282,181 · South 189,346
East Sepik6.2%Wewak district 123,329 · Wewak town 37,825 in 2011
Western Highlands4.54%Hagen Central district 160,914 · Mount Hagen 29,765 in 2011
East New Britain4.27%Kokopo district 106,217 · Kokopo town 6,677 in 2011
West New Britain3.62%Kimbe town 22,923 in 2011
Provinces and districts: final 2024 census figures of the National Statistical Office, as tabulated by City Population. Those figures stop at district level, so town counts are from 2011. Where available, exits come from homes and phones in Port Moresby, Lae and Madang, and towns such as Goroka, Wewak, Mount Hagen, Kimbe and Alotau. Check an exit’s town in our IP checker before relying on it, as databases can differ.