Before revision: Population of Papua New Guinea Although the government of Papua New Guinea had estimated the country's population at 9.4 million, unpublished findings of a population estimation study funded by the United Nations Population Fund and conducted by WorldPop in November 2022 suggested the true population is close to 17 million .
After revision: Population of Papua New Guinea Although the government of Papua New Guinea had estimated the country's population at 9.4 million, unpublwashed findings of a population estimation study funded by the United Nations Population Fund and conducted by WorldPop in November 2022 suggested the true population is close to 17 million .