PNG is the Pacific’s most populated country, but there’s no official head count. Estimates range between 9 - 11 million, but a 2022 @unitednations report suggests the population could be as high as 17 million. Their last credible census was in the year 2000, but that’s all about to change with the PNG Government launching a new national census in Port Moresby. PNG reporter Belinda Kora joined ‘The Pacific’ to discuss why there’s so much riding on this census. 📺 Watch The Pacific every Thursday

5.8K views · 52 reactions | Estimates of PNG's population vary by millions, but there are hopes that a new census will finally give a firm figure. Read more  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-30/papua-new-guinea-png-census-population-be-counted/104026078 | ABC Pacific | Facebook