Papua New Guinea’s current population unknown
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Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape
Papua New Guinea’s current population unknown
PORT MORESBY: Papua New Guinea (PNG)’s current population is
unknown but an updated common roll expected to be released next month should
give a rough estimate, Prime Minister James Marape says.
He said in Parliament yesterday (Jan 18, 2022) that
the common roll update would also indicate how many eligible voters would
participate in General Election 2022.
Details of Marape’s revelation were published by The National:
Current
population not known
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Marape told Parliament yesterday that the common roll update would also
indicate how many eligible voters would participate in the general election.
Rabaul MP Dr Allan Marat asked Marape to tell Parliament what the country’s
population was and the number of eligible voters.
Marat also queried how the numbers on the common roll could be verified to
determine the accuracy as the national census, which was supposed to be
conducted in 2020 was not done.
Marape said while there was a legal requirement to carry out the census in
2020, it was impossible to do so because of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the
political crisis then.
“There is no up-to-date population data indicating the integrity of the common
roll update,” Marape said.
He said Marat was right in pointing out the legal requirement to conduct a 2020
census.
“It was not possible because of the Covid-19 and 2020 politics and power-play,
which derailed government programmes,” he said.
“I have given assurance that we will do a head-count.
“I assure our citizens that the common roll is important.
“While the latest update hasn’t taken place, the population growth rate is
known and projected at 3 per cent.”
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