Papua New Guinea has a population density of 60.5 people per square mile compared to 69.2 people in Peru. Papua New Guinea has 471,041 sq ft of land per person vs 404,290 sq ft in Peru. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Papua New Guinea and Peru are ranked 165th and 161st, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Papua New Guinea has 0.13% of the world's population and 0.3% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.42% of the population and 0.86% of the land area for Peru, hence the population density in Papua New Guinea is 12.6% lower than in Peru.
Population density comparison
Papua New Guinea
|
Peru
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 60.5 ppl/mi² | 69.2 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 165/197 | 161/197 |
| Population |
10911445
|
34854181
|
| Land area | 174,850 sq mi | 494,211 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 460,884 sq ft | 402,650 sq ft |
| Rural population | 86.1% | 20.9% |
| Urban population | 13.9% | 79.1% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 32% |
Papua New Guinea vs Peru:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Papua New Guinea increased by 67.1%, compared to a 22.9% growth in Peru.
In 2004, Papua New Guinea ranked 166th for population density and is in 165th place now. Peru was 154th in 2004 and ranks 161st out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Peru
|
|
| 2024 | 60.5 | 69.2 |
| 2023 | 59.4 | 68.5 |
| 2022 | 58.4 | 67.7 |
| 2021 | 57.3 | 67.1 |
| 2020 | 56.1 | 66.4 |
| 2019 | 55 | 65.7 |
| 2018 | 53.7 | 64.5 |
| 2017 | 52.5 | 63.4 |
| 2016 | 51.3 | 62.5 |
| 2015 | 50 | 61.6 |
| 2014 | 48.7 | 60.9 |
| 2013 | 47.5 | 60.3 |
| 2012 | 46.2 | 59.8 |
| 2011 | 44.9 | 59.3 |
| 2010 | 43.7 | 58.9 |
| 2009 | 42.4 | 58.5 |
| 2008 | 41.1 | 58.1 |
| 2007 | 39.8 | 57.7 |
| 2006 | 38.6 | 57.3 |
| 2005 | 37.4 | 56.9 |
| 2004 | 36.2 | 56.4 |
| 2003 | 35 | 55.8 |
| 2002 | 33.9 | 55.2 |
| 2001 | 32.8 | 54.6 |
| 2000 | 31.7 | 53.8 |
| 1999 | 30.6 | 53 |
| 1998 | 29.5 | 52.1 |
| 1997 | 28.5 | 51.1 |
| 1996 | 27.5 | 50.2 |
| 1995 | 26.6 | 49.3 |
| 1994 | 25.6 | 48.3 |
| 1993 | 24.7 | 47.4 |
| 1992 | 23.8 | 46.4 |
| 1991 | 23 | 45.5 |
| 1990 | 22.3 | 44.5 |
| 1989 | 21.7 | 43.6 |
| 1988 | 21.2 | 42.6 |
| 1987 | 20.8 | 41.6 |
| 1986 | 20.3 | 40.7 |
| 1985 | 19.9 | 39.8 |
| 1984 | 19.5 | 38.8 |
| 1983 | 19.1 | 37.9 |
| 1982 | 18.7 | 36.9 |
| 1981 | 18.3 | 36 |
| 1980 | 17.9 | 35.1 |
| 1979 | 17.5 | 34.3 |
| 1978 | 17.2 | 33.4 |
| 1977 | 16.8 | 32.6 |
| 1976 | 16.5 | 31.8 |
| 1975 | 16.1 | 31 |
| 1974 | 15.7 | 30.3 |
| 1973 | 15.4 | 29.5 |
| 1972 | 15 | 28.8 |
| 1971 | 14.7 | 28 |
| 1970 | 14.3 | 27.3 |
| 1969 | 14 | 26.6 |
| 1968 | 13.7 | 25.9 |
| 1967 | 13.4 | 25.2 |
| 1966 | 13.1 | 24.5 |
| 1965 | 12.8 | 23.8 |
| 1964 | 12.5 | 23.1 |
| 1963 | 12.2 | 22.5 |
| 1962 | 12 | 21.8 |
| 1961 | 11.7 | 21.2 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Peru
|
|
| 2024 | 13.9% | 79.1% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | 78.9% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | 78.7% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | 78.5% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | 78.3% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | 78.1% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | 77.9% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | 77.7% |
| 2016 | 13% | 77.5% |
| 2015 | 13% | 77.4% |
| 2014 | 13% | 77.2% |
| 2013 | 13% | 77% |
| 2012 | 13% | 76.8% |
| 2011 | 13% | 76.6% |
| 2010 | 13% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | 13% | 76.2% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | 76.1% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | 75.8% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | 75.4% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | 75% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | 74.6% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | 74.2% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | 73.8% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | 73.4% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | 73% |
| 1999 | 13.4% | 72.6% |
| 1998 | 13.5% | 72.2% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | 71.8% |
| 1996 | 13.9% | 71.4% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | 71% |
| 1994 | 14.3% | 70.5% |
| 1993 | 14.4% | 70.1% |
| 1992 | 14.6% | 69.7% |
| 1991 | 14.8% | 69.3% |
| 1990 | 15% | 68.9% |
| 1989 | 14.8% | 68.5% |
| 1988 | 14.6% | 68.1% |
| 1987 | 14.4% | 67.7% |
| 1986 | 14.2% | 67.3% |
| 1985 | 14% | 66.9% |
| 1984 | 13.8% | 66.4% |
| 1983 | 13.6% | 66% |
| 1982 | 13.4% | 65.6% |
| 1981 | 13.2% | 65.2% |
| 1980 | 13% | 64.6% |
| 1979 | 12.8% | 64% |
| 1978 | 12.6% | 63.3% |
| 1977 | 12.4% | 62.7% |
| 1976 | 12.1% | 62.1% |
| 1975 | 11.9% | 61.5% |
| 1974 | 11.7% | 60.8% |
| 1973 | 11.5% | 60.2% |
| 1972 | 11.3% | 59.5% |
| 1971 | 11.1% | 58.5% |
| 1970 | 9.8% | 57.4% |
| 1969 | 8.65% | 56.3% |
| 1968 | 7.63% | 55.2% |
| 1967 | 6.71% | 54.1% |
| 1966 | 5.9% | 53% |
| 1965 | 5.47% | 51.9% |
| 1964 | 5.07% | 50.8% |
| 1963 | 4.69% | 49.6% |
| 1962 | 4.35% | 48.5% |
| 1961 | 4.02% | 47.4% |
| 1960 | 3.73% | 46.8% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 13.1% to 13.9% in Papua New Guinea and from 74.6% to 79.1% in Peru.
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