Papua New Guinea has a population density of 60.5 people per square mile compared to 763 people in Saint Lucia. Papua New Guinea has 471,041 sq ft of land per person vs 36,950 sq ft in Saint Lucia. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Papua New Guinea and Saint Lucia are ranked 165th and 34th, 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 0.002% of the population and 0.0004% of the land area for Saint Lucia, hence the population density in Papua New Guinea is 92.1% lower than in Saint Lucia.
Population density comparison
Papua New Guinea
|
Saint Lucia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 60.5 ppl/mi² | 763 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 165/197 | 34/197 |
| Population |
10911445
|
180421
|
| Land area | 174,850 sq mi | 235.5 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 460,884 sq ft | 36,530 sq ft |
| Rural population | 86.1% | 80.7% |
| Urban population | 13.9% | 19.3% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Papua New Guinea vs Saint Lucia:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Papua New Guinea increased by 67.1%, compared to a 9.44% growth in Saint Lucia.
In 2004, Papua New Guinea ranked 166th for population density and is in 165th place now. Saint Lucia was 32nd in 2004 and ranks 34th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Saint Lucia
|
|
| 2024 | 60.5 | 763 |
| 2023 | 59.4 | 761 |
| 2022 | 58.4 | 759 |
| 2021 | 57.3 | 758 |
| 2020 | 56.1 | 757 |
| 2019 | 55 | 754 |
| 2018 | 53.7 | 752 |
| 2017 | 52.5 | 749 |
| 2016 | 51.3 | 746 |
| 2015 | 50 | 743 |
| 2014 | 48.7 | 739 |
| 2013 | 47.5 | 736 |
| 2012 | 46.2 | 733 |
| 2011 | 44.9 | 729 |
| 2010 | 43.7 | 726 |
| 2009 | 42.4 | 721 |
| 2008 | 41.1 | 717 |
| 2007 | 39.8 | 712 |
| 2006 | 38.6 | 708 |
| 2005 | 37.4 | 702 |
| 2004 | 36.2 | 697 |
| 2003 | 35 | 692 |
| 2002 | 33.9 | 686 |
| 2001 | 32.8 | 680 |
| 2000 | 31.7 | 673 |
| 1999 | 30.6 | 665 |
| 1998 | 29.5 | 657 |
| 1997 | 28.5 | 648 |
| 1996 | 27.5 | 639 |
| 1995 | 26.6 | 629 |
| 1994 | 25.6 | 619 |
| 1993 | 24.7 | 610 |
| 1992 | 23.8 | 601 |
| 1991 | 23 | 592 |
| 1990 | 22.3 | 585 |
| 1989 | 21.7 | 580 |
| 1988 | 21.2 | 573 |
| 1987 | 20.8 | 566 |
| 1986 | 20.3 | 557 |
| 1985 | 19.9 | 548 |
| 1984 | 19.5 | 540 |
| 1983 | 19.1 | 531 |
| 1982 | 18.7 | 523 |
| 1981 | 18.3 | 514 |
| 1980 | 17.9 | 506 |
| 1979 | 17.5 | 499 |
| 1978 | 17.2 | 492 |
| 1977 | 16.8 | 485 |
| 1976 | 16.5 | 477 |
| 1975 | 16.1 | 470 |
| 1974 | 15.7 | 463 |
| 1973 | 15.4 | 456 |
| 1972 | 15 | 450 |
| 1971 | 14.7 | 444 |
| 1970 | 14.3 | 438 |
| 1969 | 14 | 433 |
| 1968 | 13.7 | 427 |
| 1967 | 13.4 | 422 |
| 1966 | 13.1 | 418 |
| 1965 | 12.8 | 414 |
| 1964 | 12.5 | 410 |
| 1963 | 12.2 | 406 |
| 1962 | 12 | 401 |
| 1961 | 11.7 | 397 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Saint Lucia
|
|
| 2024 | 13.9% | 19.3% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | 19.2% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | 19.1% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | 18.9% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | 18.8% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | 18.8% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | 18.7% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | 18.6% |
| 2016 | 13% | 18.6% |
| 2015 | 13% | 18.5% |
| 2014 | 13% | 18.5% |
| 2013 | 13% | 18.5% |
| 2012 | 13% | 18.4% |
| 2011 | 13% | 18.4% |
| 2010 | 13% | 18.4% |
| 2009 | 13% | 19.2% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | 20.1% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | 21.1% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | 22.1% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | 23.1% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | 24.1% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | 25.2% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | 26.3% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | 27.5% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | 27.8% |
| 1999 | 13.4% | 28% |
| 1998 | 13.5% | 28.2% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | 28.4% |
| 1996 | 13.9% | 28.6% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | 28.8% |
| 1994 | 14.3% | 29% |
| 1993 | 14.4% | 29.2% |
| 1992 | 14.6% | 29.4% |
| 1991 | 14.8% | 29.6% |
| 1990 | 15% | 29.3% |
| 1989 | 14.8% | 29.1% |
| 1988 | 14.6% | 28.8% |
| 1987 | 14.4% | 28.5% |
| 1986 | 14.2% | 28.2% |
| 1985 | 14% | 27.9% |
| 1984 | 13.8% | 27.6% |
| 1983 | 13.6% | 27.4% |
| 1982 | 13.4% | 27.1% |
| 1981 | 13.2% | 26.8% |
| 1980 | 13% | 26.5% |
| 1979 | 12.8% | 26.3% |
| 1978 | 12.6% | 26% |
| 1977 | 12.4% | 25.7% |
| 1976 | 12.1% | 25.5% |
| 1975 | 11.9% | 25.2% |
| 1974 | 11.7% | 24.9% |
| 1973 | 11.5% | 24.7% |
| 1972 | 11.3% | 24.4% |
| 1971 | 11.1% | 24.2% |
| 1970 | 9.8% | 23.9% |
| 1969 | 8.65% | 23.7% |
| 1968 | 7.63% | 23.4% |
| 1967 | 6.71% | 23.2% |
| 1966 | 5.9% | 22.9% |
| 1965 | 5.47% | 22.7% |
| 1964 | 5.07% | 22.4% |
| 1963 | 4.69% | 22.2% |
| 1962 | 4.35% | 21.9% |
| 1961 | 4.02% | 21.7% |
| 1960 | 3.73% | 21.5% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 13.1% to 13.9% in Papua New Guinea and from 24.1% to 19.3% in Saint Lucia.
Densely populated cities
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Port Moresby | 317K |
| Lae | 101K |
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