Papua New Guinea has a population density of 60.5 people per square mile compared to 310 people in Sierra Leone. Papua New Guinea has 471,041 sq ft of land per person vs 89,354 sq ft in Sierra Leone. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone are ranked 165th and 77th, 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 0.11% of the population and 0.05% of the land area for Sierra Leone, hence the population density in Papua New Guinea is 80.5% lower than in Sierra Leone.
Population density comparison
Papua New Guinea
|
Sierra Leone
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 60.5 ppl/mi² | 310 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 165/197 | 77/197 |
| Population |
10911445
|
8961932
|
| Land area | 174,850 sq mi | 27,869 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 460,884 sq ft | 89,902 sq ft |
| Rural population | 86.1% | 55.2% |
| Urban population | 13.9% | 44.8% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Papua New Guinea increased by 67.1%, compared to a 61.4% growth in Sierra Leone.
In 2004, Papua New Guinea ranked 166th for population density and is in 165th place now. Sierra Leone was 95th in 2004 and ranks 77th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Sierra Leone
|
|
| 2024 | 60.5 | 310 |
| 2023 | 59.4 | 304 |
| 2022 | 58.4 | 297 |
| 2021 | 57.3 | 290.5 |
| 2020 | 56.1 | 283.9 |
| 2019 | 55 | 277.4 |
| 2018 | 53.7 | 271.1 |
| 2017 | 52.5 | 264.8 |
| 2016 | 51.3 | 258.5 |
| 2015 | 50 | 252.5 |
| 2014 | 48.7 | 246.7 |
| 2013 | 47.5 | 240.9 |
| 2012 | 46.2 | 235.1 |
| 2011 | 44.9 | 229.2 |
| 2010 | 43.7 | 223.3 |
| 2009 | 42.4 | 217.3 |
| 2008 | 41.1 | 211.5 |
| 2007 | 39.8 | 206.3 |
| 2006 | 38.6 | 201.8 |
| 2005 | 37.4 | 197.4 |
| 2004 | 36.2 | 192.2 |
| 2003 | 35 | 185.8 |
| 2002 | 33.9 | 178.4 |
| 2001 | 32.8 | 168.4 |
| 2000 | 31.7 | 158.7 |
| 1999 | 30.6 | 154.9 |
| 1998 | 29.5 | 154.1 |
| 1997 | 28.5 | 152.6 |
| 1996 | 27.5 | 150.7 |
| 1995 | 26.6 | 150 |
| 1994 | 25.6 | 149.7 |
| 1993 | 24.7 | 149.2 |
| 1992 | 23.8 | 149.5 |
| 1991 | 23 | 152.4 |
| 1990 | 22.3 | 150.6 |
| 1989 | 21.7 | 144.8 |
| 1988 | 21.2 | 141.2 |
| 1987 | 20.8 | 137.4 |
| 1986 | 20.3 | 133.8 |
| 1985 | 19.9 | 130.6 |
| 1984 | 19.5 | 127.7 |
| 1983 | 19.1 | 124.9 |
| 1982 | 18.7 | 122.3 |
| 1981 | 18.3 | 119.8 |
| 1980 | 17.9 | 117.4 |
| 1979 | 17.5 | 115.1 |
| 1978 | 17.2 | 112.9 |
| 1977 | 16.8 | 110.7 |
| 1976 | 16.5 | 108.7 |
| 1975 | 16.1 | 106.7 |
| 1974 | 15.7 | 104.8 |
| 1973 | 15.4 | 102.9 |
| 1972 | 15 | 101 |
| 1971 | 14.7 | 99.2 |
| 1970 | 14.3 | 97.3 |
| 1969 | 14 | 95.5 |
| 1968 | 13.7 | 93.7 |
| 1967 | 13.4 | 91.9 |
| 1966 | 13.1 | 90.2 |
| 1965 | 12.8 | 88.6 |
| 1964 | 12.5 | 87 |
| 1963 | 12.2 | 85.5 |
| 1962 | 12 | 84 |
| 1961 | 11.7 | 82.7 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Sierra Leone
|
|
| 2024 | 13.9% | 44.8% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | 44.3% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | 43.8% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | 43.4% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | 42.9% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | 42.5% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | 42.1% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | 41.6% |
| 2016 | 13% | 41.2% |
| 2015 | 13% | 40.8% |
| 2014 | 13% | 40.4% |
| 2013 | 13% | 40% |
| 2012 | 13% | 39.6% |
| 2011 | 13% | 39.2% |
| 2010 | 13% | 38.9% |
| 2009 | 13% | 38.5% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | 38.1% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | 37.7% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | 37.3% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | 36.9% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | 36.4% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | 36.1% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | 35.9% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | 35.6% |
| 1999 | 13.4% | 35.4% |
| 1998 | 13.5% | 35.1% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | 34.9% |
| 1996 | 13.9% | 34.7% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | 34.4% |
| 1994 | 14.3% | 34.2% |
| 1993 | 14.4% | 34% |
| 1992 | 14.6% | 33.7% |
| 1991 | 14.8% | 33.5% |
| 1990 | 15% | 33.3% |
| 1989 | 14.8% | 33% |
| 1988 | 14.6% | 32.8% |
| 1987 | 14.4% | 32.6% |
| 1986 | 14.2% | 32.3% |
| 1985 | 14% | 32% |
| 1984 | 13.8% | 31.6% |
| 1983 | 13.6% | 31.1% |
| 1982 | 13.4% | 30.7% |
| 1981 | 13.2% | 30.2% |
| 1980 | 13% | 29.8% |
| 1979 | 12.8% | 29.4% |
| 1978 | 12.6% | 29% |
| 1977 | 12.4% | 28.6% |
| 1976 | 12.1% | 28.1% |
| 1975 | 11.9% | 27.7% |
| 1974 | 11.7% | 27.1% |
| 1973 | 11.5% | 26.3% |
| 1972 | 11.3% | 25.5% |
| 1971 | 11.1% | 24.7% |
| 1970 | 9.8% | 24% |
| 1969 | 8.65% | 23.2% |
| 1968 | 7.63% | 22.5% |
| 1967 | 6.71% | 21.8% |
| 1966 | 5.9% | 21.1% |
| 1965 | 5.47% | 20.4% |
| 1964 | 5.07% | 19.7% |
| 1963 | 4.69% | 19.1% |
| 1962 | 4.35% | 18.5% |
| 1961 | 4.02% | 17.9% |
| 1960 | 3.73% | 17.4% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 13.1% to 13.9% in Papua New Guinea and from 36.6% to 44.8% in Sierra Leone.
Densely populated cities
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Port Moresby | 317K |
| Lae | 101K |
|
Sierra Leone
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Freetown | 951K |
| Bo | 234K |
| Kenema | 188K |
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