Papua New Guinea has a population density of 60.5 people per square mile compared to 918 people in Sri Lanka. Papua New Guinea has 471,041 sq ft of land per person vs 32,224 sq ft in Sri Lanka. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka are ranked 165th and 25th, 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 0.27% of the population and 0.04% of the land area for Sri Lanka, hence the population density in Papua New Guinea is 93.4% lower than in Sri Lanka.
Population density comparison
Papua New Guinea
|
Sri Lanka
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 60.5 ppl/mi² | 918 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 165/197 | 25/197 |
| Population |
10911445
|
22125995
|
| Land area | 174,850 sq mi | 23,884 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 460,884 sq ft | 30,382 sq ft |
| Rural population | 86.1% | 80.6% |
| Urban population | 13.9% | 19.4% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Papua New Guinea vs Sri Lanka:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Papua New Guinea increased by 67.1%, compared to a 10.6% growth in Sri Lanka.
In 2004, Papua New Guinea ranked 166th for population density and is in 165th place now. Sri Lanka was 24th in 2004 and ranks 25th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Sri Lanka
|
|
| 2024 | 60.5 | 918 |
| 2023 | 59.4 | 923 |
| 2022 | 58.4 | 929 |
| 2021 | 57.3 | 928 |
| 2020 | 56.1 | 918 |
| 2019 | 55 | 913 |
| 2018 | 53.7 | 907 |
| 2017 | 52.5 | 898 |
| 2016 | 51.3 | 888 |
| 2015 | 50 | 878 |
| 2014 | 48.7 | 858 |
| 2013 | 47.5 | 850 |
| 2012 | 46.2 | 874 |
| 2011 | 44.9 | 868 |
| 2010 | 43.7 | 862 |
| 2009 | 42.4 | 857 |
| 2008 | 41.1 | 852 |
| 2007 | 39.8 | 846 |
| 2006 | 38.6 | 841 |
| 2005 | 37.4 | 835 |
| 2004 | 36.2 | 830 |
| 2003 | 35 | 824 |
| 2002 | 33.9 | 818 |
| 2001 | 32.8 | 810 |
| 2000 | 31.7 | 797 |
| 1999 | 30.6 | 782 |
| 1998 | 29.5 | 768 |
| 1997 | 28.5 | 754 |
| 1996 | 27.5 | 739 |
| 1995 | 26.6 | 725 |
| 1994 | 25.6 | 714 |
| 1993 | 24.7 | 703 |
| 1992 | 23.8 | 691 |
| 1991 | 23 | 680 |
| 1990 | 22.3 | 675 |
| 1989 | 21.7 | 671 |
| 1988 | 21.2 | 664 |
| 1987 | 20.8 | 657 |
| 1986 | 20.3 | 650 |
| 1985 | 19.9 | 642 |
| 1984 | 19.5 | 638 |
| 1983 | 19.1 | 636 |
| 1982 | 18.7 | 631 |
| 1981 | 18.3 | 624 |
| 1980 | 17.9 | 613 |
| 1979 | 17.5 | 602 |
| 1978 | 17.2 | 591 |
| 1977 | 16.8 | 580 |
| 1976 | 16.5 | 570 |
| 1975 | 16.1 | 560 |
| 1974 | 15.7 | 550 |
| 1973 | 15.4 | 539 |
| 1972 | 15 | 529 |
| 1971 | 14.7 | 518 |
| 1970 | 14.3 | 507 |
| 1969 | 14 | 496 |
| 1968 | 13.7 | 485 |
| 1967 | 13.4 | 473 |
| 1966 | 13.1 | 462 |
| 1965 | 12.8 | 451 |
| 1964 | 12.5 | 440 |
| 1963 | 12.2 | 429 |
| 1962 | 12 | 419 |
| 1961 | 11.7 | 409 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Sri Lanka
|
|
| 2024 | 13.9% | 19.4% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | 19.2% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | 19% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | 18.9% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | 18.7% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | 18.6% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | 18.5% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | 18.4% |
| 2016 | 13% | 18.3% |
| 2015 | 13% | 18.3% |
| 2014 | 13% | 18.2% |
| 2013 | 13% | 18.2% |
| 2012 | 13% | 18.2% |
| 2011 | 13% | 18.2% |
| 2010 | 13% | 18.2% |
| 2009 | 13% | 18.2% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | 18.3% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | 18.3% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | 18.3% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | 18.3% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | 18.3% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | 18.3% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | 18.3% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | 18.4% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | 18.4% |
| 1999 | 13.4% | 18.4% |
| 1998 | 13.5% | 18.4% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | 18.4% |
| 1996 | 13.9% | 18.4% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | 18.5% |
| 1994 | 14.3% | 18.5% |
| 1993 | 14.4% | 18.5% |
| 1992 | 14.6% | 18.5% |
| 1991 | 14.8% | 18.5% |
| 1990 | 15% | 18.5% |
| 1989 | 14.8% | 18.6% |
| 1988 | 14.6% | 18.6% |
| 1987 | 14.4% | 18.6% |
| 1986 | 14.2% | 18.6% |
| 1985 | 14% | 18.6% |
| 1984 | 13.8% | 18.6% |
| 1983 | 13.6% | 18.6% |
| 1982 | 13.4% | 18.7% |
| 1981 | 13.2% | 18.7% |
| 1980 | 13% | 18.6% |
| 1979 | 12.8% | 18.5% |
| 1978 | 12.6% | 18.4% |
| 1977 | 12.4% | 18.3% |
| 1976 | 12.1% | 18.2% |
| 1975 | 11.9% | 18.1% |
| 1974 | 11.7% | 18% |
| 1973 | 11.5% | 17.9% |
| 1972 | 11.3% | 17.8% |
| 1971 | 11.1% | 17.7% |
| 1970 | 9.8% | 17.6% |
| 1969 | 8.65% | 17.5% |
| 1968 | 7.63% | 17.4% |
| 1967 | 6.71% | 17.3% |
| 1966 | 5.9% | 17.2% |
| 1965 | 5.47% | 17.1% |
| 1964 | 5.07% | 17% |
| 1963 | 4.69% | 16.9% |
| 1962 | 4.35% | 16.8% |
| 1961 | 4.02% | 16.6% |
| 1960 | 3.73% | 16.4% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 13.1% to 13.9% in Papua New Guinea and from 18.3% to 19.4% in Sri Lanka.
Densely populated cities
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Port Moresby | 317K |
| Lae | 101K |
|
Sri Lanka
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Colombo | 753K |
| Gampaha | 191K |
| Beruwala | 165K |
| Negombo | 142K |
| Kandy | 120K |
| Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | 116K |
| Trincomalee | 99.1K |
| Galle | 93.1K |
| Matara | 68.2K |
| Anuradhapura | 63.2K |
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