Papua New Guinea has a population density of 60.5 people per square mile compared to 741 people in the United Kingdom. Papua New Guinea has 471,041 sq ft of land per person vs 37,705 sq ft in the United Kingdom. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Papua New Guinea and the United Kingdom are ranked 165th and 35th, 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 0.85% of the population and 0.16% of the land area for the United Kingdom, hence the population density in Papua New Guinea is 91.8% lower than in the United Kingdom.
Population density comparison
Papua New Guinea
|
United Kingdom
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 60.5 ppl/mi² | 741 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 165/197 | 35/197 |
| Population |
10911445
|
69945462
|
| Land area | 174,850 sq mi | 93,410 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 460,884 sq ft | 37,618 sq ft |
| Rural population | 86.1% | 15.1% |
| Urban population | 13.9% | 84.9% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 14.4% |
Papua New Guinea vs the United Kingdom:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Papua New Guinea increased by 67.1%, compared to a 15.4% growth in the United Kingdom.
In 2004, Papua New Guinea ranked 166th for population density and is in 165th place now. The United Kingdom was 35th in 2004 and still ranks 35th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
United Kingdom
|
|
| 2024 | 60.5 | 741 |
| 2023 | 59.4 | 733 |
| 2022 | 58.4 | 724 |
| 2021 | 57.3 | 717 |
| 2020 | 56.1 | 715 |
| 2019 | 55 | 713 |
| 2018 | 53.7 | 710 |
| 2017 | 52.5 | 706 |
| 2016 | 51.3 | 702 |
| 2015 | 50 | 697 |
| 2014 | 48.7 | 692 |
| 2013 | 47.5 | 687 |
| 2012 | 46.2 | 682 |
| 2011 | 44.9 | 677 |
| 2010 | 43.7 | 672 |
| 2009 | 42.4 | 667 |
| 2008 | 41.1 | 662 |
| 2007 | 39.8 | 656 |
| 2006 | 38.6 | 651 |
| 2005 | 37.4 | 647 |
| 2004 | 36.2 | 642 |
| 2003 | 35 | 639 |
| 2002 | 33.9 | 636 |
| 2001 | 32.8 | 633 |
| 2000 | 31.7 | 630 |
| 1999 | 30.6 | 628 |
| 1998 | 29.5 | 626 |
| 1997 | 28.5 | 624 |
| 1996 | 27.5 | 623 |
| 1995 | 26.6 | 621 |
| 1994 | 25.6 | 619 |
| 1993 | 24.7 | 618 |
| 1992 | 23.8 | 616 |
| 1991 | 23 | 615 |
| 1990 | 22.3 | 613 |
| 1989 | 21.7 | 611 |
| 1988 | 21.2 | 609 |
| 1987 | 20.8 | 608 |
| 1986 | 20.3 | 607 |
| 1985 | 19.9 | 605 |
| 1984 | 19.5 | 604 |
| 1983 | 19.1 | 603 |
| 1982 | 18.7 | 603 |
| 1981 | 18.3 | 603 |
| 1980 | 17.9 | 603 |
| 1979 | 17.5 | 602 |
| 1978 | 17.2 | 602 |
| 1977 | 16.8 | 602 |
| 1976 | 16.5 | 602 |
| 1975 | 16.1 | 602 |
| 1974 | 15.7 | 602 |
| 1973 | 15.4 | 602 |
| 1972 | 15 | 600 |
| 1971 | 14.7 | 598 |
| 1970 | 14.3 | 596 |
| 1969 | 14 | 594 |
| 1968 | 13.7 | 591 |
| 1967 | 13.4 | 588 |
| 1966 | 13.1 | 585 |
| 1965 | 12.8 | 582 |
| 1964 | 12.5 | 578 |
| 1963 | 12.2 | 574 |
| 1962 | 12 | 570 |
| 1961 | 11.7 | 565 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
United Kingdom
|
|
| 2024 | 13.9% | 84.9% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | 84.6% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | 84.4% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | 84.2% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | 83.9% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | 83.7% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | 83.4% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | 83.1% |
| 2016 | 13% | 82.9% |
| 2015 | 13% | 82.6% |
| 2014 | 13% | 82.4% |
| 2013 | 13% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | 13% | 81.8% |
| 2011 | 13% | 81.6% |
| 2010 | 13% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | 13% | 81% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | 80.8% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | 80.5% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | 80.2% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | 79.9% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | 79.6% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | 79.3% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | 79% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | 78.8% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | 78.7% |
| 1999 | 13.4% | 78.6% |
| 1998 | 13.5% | 78.5% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | 78.5% |
| 1996 | 13.9% | 78.4% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | 78.4% |
| 1994 | 14.3% | 78.3% |
| 1993 | 14.4% | 78.2% |
| 1992 | 14.6% | 78.2% |
| 1991 | 14.8% | 78.1% |
| 1990 | 15% | 78.1% |
| 1989 | 14.8% | 78.2% |
| 1988 | 14.6% | 78.2% |
| 1987 | 14.4% | 78.3% |
| 1986 | 14.2% | 78.3% |
| 1985 | 14% | 78.4% |
| 1984 | 13.8% | 78.4% |
| 1983 | 13.6% | 78.5% |
| 1982 | 13.4% | 78.5% |
| 1981 | 13.2% | 78.6% |
| 1980 | 13% | 78.5% |
| 1979 | 12.8% | 78.3% |
| 1978 | 12.6% | 78.2% |
| 1977 | 12.4% | 78% |
| 1976 | 12.1% | 77.8% |
| 1975 | 11.9% | 77.7% |
| 1974 | 11.7% | 77.5% |
| 1973 | 11.5% | 77.4% |
| 1972 | 11.3% | 77.2% |
| 1971 | 11.1% | 77% |
| 1970 | 9.8% | 77.1% |
| 1969 | 8.65% | 77.3% |
| 1968 | 7.63% | 77.4% |
| 1967 | 6.71% | 77.5% |
| 1966 | 5.9% | 77.7% |
| 1965 | 5.47% | 77.8% |
| 1964 | 5.07% | 78% |
| 1963 | 4.69% | 78.1% |
| 1962 | 4.35% | 78.2% |
| 1961 | 4.02% | 78.4% |
| 1960 | 3.73% | 78.4% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 13.1% to 13.9% in Papua New Guinea and from 79.6% to 84.9% in the United Kingdom.
Densely populated cities
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Port Moresby | 317K |
| Lae | 101K |
|
United Kingdom
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| London | 8.8M |
| Birmingham | 1.14M |
| Glasgow | 626K |
| Manchester | 548K |
| Leeds | 536K |
| Sheffield | 518K |
| Liverpool | 513K |
| Edinburgh | 488K |
| Bristol | 472K |
| Leicester | 464K |
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