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Population in Estonia compared to Papua New Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,372,341 in 2024 vs 10,576,502 people in Papua New Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,339,590 people compared to 11,002,753 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Papua New Guinea's population is 8.21 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.37% per year vs +2.23% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has decreased from 1.35M people to 1.34M (0.54% decline), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.1% growth).

Estonia vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Papua New Guinea
2100 831,394 18,802,138
2099 836,965 18,790,040
2098 842,414 18,776,265
2097 847,873 18,758,897
2096 853,472 18,737,707
2095 859,044 18,714,219
2094 864,547 18,687,257
2093 870,136 18,658,233
2092 875,676 18,625,772
2091 881,282 18,590,001
2090 887,028 18,549,501
2089 892,857 18,510,463
2088 898,736 18,468,827
2087 904,914 18,424,378
2086 911,254 18,376,043
2085 917,722 18,325,641
2084 924,458 18,274,394
2083 931,259 18,218,709
2082 938,110 18,163,177
2081 944,978 18,104,285
2080 952,018 18,039,008
2079 959,194 17,975,778
2078 966,496 17,908,670
2077 973,883 17,840,781
2076 981,283 17,771,791
2075 988,735 17,699,428
2074 996,352 17,625,044
2073 1,004,078 17,548,128
2072 1,011,873 17,466,649
2071 1,019,779 17,381,598
2070 1,027,821 17,295,105
2069 1,035,828 17,205,503
2068 1,043,819 17,112,154
2067 1,051,892 17,015,090
2066 1,059,940 16,915,436
2065 1,068,064 16,812,946
2064 1,076,199 16,708,669
2063 1,084,303 16,604,296
2062 1,092,418 16,497,292
2061 1,100,514 16,386,905
2060 1,108,650 16,270,535
2059 1,116,534 16,152,614
2058 1,124,375 16,032,684
2057 1,132,033 15,909,649
2056 1,139,610 15,784,519
2055 1,147,117 15,656,542
2054 1,154,317 15,523,143
2053 1,161,452 15,389,244
2052 1,168,381 15,250,715
2051 1,175,291 15,110,389
2050 1,182,029 14,968,530
2049 1,188,633 14,821,865
2048 1,194,960 14,673,459
2047 1,201,294 14,522,926
2046 1,207,577 14,370,120
2045 1,213,815 14,213,585
2044 1,220,042 14,056,036
2043 1,226,162 13,897,765
2042 1,232,282 13,738,690
2041 1,238,386 13,577,382
2040 1,244,441 13,413,396
2039 1,250,581 13,247,486
2038 1,256,780 13,079,352
2037 1,263,149 12,909,735
2036 1,269,700 12,738,223
2035 1,276,331 12,566,543
2034 1,283,159 12,392,476
2033 1,290,037 12,218,246
2032 1,297,036 12,042,345
2031 1,304,102 11,865,316
2030 1,311,189 11,685,599
2029 1,318,225 11,504,890
2028 1,325,354 11,322,573
2027 1,332,492 11,138,409
2026 1,339,590 10,952,454
2025 1,358,931 10,765,048
2024 1,372,341 10,576,502
2023 1,370,286 10,389,635
2022 1,348,840 10,203,169
2021 1,330,932 10,012,896
2020 1,329,522 9,815,746
2019 1,326,898 9,609,010
2018 1,321,977 9,394,513
2017 1,317,384 9,178,714
2016 1,315,790 8,961,718
2015 1,315,407 8,743,246
2014 1,314,545 8,523,441
2013 1,317,997 8,302,698
2012 1,322,696 8,081,390
2011 1,327,439 7,859,346
2010 1,331,475 7,633,523
2009 1,334,515 7,406,438
2008 1,337,090 7,183,002
2007 1,340,680 6,963,345
2006 1,346,810 6,747,720
2005 1,354,775 6,535,905
2004 1,362,550 6,328,041
2003 1,370,720 6,123,997
2002 1,379,350 5,924,003
2001 1,388,115 5,728,435
2000 1,396,985 5,537,064
1999 1,390,244 5,349,333
1998 1,386,156 5,166,390
1997 1,399,535 4,987,883
1996 1,415,594 4,813,361
1995 1,436,634 4,644,278
1994 1,462,514 4,480,208
1993 1,494,128 4,320,872
1992 1,533,091 4,166,699
1991 1,561,314 4,021,837
1990 1,569,174 3,896,481
1989 1,568,131 3,796,078
1988 1,561,900 3,711,880
1987 1,552,221 3,632,543
1986 1,540,190 3,554,793
1985 1,528,781 3,478,936
1984 1,518,617 3,405,198
1983 1,508,745 3,333,633
1982 1,498,414 3,264,291
1981 1,487,666 3,197,019
1980 1,477,219 3,131,512
1979 1,468,333 3,067,341
1978 1,460,188 3,003,714
1977 1,450,211 2,940,327
1976 1,439,576 2,877,327
1975 1,429,352 2,814,820
1974 1,418,169 2,752,671
1973 1,405,951 2,690,629
1972 1,392,518 2,628,432
1971 1,376,955 2,566,421
1970 1,360,076 2,505,628
1969 1,345,249 2,446,927
1968 1,331,214 2,390,803
1967 1,318,946 2,337,532
1966 1,308,597 2,285,774
1965 1,294,566 2,235,820
1964 1,277,086 2,188,325
1963 1,258,857 2,141,376
1962 1,241,623 2,093,919
1961 1,225,077 2,046,127
1960 1,211,537 1,995,110

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/estonia/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 23,800 people (a 1.81% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,041,035 people (a 22.8% growth).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Estonia's population will shrink by 11.8% to 1,182,029 people with a rank change from 155th to 159th. The population of Papua New Guinea will increase by 36% to 14,968,530 people and rank change from 89th to 85th.

Papua New Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M people, while Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 831K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia Papua New Guinea
2100 -0.67% 0.06%
2099 -0.65% 0.07%
2098 -0.64% 0.09%
2097 -0.66% 0.11%
2096 -0.65% 0.13%
2095 -0.64% 0.14%
2094 -0.64% 0.16%
2093 -0.63% 0.17%
2092 -0.64% 0.19%
2091 -0.65% 0.22%
2090 -0.65% 0.21%
2089 -0.65% 0.23%
2088 -0.68% 0.24%
2087 -0.7% 0.26%
2086 -0.7% 0.28%
2085 -0.73% 0.28%
2084 -0.73% 0.31%
2083 -0.73% 0.31%
2082 -0.73% 0.33%
2081 -0.74% 0.36%
2080 -0.75% 0.35%
2079 -0.76% 0.37%
2078 -0.76% 0.38%
2077 -0.75% 0.39%
2076 -0.75% 0.41%
2075 -0.76% 0.42%
2074 -0.77% 0.44%
2073 -0.77% 0.47%
2072 -0.78% 0.49%
2071 -0.78% 0.5%
2070 -0.77% 0.52%
2069 -0.77% 0.55%
2068 -0.77% 0.57%
2067 -0.76% 0.59%
2066 -0.76% 0.61%
2065 -0.76% 0.62%
2064 -0.75% 0.63%
2063 -0.74% 0.65%
2062 -0.74% 0.67%
2061 -0.73% 0.72%
2060 -0.71% 0.73%
2059 -0.7% 0.75%
2058 -0.68% 0.77%
2057 -0.66% 0.79%
2056 -0.65% 0.82%
2055 -0.62% 0.86%
2054 -0.61% 0.87%
2053 -0.59% 0.91%
2052 -0.59% 0.93%
2051 -0.57% 0.95%
2050 -0.56% 0.99%
2049 -0.53% 1.01%
2048 -0.53% 1.04%
2047 -0.52% 1.06%
2046 -0.51% 1.1%
2045 -0.51% 1.12%
2044 -0.5% 1.14%
2043 -0.5% 1.16%
2042 -0.49% 1.19%
2041 -0.49% 1.22%
2040 -0.49% 1.25%
2039 -0.49% 1.29%
2038 -0.5% 1.31%
2037 -0.52% 1.35%
2036 -0.52% 1.37%
2035 -0.53% 1.4%
2034 -0.53% 1.43%
2033 -0.54% 1.46%
2032 -0.54% 1.49%
2031 -0.54% 1.54%
2030 -0.53% 1.57%
2029 -0.54% 1.61%
2028 -0.54% 1.65%
2027 -0.53% 1.7%
2026 -1.42% 1.74%
2025 -0.98% 1.78%
2024 0.15% 1.8%
2023 1.59% 1.83%
2022 1.35% 1.9%
2021 0.11% 2.01%
2020 0.2% 2.15%
2019 0.37% 2.28%
2018 0.35% 2.35%
2017 0.12% 2.42%
2016 0.03% 2.5%
2015 0.07% 2.58%
2014 -0.26% 2.66%
2013 -0.36% 2.74%
2012 -0.36% 2.83%
2011 -0.3% 2.96%
2010 -0.23% 3.07%
2009 -0.19% 3.11%
2008 -0.27% 3.15%
2007 -0.46% 3.2%
2006 -0.59% 3.24%
2005 -0.57% 3.28%
2004 -0.6% 3.33%
2003 -0.63% 3.38%
2002 -0.63% 3.41%
2001 -0.63% 3.46%
2000 0.48% 3.51%
1999 0.29% 3.54%
1998 -0.96% 3.58%
1997 -1.13% 3.63%
1996 -1.46% 3.64%
1995 -1.77% 3.66%
1994 -2.12% 3.69%
1993 -2.54% 3.7%
1992 -1.81% 3.6%
1991 -0.5% 3.22%
1990 0.07% 2.64%
1989 0.4% 2.27%
1988 0.62% 2.18%
1987 0.78% 2.19%
1986 0.75% 2.18%
1985 0.67% 2.17%
1984 0.65% 2.15%
1983 0.69% 2.12%
1982 0.72% 2.1%
1981 0.71% 2.09%
1980 0.61% 2.09%
1979 0.56% 2.12%
1978 0.69% 2.16%
1977 0.74% 2.19%
1976 0.72% 2.22%
1975 0.79% 2.26%
1974 0.87% 2.31%
1973 0.96% 2.37%
1972 1.13% 2.42%
1971 1.24% 2.43%
1970 1.1% 2.4%
1969 1.05% 2.35%
1968 0.93% 2.28%
1967 0.79% 2.26%
1966 1.08% 2.23%
1965 1.37% 2.17%
1964 1.45% 2.19%
1963 1.39% 2.27%
1962 1.35% 2.34%
1961 1.12% 2.56%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/estonia/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Estonia grew by 0.15%, while Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Estonia Papua New Guinea
Current population
1339590
11002753
Population rank 155/197 89/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.13%
One net population change
4.26 hours
2.81 minutes
One birth every
47.9 minutes
2.06 minutes
One death every
32.8 minutes
7.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6 +512
Annual growth/decline +2,055 +186,867
Annual growth/decline rate +0.15% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 158/197 59/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
1.29 days
Annual migration change -13,350 -284
Net migration rank 141/196 87/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 31,171
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195 163/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 43/195 183/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia Papua New Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - -284
2024 - -7,742 - -707
2023 -5,070 5,717 187,637 -787
2022 -5,665 39,754 186,861 -787
2021 -5,324 7,043 183,766 10,703
2020 -2,659 3,694 189,130 10,703
2019 -1,327 5,386 190,662 22,978
2018 -1,322 7,089 190,662 24,684
2017 -1,713 5,202 189,715 26,513
2016 -1,316 1,081 189,281 28,473
2015 -1,315 4,261 188,600 30,580
2014 -1,972 -674 187,592 32,840
2013 -1,713 -2,688 185,790 35,280
2012 -1,455 -3,674 183,658 37,893
2011 -531 -3,941 181,842 40,690
2010 0 -3,781 178,998 50,106
2009 -400 -2,089 175,421 49,647
2008 -668 -2,034 172,823 48,985
2007 -1,608 -2,941 169,306 48,203
2006 -2,559 -5,351 166,540 47,191
2005 -2,981 -5,208 163,888 46,014
2004 -3,679 -3,681 161,023 44,811
2003 -5,072 -3,705 158,611 43,639
2002 -5,380 -2,889 155,091 42,657
2001 -5,830 -3,280 151,431 41,962
2000 -5,309 -3,083 147,496 41,855
1999 -6,117 1,419 143,592 42,519
1998 -7,208 -3,296 136,677 43,091
1997 -6,018 -4,066 134,458 42,787
1996 -5,662 -10,540 129,802 41,994
1995 -7,327 -12,655 125,410 40,962
1994 -8,044 -17,984 122,113 39,669
1993 -5,976 -25,501 118,668 38,220
1992 -1,993 -38,391 114,818 36,622
1991 -312 -9,712 111,453 26,830
1990 2,825 -2,660 110,033 2,398
1989 5,803 -368 108,199 -19,824
1988 6,404 5,256 106,256 -26,232
1987 6,829 5,389 104,367 -25,720
1986 6,160 5,260 102,346 -25,495
1985 4,281 5,097 100,333 -25,470
1984 5,163 5,006 98,103 -25,487
1983 5,884 4,986 95,982 -25,465
1982 5,244 4,832 93,522 -25,355
1981 4,612 4,789 91,767 -25,383
1980 3,989 4,619 90,266 -25,638
1979 3,818 4,521 89,330 -25,618
1978 4,088 7,234 88,747 -25,208
1977 4,931 7,189 87,954 -24,722
1976 4,319 6,942 86,965 -24,198
1975 4,717 6,737 85,809 -23,562
1974 5,956 6,594 84,829 -22,771
1973 5,623 6,488 83,821 -21,803
1972 6,267 6,432 82,672 -20,303
1971 7,160 6,392 80,599 -18,945
1970 6,257 6,158 78,712 -18,773
1969 5,515 8,650 76,454 -18,994
1968 5,592 9,403 73,983 -19,188
1967 5,012 9,115 71,519 -19,767
1966 4,842 8,998 69,206 -17,454
1965 5,437 8,851 66,693 -18,532
1964 6,897 8,734 64,558 -17,730
1963 6,043 8,410 62,260 -15,189
1962 6,457 8,248 59,974 -12,141
1961 7,228 7,991 58,151 -10,409
1960 7,511 7,762 56,326 -2,034

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/estonia/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 26.1% of the population change in Estonia is from natural causes (a loss of 27,683 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 78,553 people). In Papua New Guinea 91% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,906 people) and 8.98% is from migration (a gain of 185,900 people).

As of 2024, 203,046 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Estonia, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.

Biggest cities by population

Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K
Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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