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

Papua New Guinea vs Peru: population by year and forecast

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Papua New Guinea

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Peru

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Year	Population
	Papua New Guinea	Peru
2100	18,798,240	38,442,430
2099	18,786,145	38,609,486
2098	18,772,372	38,774,265
2097	18,755,008	38,937,509
2096	18,733,822	39,098,598
2095	18,710,340	39,257,494
2094	18,683,383	39,413,146
2093	18,654,365	39,567,920
2092	18,621,911	39,718,895
2091	18,586,147	39,867,036
2090	18,545,656	40,012,169
2089	18,506,626	40,153,701
2088	18,464,999	40,292,740
2087	18,420,558	40,428,045
2086	18,372,233	40,558,786
2085	18,321,842	40,685,268
2084	18,270,605	40,807,007
2083	18,214,932	40,923,102
2082	18,159,412	41,034,801
2081	18,100,531	41,140,743
2080	18,035,268	41,241,207
2079	17,972,052	41,334,845
2078	17,904,957	41,422,439
2077	17,837,082	41,503,511
2076	17,768,107	41,578,164
2075	17,695,759	41,645,808
2074	17,621,390	41,706,491
2073	17,544,490	41,759,277
2072	17,463,028	41,804,713
2071	17,377,995	41,842,534
2070	17,291,519	41,873,019
2069	17,201,936	41,895,381
2068	17,108,606	41,909,248
2067	17,011,562	41,914,729
2066	16,911,929	41,912,112
2065	16,809,460	41,901,353
2064	16,705,205	41,882,691
2063	16,600,853	41,855,037
2062	16,493,872	41,819,132
2061	16,383,508	41,774,412
2060	16,267,162	41,721,225
2059	16,149,265	41,659,921
2058	16,029,360	41,590,180
2057	15,906,350	41,511,131
2056	15,781,247	41,423,914
2055	15,653,296	41,327,613
2054	15,519,925	41,223,066
2053	15,386,054	41,109,699
2052	15,247,553	40,988,952
2051	15,107,257	40,860,060
2050	14,965,427	40,722,627
2049	14,818,793	40,577,434
2048	14,670,417	40,424,258
2047	14,519,915	40,261,875
2046	14,367,141	40,090,240
2045	14,210,639	39,910,095
2044	14,053,122	39,720,613
2043	13,894,884	39,523,731
2042	13,735,841	39,318,023
2041	13,574,567	39,103,923
2040	13,410,615	38,882,017
2039	13,244,740	38,652,110
2038	13,076,640	38,414,521
2037	12,907,059	38,168,782
2036	12,735,582	37,914,498
2035	12,563,938	37,652,693
2034	12,389,907	37,382,554
2033	12,215,713	37,105,048
2032	12,039,848	36,820,835
2031	11,862,856	36,529,111
2030	11,683,177	36,228,701
2029	11,502,504	35,919,668
2028	11,320,226	35,600,666
2027	11,136,100	35,271,163
2026	10,950,183	34,930,183
2025	10,762,817	34,576,665
2024	10,576,502	34,217,848
2023	10,389,635	33,845,617
2022	10,203,169	33,475,438
2021	10,012,896	33,155,882
2020	9,815,746	32,838,579
2019	9,609,010	32,449,303
2018	9,394,513	31,897,584
2017	9,178,714	31,324,637
2016	8,961,718	30,866,494
2015	8,743,246	30,457,600
2014	8,523,441	30,115,826
2013	8,302,698	29,817,919
2012	8,081,390	29,550,366
2011	7,859,346	29,304,086
2010	7,633,523	29,086,019
2009	7,406,438	28,896,811
2008	7,183,002	28,719,041
2007	6,963,345	28,530,699
2006	6,747,720	28,324,491
2005	6,535,905	28,101,180
2004	6,328,041	27,852,190
2003	6,123,997	27,580,490
2002	5,924,003	27,288,217
2001	5,728,435	26,964,601
2000	5,537,064	26,598,331
1999	5,349,333	26,186,504
1998	5,166,390	25,738,095
1997	4,987,883	25,274,147
1996	4,813,361	24,811,171
1995	4,644,278	24,348,919
1994	4,480,208	23,881,493
1993	4,320,872	23,413,783
1992	4,166,699	22,946,340
1991	4,021,837	22,483,775
1990	3,896,481	22,014,771
1989	3,796,078	21,532,589
1988	3,711,880	21,054,702
1987	3,632,543	20,582,320
1986	3,554,793	20,117,122
1985	3,478,936	19,648,204
1984	3,405,198	19,174,716
1983	3,333,633	18,705,957
1982	3,264,291	18,246,503
1981	3,197,019	17,798,805
1980	3,131,512	17,360,949
1979	3,067,341	16,933,139
1978	3,003,714	16,516,059
1977	2,940,327	16,109,806
1976	2,877,327	15,716,809
1975	2,814,820	15,333,957
1974	2,752,671	14,956,552
1973	2,690,629	14,582,867
1972	2,628,432	14,210,147
1971	2,566,421	13,838,067
1970	2,505,628	13,501,237
1969	2,446,927	13,166,767
1968	2,390,803	12,803,993
1967	2,337,532	12,448,814
1966	2,285,774	12,101,297
1965	2,235,820	11,761,085
1964	2,188,325	11,427,978
1963	2,141,376	11,102,099
1962	2,093,919	10,784,612
1961	2,046,127	10,475,123
1960	1,995,110	10,174,127

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Papua New Guinea increased by 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth), while Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Papua New Guinea gained 2,083,963 people (a 23.3% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,238,837 people (a 13.7% growth).

Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th most populous country in 2006 and is 89th in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Papua New Guinea's population will grow by 35.5% to 14,965,427 people with a rank change from 89th to 84th. The population of Peru will increase by 16% to 40,722,627 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.

Papua New Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M people compared to the peak of 41.9M people in 2067 for Peru.

Population growth rate by year

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Papua New Guinea

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Peru

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Year	Growth rate
	Papua New Guinea	Peru
2100	0.06%	-0.43%
2099	0.07%	-0.42%
2098	0.09%	-0.42%
2097	0.11%	-0.41%
2096	0.13%	-0.4%
2095	0.14%	-0.39%
2094	0.16%	-0.39%
2093	0.17%	-0.38%
2092	0.19%	-0.37%
2091	0.22%	-0.36%
2090	0.21%	-0.35%
2089	0.23%	-0.35%
2088	0.24%	-0.33%
2087	0.26%	-0.32%
2086	0.28%	-0.31%
2085	0.28%	-0.3%
2084	0.31%	-0.28%
2083	0.31%	-0.27%
2082	0.33%	-0.26%
2081	0.36%	-0.24%
2080	0.35%	-0.23%
2079	0.37%	-0.21%
2078	0.38%	-0.2%
2077	0.39%	-0.18%
2076	0.41%	-0.16%
2075	0.42%	-0.15%
2074	0.44%	-0.13%
2073	0.47%	-0.11%
2072	0.49%	-0.09%
2071	0.5%	-0.07%
2070	0.52%	-0.05%
2069	0.55%	-0.03%
2068	0.57%	-0.01%
2067	0.59%	0.006%
2066	0.61%	0.03%
2065	0.62%	0.04%
2064	0.63%	0.07%
2063	0.65%	0.09%
2062	0.67%	0.11%
2061	0.72%	0.13%
2060	0.73%	0.15%
2059	0.75%	0.17%
2058	0.77%	0.19%
2057	0.79%	0.21%
2056	0.82%	0.23%
2055	0.86%	0.25%
2054	0.87%	0.28%
2053	0.91%	0.29%
2052	0.93%	0.32%
2051	0.95%	0.34%
2050	0.99%	0.36%
2049	1.01%	0.38%
2048	1.04%	0.4%
2047	1.06%	0.43%
2046	1.1%	0.45%
2045	1.12%	0.48%
2044	1.14%	0.5%
2043	1.16%	0.52%
2042	1.19%	0.55%
2041	1.22%	0.57%
2040	1.25%	0.59%
2039	1.29%	0.62%
2038	1.31%	0.64%
2037	1.35%	0.67%
2036	1.37%	0.7%
2035	1.4%	0.72%
2034	1.43%	0.75%
2033	1.46%	0.77%
2032	1.49%	0.8%
2031	1.54%	0.83%
2030	1.57%	0.86%
2029	1.61%	0.9%
2028	1.65%	0.93%
2027	1.7%	0.98%
2026	1.74%	1.02%
2025	1.76%	1.05%
2024	1.8%	1.1%
2023	1.83%	1.11%
2022	1.9%	0.96%
2021	2.01%	0.97%
2020	2.15%	1.2%
2019	2.28%	1.73%
2018	2.35%	1.83%
2017	2.42%	1.48%
2016	2.5%	1.34%
2015	2.58%	1.13%
2014	2.66%	1%
2013	2.74%	0.91%
2012	2.83%	0.84%
2011	2.96%	0.75%
2010	3.07%	0.65%
2009	3.11%	0.62%
2008	3.15%	0.66%
2007	3.2%	0.73%
2006	3.24%	0.79%
2005	3.28%	0.89%
2004	3.33%	0.99%
2003	3.38%	1.07%
2002	3.41%	1.2%
2001	3.46%	1.38%
2000	3.51%	1.57%
1999	3.54%	1.74%
1998	3.58%	1.84%
1997	3.63%	1.87%
1996	3.64%	1.9%
1995	3.66%	1.96%
1994	3.69%	2%
1993	3.7%	2.04%
1992	3.6%	2.06%
1991	3.22%	2.13%
1990	2.64%	2.24%
1989	2.27%	2.27%
1988	2.18%	2.3%
1987	2.19%	2.31%
1986	2.18%	2.39%
1985	2.17%	2.47%
1984	2.15%	2.51%
1983	2.12%	2.52%
1982	2.1%	2.52%
1981	2.09%	2.52%
1980	2.09%	2.53%
1979	2.12%	2.53%
1978	2.16%	2.52%
1977	2.19%	2.5%
1976	2.22%	2.5%
1975	2.26%	2.52%
1974	2.31%	2.56%
1973	2.37%	2.62%
1972	2.42%	2.69%
1971	2.43%	2.49%
1970	2.4%	2.54%
1969	2.35%	2.83%
1968	2.28%	2.85%
1967	2.26%	2.87%
1966	2.23%	2.89%
1965	2.17%	2.91%
1964	2.19%	2.94%
1963	2.27%	2.94%
1962	2.34%	2.95%
1961	2.56%	2.96%

In 2025, the population of Papua New Guinea grew by 1.76%, while Peru's population grew by 1.05%.

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