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

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The latest officially reported population of Papua New Guinea was 10,762,817 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Papua New Guinea's population is 11,045,681 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 12.9 times bigger than Papua New Guinea's.
  • Papua New Guinea is ranked the 89th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.85% of the world: 0.13% for Papua New Guinea vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Papua New Guinea has had an average growth rate of +2.14% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Papua New Guinea has increased from 6.75M people to 11M (63.7% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Papua New Guinea vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Papua New Guinea Russia
2100 18,798,240 125,631,984
2099 18,786,145 125,735,285
2098 18,772,372 125,835,990
2097 18,755,008 125,914,480
2096 18,733,822 126,004,709
2095 18,710,340 126,072,890
2094 18,683,383 126,125,529
2093 18,654,365 126,181,074
2092 18,621,911 126,256,091
2091 18,586,147 126,304,823
2090 18,545,656 126,360,262
2089 18,506,626 126,412,664
2088 18,464,999 126,463,022
2087 18,420,558 126,511,263
2086 18,372,233 126,579,534
2085 18,321,842 126,655,806
2084 18,270,605 126,730,694
2083 18,214,932 126,805,713
2082 18,159,412 126,889,471
2081 18,100,531 126,973,300
2080 18,035,268 127,070,546
2079 17,972,052 127,191,346
2078 17,904,957 127,331,975
2077 17,837,082 127,489,152
2076 17,768,107 127,641,749
2075 17,695,759 127,825,235
2074 17,621,390 128,023,096
2073 17,544,490 128,238,922
2072 17,463,028 128,465,870
2071 17,377,995 128,745,681
2070 17,291,519 129,020,076
2069 17,201,936 129,309,803
2068 17,108,606 129,589,275
2067 17,011,562 129,873,991
2066 16,911,929 130,184,092
2065 16,809,460 130,515,828
2064 16,705,205 130,852,649
2063 16,600,853 131,199,458
2062 16,493,872 131,530,725
2061 16,383,508 131,881,030
2060 16,267,162 132,209,377
2059 16,149,265 132,568,882
2058 16,029,360 132,933,515
2057 15,906,350 133,272,997
2056 15,781,247 133,615,325
2055 15,653,296 133,963,055
2054 15,519,925 134,288,366
2053 15,386,054 134,609,198
2052 15,247,553 134,876,558
2051 15,107,257 135,141,211
2050 14,965,427 135,386,454
2049 14,818,793 135,609,441
2048 14,670,417 135,818,840
2047 14,519,915 136,013,698
2046 14,367,141 136,185,098
2045 14,210,639 136,368,416
2044 14,053,122 136,568,234
2043 13,894,884 136,791,498
2042 13,735,841 137,015,033
2041 13,574,567 137,266,491
2040 13,410,615 137,531,851
2039 13,244,740 137,833,822
2038 13,076,640 138,146,863
2037 12,907,059 138,485,780
2036 12,735,582 138,835,731
2035 12,563,938 139,197,452
2034 12,389,907 139,573,272
2033 12,215,713 139,960,175
2032 12,039,848 140,359,785
2031 11,862,856 140,785,026
2030 11,683,177 141,182,418
2029 11,502,504 141,571,268
2028 11,320,226 141,946,979
2027 11,136,100 142,315,155
2026 10,950,183 142,643,173
2025 10,762,817 143,513,328
2024 10,576,502 143,669,648
2023 10,389,635 143,826,130
2022 10,203,169 144,236,933
2021 10,012,896 144,746,762
2020 9,815,746 145,245,148
2019 9,609,010 145,453,291
2018 9,394,513 145,398,106
2017 9,178,714 145,293,260
2016 8,961,718 145,015,460
2015 8,743,246 144,640,716
2014 8,523,441 144,237,223
2013 8,302,698 143,805,638
2012 8,081,390 143,378,447
2011 7,859,346 143,018,195
2010 7,633,523 142,849,468
2009 7,406,438 142,785,348
2008 7,183,002 142,742,366
2007 6,963,345 142,805,114
2006 6,747,720 143,049,637
2005 6,535,905 143,518,814
2004 6,328,041 144,067,316
2003 6,123,997 144,648,618
2002 5,924,003 145,306,497
2001 5,728,435 145,976,482
2000 5,537,064 146,596,869
1999 5,349,333 147,214,776
1998 5,166,390 147,670,784
1997 4,987,883 147,915,361
1996 4,813,361 148,160,129
1995 4,644,278 148,375,787
1994 4,480,208 148,407,912
1993 4,320,872 148,458,777
1992 4,166,699 148,538,197
1991 4,021,837 148,394,216
1990 3,896,481 147,969,406
1989 3,796,078 147,721,000
1988 3,711,880 146,857,000
1987 3,632,543 145,908,000
1986 3,554,793 144,894,000
1985 3,478,936 143,858,000
1984 3,405,198 142,745,000
1983 3,333,633 141,668,000
1982 3,264,291 140,823,000
1981 3,197,019 139,941,000
1980 3,131,512 139,010,000
1979 3,067,341 138,027,000
1978 3,003,714 137,060,000
1977 2,940,327 136,100,000
1976 2,877,327 135,147,000
1975 2,814,820 134,200,000
1974 2,752,671 133,432,000
1973 2,690,629 132,669,000
1972 2,628,432 131,909,000
1971 2,566,421 131,155,000
1970 2,505,628 130,404,000
1969 2,446,927 129,664,000
1968 2,390,803 128,928,000
1967 2,337,532 128,196,000
1966 2,285,774 127,468,000
1965 2,235,820 126,745,000
1964 2,188,325 125,345,000
1963 2,141,376 123,960,000
1962 2,093,919 122,591,000
1961 2,046,127 121,236,000
1960 1,995,110 119,897,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Papua New Guinea increased by 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Papua New Guinea gained 2,083,963 people (a 23.3% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th most populous country in 2006 and is 89th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

Papua New Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 126M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Papua New Guinea Russia
2100 0.06% -0.08%
2099 0.07% -0.08%
2098 0.09% -0.06%
2097 0.11% -0.07%
2096 0.13% -0.05%
2095 0.14% -0.04%
2094 0.16% -0.04%
2093 0.17% -0.06%
2092 0.19% -0.04%
2091 0.22% -0.04%
2090 0.21% -0.04%
2089 0.23% -0.04%
2088 0.24% -0.04%
2087 0.26% -0.05%
2086 0.28% -0.06%
2085 0.28% -0.06%
2084 0.31% -0.06%
2083 0.31% -0.07%
2082 0.33% -0.07%
2081 0.36% -0.08%
2080 0.35% -0.09%
2079 0.37% -0.11%
2078 0.38% -0.12%
2077 0.39% -0.12%
2076 0.41% -0.14%
2075 0.42% -0.15%
2074 0.44% -0.17%
2073 0.47% -0.18%
2072 0.49% -0.22%
2071 0.5% -0.21%
2070 0.52% -0.22%
2069 0.55% -0.22%
2068 0.57% -0.22%
2067 0.59% -0.24%
2066 0.61% -0.25%
2065 0.62% -0.26%
2064 0.63% -0.26%
2063 0.65% -0.25%
2062 0.67% -0.27%
2061 0.72% -0.25%
2060 0.73% -0.27%
2059 0.75% -0.27%
2058 0.77% -0.25%
2057 0.79% -0.26%
2056 0.82% -0.26%
2055 0.86% -0.24%
2054 0.87% -0.24%
2053 0.91% -0.2%
2052 0.93% -0.2%
2051 0.95% -0.18%
2050 0.99% -0.16%
2049 1.01% -0.15%
2048 1.04% -0.14%
2047 1.06% -0.13%
2046 1.1% -0.13%
2045 1.12% -0.15%
2044 1.14% -0.16%
2043 1.16% -0.16%
2042 1.19% -0.18%
2041 1.22% -0.19%
2040 1.25% -0.22%
2039 1.29% -0.23%
2038 1.31% -0.24%
2037 1.35% -0.25%
2036 1.37% -0.26%
2035 1.4% -0.27%
2034 1.43% -0.28%
2033 1.46% -0.28%
2032 1.49% -0.3%
2031 1.54% -0.28%
2030 1.57% -0.27%
2029 1.61% -0.26%
2028 1.65% -0.26%
2027 1.7% -0.23%
2026 1.74% -0.61%
2025 1.76% -0.11%
2024 1.8% -0.11%
2023 1.83% -0.28%
2022 1.9% -0.35%
2021 2.01% -0.34%
2020 2.15% -0.14%
2019 2.28% 0.04%
2018 2.35% 0.07%
2017 2.42% 0.19%
2016 2.5% 0.26%
2015 2.58% 0.28%
2014 2.66% 0.3%
2013 2.74% 0.3%
2012 2.83% 0.25%
2011 2.96% 0.12%
2010 3.07% 0.04%
2009 3.11% 0.03%
2008 3.15% -0.04%
2007 3.2% -0.17%
2006 3.24% -0.33%
2005 3.28% -0.38%
2004 3.33% -0.4%
2003 3.38% -0.45%
2002 3.41% -0.46%
2001 3.46% -0.42%
2000 3.51% -0.42%
1999 3.54% -0.31%
1998 3.58% -0.17%
1997 3.63% -0.17%
1996 3.64% -0.15%
1995 3.66% -0.02%
1994 3.69% -0.03%
1993 3.7% -0.05%
1992 3.6% 0.1%
1991 3.22% 0.29%
1990 2.64% 0.17%
1989 2.27% 0.59%
1988 2.18% 0.65%
1987 2.19% 0.7%
1986 2.18% 0.72%
1985 2.17% 0.78%
1984 2.15% 0.76%
1983 2.12% 0.6%
1982 2.1% 0.63%
1981 2.09% 0.67%
1980 2.09% 0.71%
1979 2.12% 0.71%
1978 2.16% 0.71%
1977 2.19% 0.71%
1976 2.22% 0.71%
1975 2.26% 0.58%
1974 2.31% 0.58%
1973 2.37% 0.58%
1972 2.42% 0.57%
1971 2.43% 0.58%
1970 2.4% 0.57%
1969 2.35% 0.57%
1968 2.28% 0.57%
1967 2.26% 0.57%
1966 2.23% 0.57%
1965 2.17% 1.12%
1964 2.19% 1.12%
1963 2.27% 1.12%
1962 2.34% 1.12%
1961 2.56% 1.12%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Papua New Guinea grew by 1.76%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Papua New Guinea Russia
Current population
11045681
142643173
Population rank 89/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 1.72%
One net population change
2.83 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
2.05 minutes
26.1 seconds
One death every
7.58 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +510 -428
Annual growth/decline +186,315 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +1.76% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 59/197 166/197
One migration net change every
1.29 days
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -284 -251,822
Net migration rank 87/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 31,171 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 163/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 183/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Papua New Guinea Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -284 - -251,822
2024 187,595 -707 -574,678 -178,042
2023 187,637 -787 -503,392 27,807
2022 186,861 -787 -576,948 765,629
2021 183,766 10,703 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 189,130 10,703 -697,177 334,094
2019 190,662 22,978 -319,997 336,494
2018 190,662 24,684 -232,637 339,972
2017 189,715 26,513 -130,764 396,619
2016 189,281 28,473 0 447,645
2015 188,600 30,580 43,392 384,756
2014 187,592 32,840 28,848 264,698
2013 185,790 35,280 28,761 289,872
2012 183,658 37,893 0 285,977
2011 181,842 40,690 -128,716 309,377
2010 178,998 50,106 -242,844 307,555
2009 175,421 49,647 -257,014 350,206
2008 172,823 48,985 -356,856 360,840
2007 169,306 48,203 -471,257 365,717
2006 166,540 47,191 -686,638 308,370
2005 163,888 46,014 -846,761 263,541
2004 161,023 44,811 -792,370 261,519
2003 158,611 43,639 -896,822 256,804
2002 155,091 42,657 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 151,431 41,962 -963,445 259,614
2000 147,496 41,855 -967,540 550,401
1999 143,592 42,519 -927,453 375,468
1998 136,677 43,091 -694,053 528,135
1997 134,458 42,787 -769,159 541,387
1996 129,802 41,994 -785,248 587,171
1995 125,410 40,962 -845,742 723,875
1994 122,113 39,669 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 118,668 38,220 -757,140 507,229
1992 114,818 36,622 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 111,453 26,830 103,876 125,505
1990 110,033 2,398 325,533 299,863
1989 108,199 -19,824 576,112 89,400
1988 106,256 -26,232 778,343 269,862
1987 104,367 -25,720 977,583 275,611
1986 102,346 -25,495 985,279 283,553
1985 100,333 -25,470 762,447 280,614
1984 98,103 -25,487 756,548 247,026
1983 95,982 -25,465 906,676 200,159
1982 93,522 -25,355 830,855 107,520
1981 91,767 -25,383 713,700 36,686
1980 90,266 -25,638 681,149 10,440
1979 89,330 -25,618 690,135 -5,791
1978 88,747 -25,208 812,766 108,882
1977 87,954 -24,722 832,932 122,316
1976 86,965 -24,198 852,237 113,851
1975 85,809 -23,562 843,850 80,069
1974 84,829 -22,771 883,186 -51,759
1973 83,821 -21,803 846,561 -107,568
1972 82,672 -20,303 872,050 -111,168
1971 80,599 -18,945 854,999 -134,968
1970 78,712 -18,773 785,554 -264,464
1969 76,454 -18,994 753,088 -64,643
1968 73,983 -19,188 787,621 -83,221
1967 71,519 -19,767 854,554 -116,029
1966 69,206 -17,454 989,279 -111,360
1965 66,693 -18,532 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 64,558 -17,730 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 62,260 -15,189 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 59,974 -12,141 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 58,151 -10,409 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 56,326 -2,034 1,962,834 -234,895

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 92.5% of the population change in Papua New Guinea is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,909 people) and 7.48% is from migration (a gain of 152,353 people). In Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people).

As of 2024, 31,171 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in Papua New Guinea, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

Biggest cities by population

Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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