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

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The latest officially reported population of Papua New Guinea was 10,762,817 in 2025 vs 6,549,143 people in Serbia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Papua New Guinea's population is 11,045,681 people compared to 6,500,256 in Serbia.

Population statistics:

  • Papua New Guinea's population is 1.7 times bigger than Serbia's.
  • Papua New Guinea is ranked the 89th most populous country in the world, while Serbia is the 110th.
  • The countries together account for 0.21% of the world: 0.13% for Papua New Guinea vs 0.08% for Serbia.
  • For the last 10 years, Papua New Guinea has had an average growth rate of +2.14% per year vs -0.77% in Serbia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Papua New Guinea has increased from 6.75M people to 11M (63.7% growth), while Serbia has declined from 7.41M to 6.5M (12.3% decline).

Papua New Guinea vs Serbia: population by year and forecast

Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Papua New Guinea Serbia
2100 18,798,240 3,624,616
2099 18,786,145 3,652,806
2098 18,772,372 3,681,036
2097 18,755,008 3,709,552
2096 18,733,822 3,738,231
2095 18,710,340 3,767,093
2094 18,683,383 3,796,201
2093 18,654,365 3,825,522
2092 18,621,911 3,855,267
2091 18,586,147 3,885,260
2090 18,545,656 3,915,419
2089 18,506,626 3,946,052
2088 18,464,999 3,976,782
2087 18,420,558 4,008,021
2086 18,372,233 4,039,630
2085 18,321,842 4,071,614
2084 18,270,605 4,104,024
2083 18,214,932 4,137,041
2082 18,159,412 4,170,603
2081 18,100,531 4,204,520
2080 18,035,268 4,239,046
2079 17,972,052 4,274,213
2078 17,904,957 4,310,048
2077 17,837,082 4,346,216
2076 17,768,107 4,382,620
2075 17,695,759 4,419,404
2074 17,621,390 4,456,820
2073 17,544,490 4,494,554
2072 17,463,028 4,532,671
2071 17,377,995 4,571,200
2070 17,291,519 4,610,279
2069 17,201,936 4,649,626
2068 17,108,606 4,689,227
2067 17,011,562 4,728,969
2066 16,911,929 4,768,652
2065 16,809,460 4,808,648
2064 16,705,205 4,848,712
2063 16,600,853 4,888,888
2062 16,493,872 4,929,248
2061 16,383,508 4,969,370
2060 16,267,162 5,009,557
2059 16,149,265 5,049,580
2058 16,029,360 5,089,783
2057 15,906,350 5,130,427
2056 15,781,247 5,171,093
2055 15,653,296 5,211,735
2054 15,519,925 5,252,427
2053 15,386,054 5,293,039
2052 15,247,553 5,334,193
2051 15,107,257 5,376,024
2050 14,965,427 5,417,847
2049 14,818,793 5,460,219
2048 14,670,417 5,502,886
2047 14,519,915 5,546,051
2046 14,367,141 5,589,756
2045 14,210,639 5,634,078
2044 14,053,122 5,678,918
2043 13,894,884 5,724,337
2042 13,735,841 5,770,492
2041 13,574,567 5,817,068
2040 13,410,615 5,863,637
2039 13,244,740 5,910,619
2038 13,076,640 5,957,363
2037 12,907,059 6,004,061
2036 12,735,582 6,050,436
2035 12,563,938 6,096,764
2034 12,389,907 6,142,866
2033 12,215,713 6,188,997
2032 12,039,848 6,234,637
2031 11,862,856 6,279,936
2030 11,683,177 6,325,002
2029 11,502,504 6,369,418
2028 11,320,226 6,413,572
2027 11,136,100 6,457,306
2026 10,950,183 6,500,256
2025 10,762,817 6,549,143
2024 10,576,502 6,586,476
2023 10,389,635 6,623,183
2022 10,203,169 6,664,449
2021 10,012,896 6,834,326
2020 9,815,746 6,899,126
2019 9,609,010 6,945,235
2018 9,394,513 6,982,604
2017 9,178,714 7,020,858
2016 8,961,718 7,058,322
2015 8,743,246 7,095,383
2014 8,523,441 7,131,787
2013 8,302,698 7,166,553
2012 8,081,390 7,201,497
2011 7,859,346 7,236,519
2010 7,633,523 7,291,436
2009 7,406,438 7,320,807
2008 7,183,002 7,350,222
2007 6,963,345 7,381,579
2006 6,747,720 7,411,569
2005 6,535,905 7,440,769
2004 6,328,041 7,463,157
2003 6,123,997 7,480,591
2002 5,924,003 7,500,031
2001 5,728,435 7,503,433
2000 5,537,064 7,516,346
1999 5,349,333 7,540,401
1998 5,166,390 7,567,745
1997 4,987,883 7,598,538
1996 4,813,361 7,622,185
1995 4,644,278 7,628,264
1994 4,480,208 7,622,711
1993 4,320,872 7,614,328
1992 4,166,699 7,604,063
1991 4,021,837 7,595,636
1990 3,896,481 7,897,937
1989 3,796,078 7,893,787
1988 3,711,880 7,884,218
1987 3,632,543 7,868,027
1986 3,554,793 7,853,824
1985 3,478,936 7,835,902
1984 3,405,198 7,813,549
1983 3,333,633 7,788,100
1982 3,264,291 7,763,335
1981 3,197,019 7,736,787
1980 3,131,512 7,709,544
1979 3,067,341 7,541,997
1978 3,003,714 7,504,017
1977 2,940,327 7,462,783
1976 2,877,327 7,418,973
1975 2,814,820 7,368,717
1974 2,752,671 7,326,043
1973 2,690,629 7,283,902
1972 2,628,432 7,252,012
1971 2,566,421 7,211,716
1970 2,505,628 7,164,993
1969 2,446,927 7,123,249
1968 2,390,803 7,007,586
1967 2,337,532 6,966,522
1966 2,285,774 6,927,969
1965 2,235,820 6,876,624
1964 2,188,325 6,832,855
1963 2,141,376 6,787,950
1962 2,093,919 6,740,264
1961 2,046,127 6,689,077
1960 1,995,110 6,638,992

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Papua New Guinea increased by 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth), while Serbia lost 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Papua New Guinea gained 2,083,963 people (a 23.3% growth), while Serbia's population decreased by 558,066 people (a 7.91% decline).

Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th most populous country in 2006 and is 89th in 2026. Serbia was ranked 97th in 2006 and ranked 110th 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 Serbia will decrease by 16.7% to 5,417,847 people and rank change from 110th to 125th.

Papua New Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M people, while Serbia's population already peaked in 1990 at 7.9M people and is projected to decrease to 3.62M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Papua New Guinea Serbia
2100 0.06% -0.77%
2099 0.07% -0.77%
2098 0.09% -0.77%
2097 0.11% -0.77%
2096 0.13% -0.77%
2095 0.14% -0.77%
2094 0.16% -0.77%
2093 0.17% -0.77%
2092 0.19% -0.77%
2091 0.22% -0.77%
2090 0.21% -0.78%
2089 0.23% -0.77%
2088 0.24% -0.78%
2087 0.26% -0.78%
2086 0.28% -0.79%
2085 0.28% -0.79%
2084 0.31% -0.8%
2083 0.31% -0.8%
2082 0.33% -0.81%
2081 0.36% -0.81%
2080 0.35% -0.82%
2079 0.37% -0.83%
2078 0.38% -0.83%
2077 0.39% -0.83%
2076 0.41% -0.83%
2075 0.42% -0.84%
2074 0.44% -0.84%
2073 0.47% -0.84%
2072 0.49% -0.84%
2071 0.5% -0.85%
2070 0.52% -0.85%
2069 0.55% -0.84%
2068 0.57% -0.84%
2067 0.59% -0.83%
2066 0.61% -0.83%
2065 0.62% -0.83%
2064 0.63% -0.82%
2063 0.65% -0.82%
2062 0.67% -0.81%
2061 0.72% -0.8%
2060 0.73% -0.79%
2059 0.75% -0.79%
2058 0.77% -0.79%
2057 0.79% -0.79%
2056 0.82% -0.78%
2055 0.86% -0.77%
2054 0.87% -0.77%
2053 0.91% -0.77%
2052 0.93% -0.78%
2051 0.95% -0.77%
2050 0.99% -0.78%
2049 1.01% -0.78%
2048 1.04% -0.78%
2047 1.06% -0.78%
2046 1.1% -0.79%
2045 1.12% -0.79%
2044 1.14% -0.79%
2043 1.16% -0.8%
2042 1.19% -0.8%
2041 1.22% -0.79%
2040 1.25% -0.79%
2039 1.29% -0.78%
2038 1.31% -0.78%
2037 1.35% -0.77%
2036 1.37% -0.76%
2035 1.4% -0.75%
2034 1.43% -0.75%
2033 1.46% -0.73%
2032 1.49% -0.72%
2031 1.54% -0.71%
2030 1.57% -0.7%
2029 1.61% -0.69%
2028 1.65% -0.68%
2027 1.7% -0.66%
2026 1.74% -0.75%
2025 1.76% -0.57%
2024 1.8% -0.55%
2023 1.83% -0.62%
2022 1.9% -2.49%
2021 2.01% -0.94%
2020 2.15% -0.66%
2019 2.28% -0.54%
2018 2.35% -0.54%
2017 2.42% -0.53%
2016 2.5% -0.52%
2015 2.58% -0.51%
2014 2.66% -0.49%
2013 2.74% -0.49%
2012 2.83% -0.48%
2011 2.96% -0.75%
2010 3.07% -0.4%
2009 3.11% -0.4%
2008 3.15% -0.42%
2007 3.2% -0.4%
2006 3.24% -0.39%
2005 3.28% -0.3%
2004 3.33% -0.23%
2003 3.38% -0.26%
2002 3.41% -0.05%
2001 3.46% -0.17%
2000 3.51% -0.32%
1999 3.54% -0.36%
1998 3.58% -0.41%
1997 3.63% -0.31%
1996 3.64% -0.08%
1995 3.66% 0.07%
1994 3.69% 0.11%
1993 3.7% 0.13%
1992 3.6% 0.11%
1991 3.22% -3.83%
1990 2.64% 0.05%
1989 2.27% 0.12%
1988 2.18% 0.21%
1987 2.19% 0.18%
1986 2.18% 0.23%
1985 2.17% 0.29%
1984 2.15% 0.33%
1983 2.12% 0.32%
1982 2.1% 0.34%
1981 2.09% 0.35%
1980 2.09% 2.22%
1979 2.12% 0.51%
1978 2.16% 0.55%
1977 2.19% 0.59%
1976 2.22% 0.68%
1975 2.26% 0.58%
1974 2.31% 0.58%
1973 2.37% 0.44%
1972 2.42% 0.56%
1971 2.43% 0.65%
1970 2.4% 0.59%
1969 2.35% 1.65%
1968 2.28% 0.59%
1967 2.26% 0.56%
1966 2.23% 0.75%
1965 2.17% 0.64%
1964 2.19% 0.66%
1963 2.27% 0.71%
1962 2.34% 0.77%
1961 2.56% 0.75%

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 Serbia's population declined by 0.57%.

Live population counters

Papua New Guinea Serbia
Current population
11045681
6500256
Population rank 89/197 110/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.08%
One net population change
2.83 minutes
14.1 minutes
One birth every
2.05 minutes
8.67 minutes
One death every
7.58 minutes
5.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +510 -102
Annual growth/decline +186,315 -37,333
Annual growth/decline rate +1.76% -0.57%
Population growth rate rank 59/197 187/197
One migration net change every
1.29 days
40.3 minutes
Annual migration change -284 -13,086
Net migration rank 87/196 140/196
Foreign-born residents 31,171 712,550
Foreign-born residents rank 163/195 70/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 10.6%
Foreign-born share rank 183/195 64/195

Natural population change vs migration

Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
Serbia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Papua New Guinea Serbia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -284 - -13,086
2024 187,595 -707 -37,543 -8,132
2023 187,637 -787 -36,427 4,348
2022 186,861 -787 -46,651 40,118
2021 183,766 10,703 -74,494 -8,974
2020 189,130 10,703 -55,193 -10,220
2019 190,662 22,978 -36,810 -18,891
2018 190,662 24,684 -37,707 -18,883
2017 189,715 26,513 -39,317 -18,651
2016 189,281 28,473 -35,998 -18,322
2015 188,600 30,580 -37,605 -18,789
2014 187,592 32,840 -34,946 -18,846
2013 185,790 35,280 -34,399 -17,866
2012 183,658 37,893 -35,288 -18,513
2011 181,842 40,690 -36,906 611
2010 178,998 50,106 -34,999 3,632
2009 175,421 49,647 -33,676 6,043
2008 172,823 48,985 -33,590 7,070
2007 169,306 48,203 -34,693 7,045
2006 166,540 47,191 -31,870 8,018
2005 163,888 46,014 -34,227 7,945
2004 161,023 44,811 -26,121 7,300
2003 158,611 43,639 -24,686 6,854
2002 155,091 42,657 -24,750 1,562
2001 151,431 41,962 -20,259 -12,007
2000 147,496 41,855 -30,065 -14,368
1999 143,592 42,519 -29,408 -4,073
1998 136,677 43,091 -23,006 -5,665
1997 134,458 42,787 -18,389 -5,817
1996 129,802 41,994 -16,007 -5,598
1995 125,410 40,962 -7,628 -6,019
1994 122,113 39,669 -7,157 -5,934
1993 118,668 38,220 -5,703 -5,972
1992 114,818 36,622 -3,779 -4,415
1991 111,453 26,830 2,210 -8,483
1990 110,033 2,398 7,416 -16,260
1989 108,199 -19,824 11,872 -16,360
1988 106,256 -26,232 13,852 -15,715
1987 104,367 -25,720 16,711 -16,686
1986 102,346 -25,495 19,407 -17,990
1985 100,333 -25,470 22,090 -17,646
1984 98,103 -25,487 23,815 -15,567
1983 95,982 -25,465 27,515 -15,301
1982 93,522 -25,355 30,603 -13,550
1981 91,767 -25,383 34,304 -8,531
1980 90,266 -25,638 36,273 287
1979 89,330 -25,618 39,022 -960
1978 88,747 -25,208 43,636 -1,481
1977 87,954 -24,722 48,105 -1,953
1976 86,965 -24,198 51,399 -2,744
1975 85,809 -23,562 52,502 -3,490
1974 84,829 -22,771 51,583 -3,525
1973 83,821 -21,803 49,596 -2,396
1972 82,672 -20,303 48,248 -348
1971 80,599 -18,945 47,424 1,655
1970 78,712 -18,773 48,343 1,861
1969 76,454 -18,994 50,304 4,112
1968 73,983 -19,188 51,653 5,430
1967 71,519 -19,767 53,120 6,114
1966 69,206 -17,454 53,338 7,037
1965 66,693 -18,532 53,383 7,957
1964 64,558 -17,730 54,185 8,045
1963 62,260 -15,189 55,580 8,276
1962 59,974 -12,141 59,307 6,064
1961 58,151 -10,409 61,065 6,422
1960 56,326 -2,034 63,642 4,377

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 Serbia 85.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 437,745 people) and 14.9% is from migration (a loss of 76,396 people).

As of 2024, 31,171 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in Papua New Guinea, compared to 712,550 people or 10.6% in Serbia.

Biggest cities by population

Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K
Serbia
City Population
Belgrade 1.2M
Novi Sad 260K
Pristina 227K
Nis 183K
Kragujevac 151K
Subotica 106K
Valjevo 90.3K
Cacak 71.9K
Mitrovica 71.6K
Novi Pazar 66.5K

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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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