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

Papua New Guinea vs South Africa: population by year and forecast

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Papua New Guinea

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South Africa

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Year	Population
	Papua New Guinea	South Africa
2100	18,798,240	94,734,082
2099	18,786,145	94,523,360
2098	18,772,372	94,316,049
2097	18,755,008	94,125,043
2096	18,733,822	93,927,246
2095	18,710,340	93,719,451
2094	18,683,383	93,494,697
2093	18,654,365	93,267,274
2092	18,621,911	93,041,793
2091	18,586,147	92,793,249
2090	18,545,656	92,561,159
2089	18,506,626	92,322,396
2088	18,464,999	92,080,212
2087	18,420,558	91,833,409
2086	18,372,233	91,581,639
2085	18,321,842	91,352,906
2084	18,270,605	91,106,961
2083	18,214,932	90,845,161
2082	18,159,412	90,583,188
2081	18,100,531	90,313,417
2080	18,035,268	90,039,857
2079	17,972,052	89,770,116
2078	17,904,957	89,494,440
2077	17,837,082	89,217,520
2076	17,768,107	88,954,522
2075	17,695,759	88,681,719
2074	17,621,390	88,397,221
2073	17,544,490	88,118,589
2072	17,463,028	87,835,051
2071	17,377,995	87,509,098
2070	17,291,519	87,178,463
2069	17,201,936	86,870,660
2068	17,108,606	86,558,000
2067	17,011,562	86,237,764
2066	16,911,929	85,904,801
2065	16,809,460	85,573,984
2064	16,705,205	85,214,686
2063	16,600,853	84,845,370
2062	16,493,872	84,473,236
2061	16,383,508	84,103,016
2060	16,267,162	83,719,266
2059	16,149,265	83,325,330
2058	16,029,360	82,918,226
2057	15,906,350	82,508,742
2056	15,781,247	82,098,320
2055	15,653,296	81,669,191
2054	15,519,925	81,227,019
2053	15,386,054	80,789,939
2052	15,247,553	80,338,877
2051	15,107,257	79,858,310
2050	14,965,427	79,383,784
2049	14,818,793	78,897,472
2048	14,670,417	78,409,829
2047	14,519,915	77,894,547
2046	14,367,141	77,369,819
2045	14,210,639	76,852,544
2044	14,053,122	76,330,046
2043	13,894,884	75,800,788
2042	13,735,841	75,264,885
2041	13,574,567	74,721,871
2040	13,410,615	74,179,185
2039	13,244,740	73,636,894
2038	13,076,640	73,079,976
2037	12,907,059	72,506,991
2036	12,735,582	71,930,701
2035	12,563,938	71,337,219
2034	12,389,907	70,737,692
2033	12,215,713	70,128,299
2032	12,039,848	69,502,726
2031	11,862,856	68,865,544
2030	11,683,177	68,221,143
2029	11,502,504	67,549,189
2028	11,320,226	66,860,631
2027	11,136,100	66,166,759
2026	10,950,183	65,473,024
2025	10,762,817	64,747,319
2024	10,576,502	64,007,187
2023	10,389,635	63,212,384
2022	10,203,169	62,378,410
2021	10,012,896	61,502,603
2020	9,815,746	60,562,381
2019	9,609,010	59,587,885
2018	9,394,513	58,613,001
2017	9,178,714	57,635,162
2016	8,961,718	57,259,551
2015	8,743,246	56,723,537
2014	8,523,441	55,594,838
2013	8,302,698	54,678,791
2012	8,081,390	53,782,567
2011	7,859,346	52,995,205
2010	7,633,523	52,344,051
2009	7,406,438	51,728,516
2008	7,183,002	51,114,599
2007	6,963,345	50,528,584
2006	6,747,720	49,998,277
2005	6,535,905	49,490,033
2004	6,328,041	48,991,421
2003	6,123,997	48,500,348
2002	5,924,003	48,019,415
2001	5,728,435	47,566,800
2000	5,537,064	47,159,719
1999	5,349,333	46,730,335
1998	5,166,390	46,223,880
1997	4,987,883	45,666,838
1996	4,813,361	45,123,018
1995	4,644,278	44,541,554
1994	4,480,208	44,004,139
1993	4,320,872	43,297,156
1992	4,166,699	42,443,509
1991	4,021,837	41,687,898
1990	3,896,481	40,746,268
1989	3,796,078	39,628,575
1988	3,711,880	38,480,649
1987	3,632,543	37,326,190
1986	3,554,793	36,180,515
1985	3,478,936	35,042,093
1984	3,405,198	33,892,788
1983	3,333,633	32,739,304
1982	3,264,291	31,615,339
1981	3,197,019	30,541,044
1980	3,131,512	29,518,857
1979	3,067,341	28,634,162
1978	3,003,714	27,869,507
1977	2,940,327	27,118,952
1976	2,877,327	26,395,450
1975	2,814,820	25,690,940
1974	2,752,671	24,989,108
1973	2,690,629	24,294,263
1972	2,628,432	23,609,456
1971	2,566,421	22,942,143
1970	2,505,628	22,279,984
1969	2,446,927	21,614,676
1968	2,390,803	20,957,287
1967	2,337,532	20,314,066
1966	2,285,774	19,690,087
1965	2,235,820	19,089,380
1964	2,188,325	18,511,361
1963	2,141,376	17,954,564
1962	2,093,919	17,418,522
1961	2,046,127	16,908,035
1960	1,995,110	16,440,172

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Papua New Guinea increased by 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth), while South Africa gained 7,261,274 people (a 14.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Papua New Guinea gained 2,083,963 people (a 23.3% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,569,817 people (a 15% growth).

Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th most populous country in 2006 and is 89th in 2026. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2006 and still ranked 24th 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 South Africa will increase by 20.6% to 79,383,784 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.

Papua New Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M people compared to the peak of 94.7M people in 2100 for South Africa.

Population growth rate by year

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South Africa

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Year	Growth rate
	Papua New Guinea	South Africa
2100	0.06%	0.22%
2099	0.07%	0.22%
2098	0.09%	0.2%
2097	0.11%	0.21%
2096	0.13%	0.22%
2095	0.14%	0.24%
2094	0.16%	0.24%
2093	0.17%	0.24%
2092	0.19%	0.27%
2091	0.22%	0.25%
2090	0.21%	0.26%
2089	0.23%	0.26%
2088	0.24%	0.27%
2087	0.26%	0.27%
2086	0.28%	0.25%
2085	0.28%	0.27%
2084	0.31%	0.29%
2083	0.31%	0.29%
2082	0.33%	0.3%
2081	0.36%	0.3%
2080	0.35%	0.3%
2079	0.37%	0.31%
2078	0.38%	0.31%
2077	0.39%	0.3%
2076	0.41%	0.31%
2075	0.42%	0.32%
2074	0.44%	0.32%
2073	0.47%	0.32%
2072	0.49%	0.37%
2071	0.5%	0.38%
2070	0.52%	0.35%
2069	0.55%	0.36%
2068	0.57%	0.37%
2067	0.59%	0.39%
2066	0.61%	0.39%
2065	0.62%	0.42%
2064	0.63%	0.44%
2063	0.65%	0.44%
2062	0.67%	0.44%
2061	0.72%	0.46%
2060	0.73%	0.47%
2059	0.75%	0.49%
2058	0.77%	0.5%
2057	0.79%	0.5%
2056	0.82%	0.53%
2055	0.86%	0.54%
2054	0.87%	0.54%
2053	0.91%	0.56%
2052	0.93%	0.6%
2051	0.95%	0.6%
2050	0.99%	0.62%
2049	1.01%	0.62%
2048	1.04%	0.66%
2047	1.06%	0.68%
2046	1.1%	0.67%
2045	1.12%	0.68%
2044	1.14%	0.7%
2043	1.16%	0.71%
2042	1.19%	0.73%
2041	1.22%	0.73%
2040	1.25%	0.74%
2039	1.29%	0.76%
2038	1.31%	0.79%
2037	1.35%	0.8%
2036	1.37%	0.83%
2035	1.4%	0.85%
2034	1.43%	0.87%
2033	1.46%	0.9%
2032	1.49%	0.93%
2031	1.54%	0.94%
2030	1.57%	0.99%
2029	1.61%	1.03%
2028	1.65%	1.05%
2027	1.7%	1.06%
2026	1.74%	1.12%
2025	1.76%	1.16%
2024	1.8%	1.26%
2023	1.83%	1.34%
2022	1.9%	1.42%
2021	2.01%	1.55%
2020	2.15%	1.64%
2019	2.28%	1.66%
2018	2.35%	1.7%
2017	2.42%	0.66%
2016	2.5%	0.94%
2015	2.58%	2.03%
2014	2.66%	1.68%
2013	2.74%	1.67%
2012	2.83%	1.49%
2011	2.96%	1.24%
2010	3.07%	1.19%
2009	3.11%	1.2%
2008	3.15%	1.16%
2007	3.2%	1.06%
2006	3.24%	1.03%
2005	3.28%	1.02%
2004	3.33%	1.01%
2003	3.38%	1%
2002	3.41%	0.95%
2001	3.46%	0.86%
2000	3.51%	0.92%
1999	3.54%	1.1%
1998	3.58%	1.22%
1997	3.63%	1.21%
1996	3.64%	1.31%
1995	3.66%	1.22%
1994	3.69%	1.63%
1993	3.7%	2.01%
1992	3.6%	1.81%
1991	3.22%	2.31%
1990	2.64%	2.82%
1989	2.27%	2.98%
1988	2.18%	3.09%
1987	2.19%	3.17%
1986	2.18%	3.25%
1985	2.17%	3.39%
1984	2.15%	3.52%
1983	2.12%	3.56%
1982	2.1%	3.52%
1981	2.09%	3.46%
1980	2.09%	3.09%
1979	2.12%	2.74%
1978	2.16%	2.77%
1977	2.19%	2.74%
1976	2.22%	2.74%
1975	2.26%	2.81%
1974	2.31%	2.86%
1973	2.37%	2.9%
1972	2.42%	2.91%
1971	2.43%	2.97%
1970	2.4%	3.08%
1969	2.35%	3.14%
1968	2.28%	3.17%
1967	2.26%	3.17%
1966	2.23%	3.15%
1965	2.17%	3.12%
1964	2.19%	3.1%
1963	2.27%	3.08%
1962	2.34%	3.02%
1961	2.56%	2.85%

In 2025, the population of Papua New Guinea grew by 1.76%, while South Africa's population grew by 1.16%.

Population map with other countries

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