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	18,802,138	94,767,727
2099	18,790,040	94,556,931
2098	18,776,265	94,349,546
2097	18,758,897	94,158,472
2096	18,737,707	93,960,605
2095	18,714,219	93,752,736
2094	18,687,257	93,527,902
2093	18,658,233	93,300,398
2092	18,625,772	93,074,837
2091	18,590,001	92,826,204
2090	18,549,501	92,594,033
2089	18,510,463	92,355,184
2088	18,468,827	92,112,914
2087	18,424,378	91,866,024
2086	18,376,043	91,614,165
2085	18,325,641	91,385,350
2084	18,274,394	91,139,318
2083	18,218,709	90,877,425
2082	18,163,177	90,615,359
2081	18,104,285	90,345,492
2080	18,039,008	90,071,835
2079	17,975,778	89,801,998
2078	17,908,670	89,526,224
2077	17,840,781	89,249,206
2076	17,771,791	88,986,114
2075	17,699,428	88,713,215
2074	17,625,044	88,428,616
2073	17,548,128	88,149,885
2072	17,466,649	87,866,246
2071	17,381,598	87,540,177
2070	17,295,105	87,209,425
2069	17,205,503	86,901,512
2068	17,112,154	86,588,742
2067	17,015,090	86,268,392
2066	16,915,436	85,935,310
2065	16,812,946	85,604,376
2064	16,708,669	85,244,950
2063	16,604,296	84,875,503
2062	16,497,292	84,503,237
2061	16,386,905	84,132,885
2060	16,270,535	83,748,999
2059	16,152,614	83,354,923
2058	16,032,684	82,947,675
2057	15,909,649	82,538,045
2056	15,784,519	82,127,477
2055	15,656,542	81,698,196
2054	15,523,143	81,255,867
2053	15,389,244	80,818,632
2052	15,250,715	80,367,409
2051	15,110,389	79,886,672
2050	14,968,530	79,411,977
2049	14,821,865	78,925,493
2048	14,673,459	78,437,677
2047	14,522,926	77,922,211
2046	14,370,120	77,397,298
2045	14,213,585	76,879,838
2044	14,056,036	76,357,155
2043	13,897,765	75,827,709
2042	13,738,690	75,291,615
2041	13,577,382	74,748,408
2040	13,413,396	74,205,530
2039	13,247,486	73,663,047
2038	13,079,352	73,105,930
2037	12,909,735	72,532,742
2036	12,738,223	71,956,247
2035	12,566,543	71,362,555
2034	12,392,476	70,762,815
2033	12,218,246	70,153,205
2032	12,042,345	69,527,410
2031	11,865,316	68,890,002
2030	11,685,599	68,245,372
2029	11,504,890	67,573,179
2028	11,322,573	66,884,377
2027	11,138,409	66,190,258
2026	10,952,454	65,496,277
2025	10,765,048	64,770,314
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 2,041,035 people (a 22.8% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,424,442 people (a 14.7% 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 36% to 14,968,530 people with a rank change from 89th to 85th. The population of South Africa will increase by 20.9% to 79,411,977 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 94.8M 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	1.78%	1.19%
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 2024, the population of Papua New Guinea grew by 1.8%, while South Africa's population grew by 1.26%.

Population map with other countries

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