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

Papua New Guinea vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

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Papua New Guinea

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Sweden

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Year	Population
	Papua New Guinea	Sweden
2100	18,798,240	11,330,987
2099	18,786,145	11,334,835
2098	18,772,372	11,339,107
2097	18,755,008	11,340,268
2096	18,733,822	11,341,947
2095	18,710,340	11,344,893
2094	18,683,383	11,347,531
2093	18,654,365	11,349,412
2092	18,621,911	11,351,452
2091	18,586,147	11,352,899
2090	18,545,656	11,354,820
2089	18,506,626	11,357,746
2088	18,464,999	11,360,405
2087	18,420,558	11,364,197
2086	18,372,233	11,371,529
2085	18,321,842	11,376,573
2084	18,270,605	11,381,332
2083	18,214,932	11,384,862
2082	18,159,412	11,390,058
2081	18,100,531	11,391,696
2080	18,035,268	11,393,882
2079	17,972,052	11,393,412
2078	17,904,957	11,391,291
2077	17,837,082	11,389,212
2076	17,768,107	11,385,385
2075	17,695,759	11,381,261
2074	17,621,390	11,377,973
2073	17,544,490	11,375,051
2072	17,463,028	11,371,362
2071	17,377,995	11,366,451
2070	17,291,519	11,362,742
2069	17,201,936	11,358,895
2068	17,108,606	11,357,504
2067	17,011,562	11,356,672
2066	16,911,929	11,356,676
2065	16,809,460	11,355,953
2064	16,705,205	11,354,988
2063	16,600,853	11,354,834
2062	16,493,872	11,355,452
2061	16,383,508	11,353,198
2060	16,267,162	11,352,013
2059	16,149,265	11,349,674
2058	16,029,360	11,345,893
2057	15,906,350	11,340,487
2056	15,781,247	11,335,234
2055	15,653,296	11,328,291
2054	15,519,925	11,320,768
2053	15,386,054	11,310,127
2052	15,247,553	11,296,358
2051	15,107,257	11,280,503
2050	14,965,427	11,261,537
2049	14,818,793	11,242,070
2048	14,670,417	11,221,274
2047	14,519,915	11,199,365
2046	14,367,141	11,176,512
2045	14,210,639	11,152,739
2044	14,053,122	11,127,765
2043	13,894,884	11,102,354
2042	13,735,841	11,076,504
2041	13,574,567	11,052,951
2040	13,410,615	11,028,609
2039	13,244,740	11,005,487
2038	13,076,640	10,983,160
2037	12,907,059	10,961,591
2036	12,735,582	10,938,759
2035	12,563,938	10,916,327
2034	12,389,907	10,893,717
2033	12,215,713	10,869,588
2032	12,039,848	10,844,339
2031	11,862,856	10,819,037
2030	11,683,177	10,790,557
2029	11,502,504	10,759,017
2028	11,320,226	10,724,017
2027	11,136,100	10,685,143
2026	10,950,183	10,643,884
2025	10,762,817	10,596,620
2024	10,576,502	10,569,709
2023	10,389,635	10,536,632
2022	10,203,169	10,486,941
2021	10,012,896	10,415,811
2020	9,815,746	10,353,442
2019	9,609,010	10,278,887
2018	9,394,513	10,175,214
2017	9,178,714	10,057,698
2016	8,961,718	9,923,085
2015	8,743,246	9,799,186
2014	8,523,441	9,696,110
2013	8,302,698	9,600,379
2012	8,081,390	9,519,374
2011	7,859,346	9,449,213
2010	7,633,523	9,378,126
2009	7,406,438	9,298,515
2008	7,183,002	9,219,637
2007	6,963,345	9,148,092
2006	6,747,720	9,080,505
2005	6,535,905	9,029,572
2004	6,328,041	8,993,531
2003	6,123,997	8,958,229
2002	5,924,003	8,924,958
2001	5,728,435	8,895,960
2000	5,537,064	8,872,109
1999	5,349,333	8,857,874
1998	5,166,390	8,850,974
1997	4,987,883	8,846,062
1996	4,813,361	8,840,998
1995	4,644,278	8,826,939
1994	4,480,208	8,780,745
1993	4,320,872	8,718,561
1992	4,166,699	8,668,067
1991	4,021,837	8,617,375
1990	3,896,481	8,558,835
1989	3,796,078	8,492,964
1988	3,711,880	8,436,489
1987	3,632,543	8,397,804
1986	3,554,793	8,369,829
1985	3,478,936	8,350,386
1984	3,405,198	8,336,605
1983	3,333,633	8,329,033
1982	3,264,291	8,325,263
1981	3,197,019	8,320,503
1980	3,131,512	8,310,531
1979	3,067,341	8,293,678
1978	3,003,714	8,275,599
1977	2,940,327	8,251,540
1976	2,877,327	8,222,286
1975	2,814,820	8,192,437
1974	2,752,671	8,159,955
1973	2,690,629	8,136,312
1972	2,628,432	8,122,300
1971	2,566,421	8,098,334
1970	2,505,628	8,042,801
1969	2,446,927	7,968,072
1968	2,390,803	7,912,273
1967	2,337,532	7,867,931
1966	2,285,774	7,807,797
1965	2,235,820	7,733,853
1964	2,188,325	7,661,354
1963	2,141,376	7,604,328
1962	2,093,919	7,561,588
1961	2,046,127	7,519,998
1960	1,995,110	7,484,656

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Papua New Guinea increased by 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Papua New Guinea gained 2,083,963 people (a 23.3% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 741,992 people (a 7.48% growth).

Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th most populous country in 2006 and is 89th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 93rd 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 Sweden will increase by 5.59% to 11,261,537 people and will still be ranked 93rd.

Papua New Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

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Papua New Guinea

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Year	Growth rate
	Papua New Guinea	Sweden
2100	0.06%	-0.03%
2099	0.07%	-0.04%
2098	0.09%	-0.01%
2097	0.11%	-0.01%
2096	0.13%	-0.03%
2095	0.14%	-0.02%
2094	0.16%	-0.02%
2093	0.17%	-0.02%
2092	0.19%	-0.01%
2091	0.22%	-0.02%
2090	0.21%	-0.03%
2089	0.23%	-0.02%
2088	0.24%	-0.03%
2087	0.26%	-0.06%
2086	0.28%	-0.04%
2085	0.28%	-0.04%
2084	0.31%	-0.03%
2083	0.31%	-0.05%
2082	0.33%	-0.01%
2081	0.36%	-0.02%
2080	0.35%	0.004%
2079	0.37%	0.02%
2078	0.38%	0.02%
2077	0.39%	0.03%
2076	0.41%	0.04%
2075	0.42%	0.03%
2074	0.44%	0.03%
2073	0.47%	0.03%
2072	0.49%	0.04%
2071	0.5%	0.03%
2070	0.52%	0.03%
2069	0.55%	0.01%
2068	0.57%	0.007%
2067	0.59%	-0%
2066	0.61%	0.006%
2065	0.62%	0.009%
2064	0.63%	0.001%
2063	0.65%	-0.005%
2062	0.67%	0.02%
2061	0.72%	0.01%
2060	0.73%	0.02%
2059	0.75%	0.03%
2058	0.77%	0.05%
2057	0.79%	0.05%
2056	0.82%	0.06%
2055	0.86%	0.07%
2054	0.87%	0.09%
2053	0.91%	0.12%
2052	0.93%	0.14%
2051	0.95%	0.17%
2050	0.99%	0.17%
2049	1.01%	0.19%
2048	1.04%	0.2%
2047	1.06%	0.2%
2046	1.1%	0.21%
2045	1.12%	0.22%
2044	1.14%	0.23%
2043	1.16%	0.23%
2042	1.19%	0.21%
2041	1.22%	0.22%
2040	1.25%	0.21%
2039	1.29%	0.2%
2038	1.31%	0.2%
2037	1.35%	0.21%
2036	1.37%	0.21%
2035	1.4%	0.21%
2034	1.43%	0.22%
2033	1.46%	0.23%
2032	1.49%	0.23%
2031	1.54%	0.26%
2030	1.57%	0.29%
2029	1.61%	0.33%
2028	1.65%	0.36%
2027	1.7%	0.39%
2026	1.74%	0.45%
2025	1.76%	0.25%
2024	1.8%	0.31%
2023	1.83%	0.47%
2022	1.9%	0.68%
2021	2.01%	0.6%
2020	2.15%	0.73%
2019	2.28%	1.02%
2018	2.35%	1.17%
2017	2.42%	1.36%
2016	2.5%	1.26%
2015	2.58%	1.06%
2014	2.66%	1%
2013	2.74%	0.85%
2012	2.83%	0.74%
2011	2.96%	0.76%
2010	3.07%	0.86%
2009	3.11%	0.86%
2008	3.15%	0.78%
2007	3.2%	0.74%
2006	3.24%	0.56%
2005	3.28%	0.4%
2004	3.33%	0.39%
2003	3.38%	0.37%
2002	3.41%	0.33%
2001	3.46%	0.27%
2000	3.51%	0.16%
1999	3.54%	0.08%
1998	3.58%	0.06%
1997	3.63%	0.06%
1996	3.64%	0.16%
1995	3.66%	0.53%
1994	3.69%	0.71%
1993	3.7%	0.58%
1992	3.6%	0.59%
1991	3.22%	0.68%
1990	2.64%	0.78%
1989	2.27%	0.67%
1988	2.18%	0.46%
1987	2.19%	0.33%
1986	2.18%	0.23%
1985	2.17%	0.17%
1984	2.15%	0.09%
1983	2.12%	0.05%
1982	2.1%	0.06%
1981	2.09%	0.12%
1980	2.09%	0.2%
1979	2.12%	0.22%
1978	2.16%	0.29%
1977	2.19%	0.36%
1976	2.22%	0.36%
1975	2.26%	0.4%
1974	2.31%	0.29%
1973	2.37%	0.17%
1972	2.42%	0.3%
1971	2.43%	0.69%
1970	2.4%	0.94%
1969	2.35%	0.71%
1968	2.28%	0.56%
1967	2.26%	0.77%
1966	2.23%	0.96%
1965	2.17%	0.95%
1964	2.19%	0.75%
1963	2.27%	0.57%
1962	2.34%	0.55%
1961	2.56%	0.47%

In 2025, the population of Papua New Guinea grew by 1.76%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.25%.

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