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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Year	Population
	Papua New Guinea	Sweden
2100	18,802,138	11,357,586
2099	18,790,040	11,361,443
2098	18,776,265	11,365,725
2097	18,758,897	11,366,889
2096	18,737,707	11,368,572
2095	18,714,219	11,371,525
2094	18,687,257	11,374,169
2093	18,658,233	11,376,054
2092	18,625,772	11,378,099
2091	18,590,001	11,379,549
2090	18,549,501	11,381,475
2089	18,510,463	11,384,408
2088	18,468,827	11,387,073
2087	18,424,378	11,390,874
2086	18,376,043	11,398,223
2085	18,325,641	11,403,279
2084	18,274,394	11,408,050
2083	18,218,709	11,411,588
2082	18,163,177	11,416,796
2081	18,104,285	11,418,438
2080	18,039,008	11,420,629
2079	17,975,778	11,420,158
2078	17,908,670	11,418,032
2077	17,840,781	11,415,948
2076	17,771,791	11,412,112
2075	17,699,428	11,407,978
2074	17,625,044	11,404,682
2073	17,548,128	11,401,754
2072	17,466,649	11,398,056
2071	17,381,598	11,393,134
2070	17,295,105	11,389,416
2069	17,205,503	11,385,560
2068	17,112,154	11,384,165
2067	17,015,090	11,383,331
2066	16,915,436	11,383,335
2065	16,812,946	11,382,611
2064	16,708,669	11,381,643
2063	16,604,296	11,381,489
2062	16,497,292	11,382,109
2061	16,386,905	11,379,849
2060	16,270,535	11,378,661
2059	16,152,614	11,376,317
2058	16,032,684	11,372,527
2057	15,909,649	11,367,109
2056	15,784,519	11,361,843
2055	15,656,542	11,354,884
2054	15,523,143	11,347,343
2053	15,389,244	11,336,678
2052	15,250,715	11,322,876
2051	15,110,389	11,306,983
2050	14,968,530	11,287,973
2049	14,821,865	11,268,461
2048	14,673,459	11,247,615
2047	14,522,926	11,225,655
2046	14,370,120	11,202,749
2045	14,213,585	11,178,920
2044	14,056,036	11,153,887
2043	13,897,765	11,128,417
2042	13,738,690	11,102,505
2041	13,577,382	11,078,898
2040	13,413,396	11,054,498
2039	13,247,486	11,031,322
2038	13,079,352	11,008,943
2037	12,909,735	10,987,323
2036	12,738,223	10,964,438
2035	12,566,543	10,941,953
2034	12,392,476	10,919,289
2033	12,218,246	10,895,104
2032	12,042,345	10,869,796
2031	11,865,316	10,844,434
2030	11,685,599	10,815,888
2029	11,504,890	10,784,274
2028	11,322,573	10,749,191
2027	11,138,409	10,710,226
2026	10,952,454	10,668,870
2025	10,765,048	10,621,495
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 2,041,035 people (a 22.8% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 756,971 people (a 7.63% 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 91st 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 Sweden will increase by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people and rank change from 91st to 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	1.78%	0.49%
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 2024, the population of Papua New Guinea grew by 1.8%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.31%.

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