Population in Papua New Guinea compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Papua New Guinea vs United States: population by year and forecast

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Papua New Guinea

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Year	Population
	Papua New Guinea	United States
2100	18,798,240	415,429,771
2099	18,786,145	414,829,167
2098	18,772,372	414,231,720
2097	18,755,008	413,576,381
2096	18,733,822	412,927,393
2095	18,710,340	412,225,379
2094	18,683,383	411,498,749
2093	18,654,365	410,785,729
2092	18,621,911	410,051,921
2091	18,586,147	409,320,183
2090	18,545,656	408,613,732
2089	18,506,626	407,885,645
2088	18,464,999	407,129,733
2087	18,420,558	406,421,298
2086	18,372,233	405,715,343
2085	18,321,842	405,059,379
2084	18,270,605	404,343,130
2083	18,214,932	403,612,785
2082	18,159,412	402,871,293
2081	18,100,531	402,054,554
2080	18,035,268	401,319,194
2079	17,972,052	400,554,914
2078	17,904,957	399,737,968
2077	17,837,082	398,906,565
2076	17,768,107	398,035,750
2075	17,695,759	397,109,170
2074	17,621,390	396,226,412
2073	17,544,490	395,307,725
2072	17,463,028	394,393,561
2071	17,377,995	393,415,363
2070	17,291,519	392,469,727
2069	17,201,936	391,479,981
2068	17,108,606	390,517,695
2067	17,011,562	389,543,856
2066	16,911,929	388,597,719
2065	16,809,460	387,685,327
2064	16,705,205	386,805,026
2063	16,600,853	385,911,917
2062	16,493,872	385,032,627
2061	16,383,508	384,170,837
2060	16,267,162	383,361,269
2059	16,149,265	382,542,030
2058	16,029,360	381,704,804
2057	15,906,350	380,907,023
2056	15,781,247	380,159,777
2055	15,653,296	379,430,756
2054	15,519,925	378,682,851
2053	15,386,054	377,878,421
2052	15,247,553	377,073,303
2051	15,107,257	376,229,840
2050	14,965,427	375,373,155
2049	14,818,793	374,493,150
2048	14,670,417	373,590,762
2047	14,519,915	372,626,259
2046	14,367,141	371,644,809
2045	14,210,639	370,602,914
2044	14,053,122	369,518,897
2043	13,894,884	368,375,680
2042	13,735,841	367,158,772
2041	13,574,567	365,937,822
2040	13,410,615	364,671,837
2039	13,244,740	363,367,337
2038	13,076,640	361,997,023
2037	12,907,059	360,606,236
2036	12,735,582	359,193,245
2035	12,563,938	357,750,686
2034	12,389,907	356,266,726
2033	12,215,713	354,775,032
2032	12,039,848	353,259,037
2031	11,862,856	351,721,511
2030	11,683,177	350,155,042
2029	11,502,504	348,564,667
2028	11,320,226	346,906,294
2027	11,136,100	345,257,605
2026	10,950,183	343,565,426
2025	10,762,817	341,784,857
2024	10,576,502	340,110,988
2023	10,389,635	334,914,895
2022	10,203,169	333,271,411
2021	10,012,896	331,893,745
2020	9,815,746	331,526,933
2019	9,609,010	328,329,953
2018	9,394,513	326,838,199
2017	9,178,714	325,122,128
2016	8,961,718	323,071,755
2015	8,743,246	320,738,994
2014	8,523,441	318,386,329
2013	8,302,698	316,059,947
2012	8,081,390	313,877,662
2011	7,859,346	311,583,481
2010	7,633,523	309,327,143
2009	7,406,438	306,771,529
2008	7,183,002	304,093,966
2007	6,963,345	301,231,207
2006	6,747,720	298,379,912
2005	6,535,905	295,516,599
2004	6,328,041	292,805,298
2003	6,123,997	290,107,933
2002	5,924,003	287,625,193
2001	5,728,435	284,968,955
2000	5,537,064	282,162,411
1999	5,349,333	279,294,713
1998	5,166,390	276,115,288
1997	4,987,883	272,911,760
1996	4,813,361	269,667,391
1995	4,644,278	266,557,091
1994	4,480,208	263,435,673
1993	4,320,872	260,255,352
1992	4,166,699	256,894,189
1991	4,021,837	253,492,503
1990	3,896,481	250,131,894
1989	3,796,078	246,819,222
1988	3,711,880	244,499,004
1987	3,632,543	242,288,936
1986	3,554,793	240,132,831
1985	3,478,936	237,923,734
1984	3,405,198	235,824,908
1983	3,333,633	233,792,014
1982	3,264,291	231,664,432
1981	3,197,019	229,465,744
1980	3,131,512	226,542,250
1979	3,067,341	225,055,487
1978	3,003,714	222,584,545
1977	2,940,327	220,239,425
1976	2,877,327	218,035,164
1975	2,814,820	215,973,199
1974	2,752,671	213,853,928
1973	2,690,629	211,908,788
1972	2,628,432	209,896,021
1971	2,566,421	207,660,677
1970	2,505,628	205,052,174
1969	2,446,927	202,676,946
1968	2,390,803	200,706,052
1967	2,337,532	198,712,056
1966	2,285,774	196,560,338
1965	2,235,820	194,302,963
1964	2,188,325	191,888,791
1963	2,141,376	189,241,798
1962	2,093,919	186,537,737
1961	2,046,127	183,691,481
1960	1,995,110	180,671,158

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Papua New Guinea increased by 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Papua New Guinea gained 2,083,963 people (a 23.3% growth), while the United States' population increased by 21,362,877 people (a 6.61% growth).

Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th most populous country in 2006 and is 89th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 8.98% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Papua New Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

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Year	Growth rate
	Papua New Guinea	United States
2100	0.06%	0.14%
2099	0.07%	0.14%
2098	0.09%	0.16%
2097	0.11%	0.16%
2096	0.13%	0.17%
2095	0.14%	0.18%
2094	0.16%	0.17%
2093	0.17%	0.18%
2092	0.19%	0.18%
2091	0.22%	0.17%
2090	0.21%	0.18%
2089	0.23%	0.19%
2088	0.24%	0.17%
2087	0.26%	0.17%
2086	0.28%	0.16%
2085	0.28%	0.18%
2084	0.31%	0.18%
2083	0.31%	0.18%
2082	0.33%	0.2%
2081	0.36%	0.18%
2080	0.35%	0.19%
2079	0.37%	0.2%
2078	0.38%	0.21%
2077	0.39%	0.22%
2076	0.41%	0.23%
2075	0.42%	0.22%
2074	0.44%	0.23%
2073	0.47%	0.23%
2072	0.49%	0.25%
2071	0.5%	0.24%
2070	0.52%	0.25%
2069	0.55%	0.25%
2068	0.57%	0.25%
2067	0.59%	0.24%
2066	0.61%	0.24%
2065	0.62%	0.23%
2064	0.63%	0.23%
2063	0.65%	0.23%
2062	0.67%	0.22%
2061	0.72%	0.21%
2060	0.73%	0.21%
2059	0.75%	0.22%
2058	0.77%	0.21%
2057	0.79%	0.2%
2056	0.82%	0.19%
2055	0.86%	0.2%
2054	0.87%	0.21%
2053	0.91%	0.21%
2052	0.93%	0.22%
2051	0.95%	0.23%
2050	0.99%	0.23%
2049	1.01%	0.24%
2048	1.04%	0.26%
2047	1.06%	0.26%
2046	1.1%	0.28%
2045	1.12%	0.29%
2044	1.14%	0.31%
2043	1.16%	0.33%
2042	1.19%	0.33%
2041	1.22%	0.35%
2040	1.25%	0.36%
2039	1.29%	0.38%
2038	1.31%	0.39%
2037	1.35%	0.39%
2036	1.37%	0.4%
2035	1.4%	0.42%
2034	1.43%	0.42%
2033	1.46%	0.43%
2032	1.49%	0.44%
2031	1.54%	0.45%
2030	1.57%	0.46%
2029	1.61%	0.48%
2028	1.65%	0.48%
2027	1.7%	0.49%
2026	1.74%	0.52%
2025	1.76%	0.49%
2024	1.8%	1.55%
2023	1.83%	0.49%
2022	1.9%	0.42%
2021	2.01%	0.11%
2020	2.15%	0.97%
2019	2.28%	0.46%
2018	2.35%	0.53%
2017	2.42%	0.63%
2016	2.5%	0.73%
2015	2.58%	0.74%
2014	2.66%	0.74%
2013	2.74%	0.7%
2012	2.83%	0.74%
2011	2.96%	0.73%
2010	3.07%	0.83%
2009	3.11%	0.88%
2008	3.15%	0.95%
2007	3.2%	0.96%
2006	3.24%	0.97%
2005	3.28%	0.93%
2004	3.33%	0.93%
2003	3.38%	0.86%
2002	3.41%	0.93%
2001	3.46%	0.99%
2000	3.51%	1.03%
1999	3.54%	1.15%
1998	3.58%	1.17%
1997	3.63%	1.2%
1996	3.64%	1.17%
1995	3.66%	1.18%
1994	3.69%	1.22%
1993	3.7%	1.31%
1992	3.6%	1.34%
1991	3.22%	1.34%
1990	2.64%	1.34%
1989	2.27%	0.95%
1988	2.18%	0.91%
1987	2.19%	0.9%
1986	2.18%	0.93%
1985	2.17%	0.89%
1984	2.15%	0.87%
1983	2.12%	0.92%
1982	2.1%	0.96%
1981	2.09%	1.29%
1980	2.09%	0.66%
1979	2.12%	1.11%
1978	2.16%	1.06%
1977	2.19%	1.01%
1976	2.22%	0.95%
1975	2.26%	0.99%
1974	2.31%	0.92%
1973	2.37%	0.96%
1972	2.42%	1.08%
1971	2.43%	1.27%
1970	2.4%	1.17%
1969	2.35%	0.98%
1968	2.28%	1%
1967	2.26%	1.09%
1966	2.23%	1.16%
1965	2.17%	1.26%
1964	2.19%	1.4%
1963	2.27%	1.45%
1962	2.34%	1.55%
1961	2.56%	1.67%
1960	-	1.6%

In 2025, the population of Papua New Guinea grew by 1.76%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

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