The latest officially reported population of Papua New Guinea was 10,576,502 in 2024 vs 36,361,859 people in Uzbekistan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Papua New Guinea's population is 10,911,445 people compared to 37,592,263 in Uzbekistan.
Population statistics:
- Uzbekistan's population is 3.45 times bigger than Papua New Guinea's.
- Papua New Guinea is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
- The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.13% for Papua New Guinea vs 0.45% for Uzbekistan.
- For the last 10 years, Papua New Guinea has had an average growth rate of +2.23% per year vs +1.85% in Uzbekistan.
- Since 2005, the population of Papua New Guinea has increased from 6.54M people to 10.9M (66.9% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.4M to 37.6M (42.6% growth).
- Papua New Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.6M people compared to the peak of 74.3M people in 2100 for Uzbekistan.
Papua New Guinea vs Uzbekistan: live population counter
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
10911445
|
37592263
|
| Population rank | 90/197 | 42/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.13% | 0.45% |
| One net population change |
2.81 minutes
|
44.4 seconds
|
| One birth every |
2.06 minutes
|
33.4 seconds
|
| One death every |
7.76 minutes
|
2.38 minutes
|
| One migration net change every |
12.4 hours
|
1.24 hours
|
| Annual migration change | -707 | -7,066 |
| Daily growth/decline | +512 | +1,944 |
| Annual growth/decline | +186,867 | +709,552 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.8% | +1.99% |
| Population growth rate rank | 61/197 | 54/197 |
Papua New Guinea and Uzbekistan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 1,995,110 | 8,209,109 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,046,127 | 8,517,711 | 2.56% | 3.76% |
| 1962 | 2,093,919 | 8,854,368 | 2.34% | 3.95% |
| 1963 | 2,141,376 | 9,202,246 | 2.27% | 3.93% |
| 1964 | 2,188,325 | 9,557,611 | 2.19% | 3.86% |
| 1965 | 2,235,820 | 9,921,681 | 2.17% | 3.81% |
| 1966 | 2,285,774 | 10,289,294 | 2.23% | 3.71% |
| 1967 | 2,337,532 | 10,659,180 | 2.26% | 3.59% |
| 1968 | 2,390,803 | 11,032,155 | 2.28% | 3.5% |
| 1969 | 2,446,927 | 11,403,150 | 2.35% | 3.36% |
| 1970 | 2,505,628 | 11,762,638 | 2.4% | 3.15% |
| 1971 | 2,566,421 | 12,111,511 | 2.43% | 2.97% |
| 1972 | 2,628,432 | 12,465,106 | 2.42% | 2.92% |
| 1973 | 2,690,629 | 12,831,047 | 2.37% | 2.94% |
| 1974 | 2,752,671 | 13,209,011 | 2.31% | 2.95% |
| 1975 | 2,814,820 | 13,598,521 | 2.26% | 2.95% |
| 1976 | 2,877,327 | 13,998,620 | 2.22% | 2.94% |
| 1977 | 2,940,327 | 14,408,822 | 2.19% | 2.93% |
| 1978 | 3,003,714 | 14,816,349 | 2.16% | 2.83% |
| 1979 | 3,067,341 | 15,215,587 | 2.12% | 2.69% |
| 1980 | 3,131,512 | 15,619,936 | 2.09% | 2.66% |
| 1981 | 3,197,019 | 16,035,032 | 2.09% | 2.66% |
| 1982 | 3,264,291 | 16,462,736 | 2.1% | 2.67% |
| 1983 | 3,333,633 | 16,908,400 | 2.12% | 2.71% |
| 1984 | 3,405,198 | 17,378,846 | 2.15% | 2.78% |
| 1985 | 3,478,936 | 17,875,339 | 2.17% | 2.86% |
| 1986 | 3,554,793 | 18,395,621 | 2.18% | 2.91% |
| 1987 | 3,632,543 | 18,930,070 | 2.19% | 2.91% |
| 1988 | 3,711,880 | 19,460,630 | 2.18% | 2.8% |
| 1989 | 3,796,078 | 19,977,183 | 2.27% | 2.65% |
| 1990 | 3,896,481 | 20,464,956 | 2.64% | 2.44% |
| 1991 | 4,021,837 | 20,962,910 | 3.22% | 2.43% |
| 1992 | 4,166,699 | 21,485,090 | 3.6% | 2.49% |
| 1993 | 4,320,872 | 21,987,955 | 3.7% | 2.34% |
| 1994 | 4,480,208 | 22,463,291 | 3.69% | 2.16% |
| 1995 | 4,644,278 | 22,917,589 | 3.66% | 2.02% |
| 1996 | 4,813,361 | 23,351,981 | 3.64% | 1.9% |
| 1997 | 4,987,883 | 23,758,960 | 3.63% | 1.74% |
| 1998 | 5,166,390 | 24,134,929 | 3.58% | 1.58% |
| 1999 | 5,349,333 | 24,476,008 | 3.54% | 1.41% |
| 2000 | 5,537,064 | 24,787,054 | 3.51% | 1.27% |
| 2001 | 5,728,435 | 25,090,283 | 3.46% | 1.22% |
| 2002 | 5,924,003 | 25,399,980 | 3.41% | 1.23% |
| 2003 | 6,123,997 | 25,711,259 | 3.38% | 1.23% |
| 2004 | 6,328,041 | 26,029,350 | 3.33% | 1.24% |
| 2005 | 6,535,905 | 26,356,975 | 3.28% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 6,747,720 | 26,699,043 | 3.24% | 1.3% |
| 2007 | 6,963,345 | 27,076,008 | 3.2% | 1.41% |
| 2008 | 7,183,002 | 27,494,774 | 3.15% | 1.55% |
| 2009 | 7,406,438 | 27,939,328 | 3.11% | 1.62% |
| 2010 | 7,633,523 | 28,385,506 | 3.07% | 1.6% |
| 2011 | 7,859,346 | 28,823,196 | 2.96% | 1.54% |
| 2012 | 8,081,390 | 29,261,903 | 2.83% | 1.52% |
| 2013 | 8,302,698 | 29,724,065 | 2.74% | 1.58% |
| 2014 | 8,523,441 | 30,222,994 | 2.66% | 1.68% |
| 2015 | 8,743,246 | 30,749,346 | 2.58% | 1.74% |
| 2016 | 8,961,718 | 31,284,568 | 2.5% | 1.74% |
| 2017 | 9,178,714 | 31,819,178 | 2.42% | 1.71% |
| 2018 | 9,394,513 | 32,373,490 | 2.35% | 1.74% |
| 2019 | 9,609,010 | 32,964,701 | 2.28% | 1.83% |
| 2020 | 9,815,746 | 33,586,372 | 2.15% | 1.89% |
| 2021 | 10,012,896 | 34,243,696 | 2.01% | 1.96% |
| 2022 | 10,203,169 | 34,938,955 | 1.9% | 2.03% |
| 2023 | 10,389,635 | 35,652,307 | 1.83% | 2.04% |
| 2024 | 10,576,502 | 36,361,859 | 1.8% | 1.99% |
| 2025 | 10,762,813 | 37,053,425 | 1.76% | 1.9% |
| 2026 | 10,947,845 | 37,724,224 | 1.72% | 1.81% |
| 2027 | 11,131,268 | 38,376,104 | 1.68% | 1.73% |
| 2028 | 11,312,895 | 39,010,995 | 1.63% | 1.65% |
| 2029 | 11,492,799 | 39,634,353 | 1.59% | 1.6% |
| 2030 | 11,671,420 | 40,248,246 | 1.55% | 1.55% |
| 2031 | 11,848,221 | 40,850,310 | 1.51% | 1.5% |
| 2032 | 12,023,121 | 41,442,243 | 1.48% | 1.45% |
| 2033 | 12,196,639 | 42,026,366 | 1.44% | 1.41% |
| 2034 | 12,369,248 | 42,603,253 | 1.42% | 1.37% |
| 2035 | 12,540,596 | 43,175,104 | 1.39% | 1.34% |
| 2036 | 12,710,682 | 43,744,382 | 1.36% | 1.32% |
| 2037 | 12,879,737 | 44,313,638 | 1.33% | 1.3% |
| 2038 | 13,047,122 | 44,885,866 | 1.3% | 1.29% |
| 2039 | 13,212,668 | 45,461,988 | 1.27% | 1.28% |
| 2040 | 13,376,156 | 46,044,151 | 1.24% | 1.28% |
| 2041 | 13,537,361 | 46,636,742 | 1.21% | 1.29% |
| 2042 | 13,696,139 | 47,240,035 | 1.17% | 1.29% |
| 2043 | 13,853,410 | 47,851,671 | 1.15% | 1.29% |
| 2044 | 14,009,926 | 48,470,624 | 1.13% | 1.29% |
| 2045 | 14,165,578 | 49,096,060 | 1.11% | 1.29% |
| 2046 | 14,318,889 | 49,724,395 | 1.08% | 1.28% |
| 2047 | 14,469,210 | 50,351,710 | 1.05% | 1.26% |
| 2048 | 14,617,364 | 50,975,927 | 1.02% | 1.24% |
| 2049 | 14,763,600 | 51,596,108 | 1% | 1.22% |
| 2050 | 14,906,584 | 52,210,749 | 0.97% | 1.19% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Papua New Guinea increased by 2,207,341 people (a 33.8% growth), while Uzbekistan gained 4,392,371 people (a 16.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Papua New Guinea gained 2,168,199 (a 24.8% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,842,917 (a 22.3% growth).
Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th most populous country in 2005 and is 90th in 2025. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2005 and still ranked 42nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Papua New Guinea's population will grow by 36.6% to 14,906,584 people with a rank change from 90th to 85th. The population of Uzbekistan will increase by 38.9% to 52,210,749 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.
Biggest cities by population
|
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Port Moresby | 317K |
| Lae | 101K |
Compare countries by 7 more topics
Population differences between Papua New Guinea and Uzbekistan
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 66.4 years | 72.7 years |
| Average age | 26.7 years | 29.6 years |
| Median age | 23.6 years | 27.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.4:48.6 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 3.1 births per woman | 3.5 births per woman |
| Population density | 60.5 ppl/mi² | 213.7 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
Population
Growth rate visualization in other countries
Growth rate
Relevant pages:
By topic
vs
comparisons:
Population comparisons