The latest officially reported population of Papua New Guinea was 10,576,502 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Papua New Guinea's population is 10,911,445 people compared to 341,110 in Vanuatu.
Population statistics:
- Papua New Guinea's population is 32 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
- Papua New Guinea is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
- The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.13% for Papua New Guinea vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
- For the last 10 years, Papua New Guinea has had an average growth rate of +2.23% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
- Since 2005, the population of Papua New Guinea has increased from 6.54M people to 10.9M (66.9% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 211K to 341K (61.8% growth).
- Papua New Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.6M people compared to the peak of 875K people in 2100 for Vanuatu.
Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu: live population counter
Papua New Guinea
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Vanuatu
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
10911445
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341110
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| Population rank | 90/197 | 174/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.13% | 0.004% |
| One net population change |
2.81 minutes
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1.19 hours
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| One birth every |
2.06 minutes
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58.5 minutes
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| One death every |
7.76 minutes
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5.38 hours
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| One migration net change every |
12.4 hours
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1.21 weeks
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| Annual migration change | -707 | -43 |
| Daily growth/decline | +512 | +20 |
| Annual growth/decline | +186,867 | +7,368 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.8% | +2.3% |
| Population growth rate rank | 61/197 | 40/197 |
Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu: population history and growth rate by year chart
Papua New Guinea
Population
Growth rate
Vanuatu
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Papua New Guinea
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Vanuatu
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Papua New Guinea
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Vanuatu
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| 1960 | 1,995,110 | 64,431 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,046,127 | 66,264 | 2.56% | 2.84% |
| 1962 | 2,093,919 | 68,174 | 2.34% | 2.88% |
| 1963 | 2,141,376 | 70,159 | 2.27% | 2.91% |
| 1964 | 2,188,325 | 72,219 | 2.19% | 2.94% |
| 1965 | 2,235,820 | 74,358 | 2.17% | 2.96% |
| 1966 | 2,285,774 | 76,590 | 2.23% | 3% |
| 1967 | 2,337,532 | 78,921 | 2.26% | 3.04% |
| 1968 | 2,390,803 | 81,314 | 2.28% | 3.03% |
| 1969 | 2,446,927 | 83,755 | 2.35% | 3% |
| 1970 | 2,505,628 | 86,266 | 2.4% | 3% |
| 1971 | 2,566,421 | 88,862 | 2.43% | 3.01% |
| 1972 | 2,628,432 | 91,562 | 2.42% | 3.04% |
| 1973 | 2,690,629 | 94,362 | 2.37% | 3.06% |
| 1974 | 2,752,671 | 97,260 | 2.31% | 3.07% |
| 1975 | 2,814,820 | 100,269 | 2.26% | 3.09% |
| 1976 | 2,877,327 | 103,388 | 2.22% | 3.11% |
| 1977 | 2,940,327 | 106,618 | 2.19% | 3.12% |
| 1978 | 3,003,714 | 109,963 | 2.16% | 3.14% |
| 1979 | 3,067,341 | 113,040 | 2.12% | 2.8% |
| 1980 | 3,131,512 | 115,660 | 2.09% | 2.32% |
| 1981 | 3,197,019 | 118,249 | 2.09% | 2.24% |
| 1982 | 3,264,291 | 121,035 | 2.1% | 2.36% |
| 1983 | 3,333,633 | 123,998 | 2.12% | 2.45% |
| 1984 | 3,405,198 | 127,109 | 2.15% | 2.51% |
| 1985 | 3,478,936 | 130,356 | 2.17% | 2.55% |
| 1986 | 3,554,793 | 133,720 | 2.18% | 2.58% |
| 1987 | 3,632,543 | 137,187 | 2.19% | 2.59% |
| 1988 | 3,711,880 | 140,756 | 2.18% | 2.6% |
| 1989 | 3,796,078 | 144,393 | 2.27% | 2.58% |
| 1990 | 3,896,481 | 148,063 | 2.64% | 2.54% |
| 1991 | 4,021,837 | 151,793 | 3.22% | 2.52% |
| 1992 | 4,166,699 | 155,608 | 3.6% | 2.51% |
| 1993 | 4,320,872 | 159,463 | 3.7% | 2.48% |
| 1994 | 4,480,208 | 163,314 | 3.69% | 2.41% |
| 1995 | 4,644,278 | 167,137 | 3.66% | 2.34% |
| 1996 | 4,813,361 | 170,911 | 3.64% | 2.26% |
| 1997 | 4,987,883 | 174,626 | 3.63% | 2.17% |
| 1998 | 5,166,390 | 178,313 | 3.58% | 2.11% |
| 1999 | 5,349,333 | 182,048 | 3.54% | 2.09% |
| 2000 | 5,537,064 | 186,281 | 3.51% | 2.33% |
| 2001 | 5,728,435 | 191,031 | 3.46% | 2.55% |
| 2002 | 5,924,003 | 195,863 | 3.41% | 2.53% |
| 2003 | 6,123,997 | 200,746 | 3.38% | 2.49% |
| 2004 | 6,328,041 | 205,711 | 3.33% | 2.47% |
| 2005 | 6,535,905 | 210,760 | 3.28% | 2.45% |
| 2006 | 6,747,720 | 215,923 | 3.24% | 2.45% |
| 2007 | 6,963,345 | 221,276 | 3.2% | 2.48% |
| 2008 | 7,183,002 | 226,896 | 3.15% | 2.54% |
| 2009 | 7,406,438 | 232,731 | 3.11% | 2.57% |
| 2010 | 7,633,523 | 238,248 | 3.07% | 2.37% |
| 2011 | 7,859,346 | 243,474 | 2.96% | 2.19% |
| 2012 | 8,081,390 | 248,883 | 2.83% | 2.22% |
| 2013 | 8,302,698 | 254,482 | 2.74% | 2.25% |
| 2014 | 8,523,441 | 260,240 | 2.66% | 2.26% |
| 2015 | 8,743,246 | 266,101 | 2.58% | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 8,961,718 | 272,087 | 2.5% | 2.25% |
| 2017 | 9,178,714 | 278,507 | 2.42% | 2.36% |
| 2018 | 9,394,513 | 285,259 | 2.35% | 2.42% |
| 2019 | 9,609,010 | 291,985 | 2.28% | 2.36% |
| 2020 | 9,815,746 | 298,858 | 2.15% | 2.35% |
| 2021 | 10,012,896 | 305,868 | 2.01% | 2.35% |
| 2022 | 10,203,169 | 313,046 | 1.9% | 2.35% |
| 2023 | 10,389,635 | 320,409 | 1.83% | 2.35% |
| 2024 | 10,576,502 | 327,777 | 1.8% | 2.3% |
| 2025 | 10,762,813 | 335,169 | 1.76% | 2.26% |
| 2026 | 10,947,845 | 342,565 | 1.72% | 2.21% |
| 2027 | 11,131,268 | 349,970 | 1.68% | 2.16% |
| 2028 | 11,312,895 | 357,397 | 1.63% | 2.12% |
| 2029 | 11,492,799 | 364,883 | 1.59% | 2.09% |
| 2030 | 11,671,420 | 372,429 | 1.55% | 2.07% |
| 2031 | 11,848,221 | 380,015 | 1.51% | 2.04% |
| 2032 | 12,023,121 | 387,657 | 1.48% | 2.01% |
| 2033 | 12,196,639 | 395,366 | 1.44% | 1.99% |
| 2034 | 12,369,248 | 403,188 | 1.42% | 1.98% |
| 2035 | 12,540,596 | 411,061 | 1.39% | 1.95% |
| 2036 | 12,710,682 | 419,006 | 1.36% | 1.93% |
| 2037 | 12,879,737 | 427,031 | 1.33% | 1.92% |
| 2038 | 13,047,122 | 435,150 | 1.3% | 1.9% |
| 2039 | 13,212,668 | 443,311 | 1.27% | 1.88% |
| 2040 | 13,376,156 | 451,509 | 1.24% | 1.85% |
| 2041 | 13,537,361 | 459,733 | 1.21% | 1.82% |
| 2042 | 13,696,139 | 468,003 | 1.17% | 1.8% |
| 2043 | 13,853,410 | 476,308 | 1.15% | 1.77% |
| 2044 | 14,009,926 | 484,636 | 1.13% | 1.75% |
| 2045 | 14,165,578 | 492,989 | 1.11% | 1.72% |
| 2046 | 14,318,889 | 501,316 | 1.08% | 1.69% |
| 2047 | 14,469,210 | 509,621 | 1.05% | 1.66% |
| 2048 | 14,617,364 | 517,889 | 1.02% | 1.62% |
| 2049 | 14,763,600 | 526,138 | 1% | 1.59% |
| 2050 | 14,906,584 | 534,374 | 0.97% | 1.57% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Papua New Guinea increased by 2,207,341 people (a 33.8% growth), while Vanuatu gained 55,341 people (a 26.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Papua New Guinea gained 2,168,199 (a 24.8% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 75,009 (a 28.2% growth).
Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th most populous country in 2005 and is 90th in 2025. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2005 and ranked 174th 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 Vanuatu will increase by 56.7% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.
Biggest cities by population
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Papua New Guinea
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|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Port Moresby | 317K |
| Lae | 101K |
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Vanuatu
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|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Port Vila | 49K |
| Luganville | 17.7K |
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Population differences between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu
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Papua New Guinea
|
Vanuatu
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|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 66.4 years | 71.8 years |
| Average age | 26.7 years | 25.6 years |
| Median age | 23.6 years | 21.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.4:48.6 | 50.5:49.5 |
| Fertility rate | 3.1 births per woman | 3.6 births per woman |
| Population density | 60.5 ppl/mi² | 69.6 ppl/mi² |
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