Korea vs Papua New Guinea: Number of births, by world region
Korea
236,394 births
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
255,331 births
in 2023
Korea rank
81st
Papua New Guinea rank
79th
Number of births, by world region over time
- Korea
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 255,331 births against 236,394 births in Korea, a difference of 18,937 births.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 81st and Papua New Guinea ranks 79th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 7 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 929,627 births | 80,091 births | 849,536 births | Korea |
| 1960s | 1.02 million births | 98,915 births | 918,930 births | Korea |
| 1970s | 870,833 births | 115,209 births | 755,624 births | Korea |
| 1980s | 745,806 births | 129,737 births | 616,069 births | Korea |
| 1990s | 682,032 births | 161,864 births | 520,168 births | Korea |
| 2000s | 477,801 births | 211,613 births | 266,188 births | Korea |
| 2010s | 402,320 births | 246,017 births | 156,303 births | Korea |
| 2020s | 255,579 births | 256,077 births | 497.75 births | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, by world region, Korea or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 255,331 births against 236,394 births in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Korea and Papua New Guinea?
- 18,937 births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of births, by world region?
- Korea ranks 81st and Papua New Guinea ranks 79th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.