Jordan vs Papua New Guinea: Annual population growth

Jordan
182,951
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
186,461
in 2023
Jordan rank
68th
Papua New Guinea rank
66th

Annual population growth over time

  • Jordan
  • Papua New Guinea
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k195119872023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 186,461 against 182,951 in Jordan, a difference of 3,510.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 68th and Papua New Guinea ranks 66th of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 40,978 44,229 3,251 Papua New Guinea
1960s 66,549 50,543 16,006 Jordan
1970s 68,079 62,042 6,037 Jordan
1980s 119,575 72,874 46,701 Jordan
1990s 192,681 155,324 37,357 Jordan
2000s 186,531 205,711 19,180 Papua New Guinea
2010s 353,013 220,257 132,756 Jordan
2020s 191,832 195,156 3,324 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual population growth, Jordan or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 186,461 against 182,951 in Jordan as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual population growth between Jordan and Papua New Guinea?
3,510, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Papua New Guinea?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Jordan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for annual population growth?
Jordan ranks 68th and Papua New Guinea ranks 66th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual population growth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,228 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed