Azerbaijan vs Papua New Guinea: Population: comparison of UN projections
Azerbaijan
10.32 million people
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
10.39 million people
in 2023
Azerbaijan rank
94th
Papua New Guinea rank
93rd
Population: comparison of UN projections over time
- Azerbaijan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 10.39 million people against 10.32 million people in Azerbaijan, a difference of 71,400 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 94th and Papua New Guinea ranks 93rd of 236 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.45 million people | 1.73 million people | 1.73 million people | Azerbaijan |
| 1960s | 4.55 million people | 2.22 million people | 2.34 million people | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 5.66 million people | 2.78 million people | 2.87 million people | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 6.74 million people | 3.45 million people | 3.29 million people | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 7.67 million people | 4.58 million people | 3.08 million people | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 8.58 million people | 6.45 million people | 2.13 million people | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 9.67 million people | 8.63 million people | 1.04 million people | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 10.26 million people | 10.11 million people | 152,040 people | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population: comparison of un projections, Azerbaijan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 10.39 million people against 10.32 million people in Azerbaijan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population: comparison of un projections between Azerbaijan and Papua New Guinea?
- 71,400 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Azerbaijan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population: comparison of un projections?
- Azerbaijan ranks 94th and Papua New Guinea ranks 93rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population: comparison of UN projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.