Papua New Guinea vs Sweden: Population: comparison of UN projections
Papua New Guinea
10.39 million people
in 2023
Sweden
10.55 million people
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
93rd
Sweden rank
90th
Population: comparison of UN projections over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 10.55 million people against 10.39 million people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 161,900 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 93rd and Sweden ranks 90th of 236 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.73 million people | 7.24 million people | 5.51 million people | Sweden |
| 1960s | 2.22 million people | 7.71 million people | 5.50 million people | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2.78 million people | 8.18 million people | 5.39 million people | Sweden |
| 1980s | 3.45 million people | 8.37 million people | 4.92 million people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 4.58 million people | 8.76 million people | 4.17 million people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 6.45 million people | 9.04 million people | 2.59 million people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 8.63 million people | 9.79 million people | 1.16 million people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 10.11 million people | 10.45 million people | 346,790 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population: comparison of un projections, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 10.55 million people against 10.39 million people in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population: comparison of un projections between Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 161,900 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sweden rank globally for population: comparison of un projections?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 93rd and Sweden ranks 90th 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.