Central African Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Number of births per year

Central African Republic
238,858
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
255,331
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
80th
Papua New Guinea rank
79th

Number of births per year over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Papua New Guinea
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k195019862023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 255,331 against 238,858 in Central African Republic, a difference of 16,473.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 80th and Papua New Guinea ranks 79th of 236 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 68,896 80,091 11,195 Papua New Guinea
1960s 81,093 98,915 17,822 Papua New Guinea
1970s 97,648 115,209 17,561 Papua New Guinea
1980s 121,537 129,737 8,200 Papua New Guinea
1990s 145,728 161,864 16,136 Papua New Guinea
2000s 178,028 211,613 33,585 Papua New Guinea
2010s 207,756 246,017 38,260 Papua New Guinea
2020s 231,298 256,077 24,779 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births per year, Central African Republic or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 255,331 against 238,858 in Central African Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births per year between Central African Republic and Papua New Guinea?
16,473, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Papua New Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of births per year?
Central African Republic ranks 80th and Papua New Guinea ranks 79th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Number of births per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of births per year
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed