Jordan vs Papua New Guinea: Number of births
Jordan
235,776 births
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
255,331 births
in 2023
Jordan rank
82nd
Papua New Guinea rank
79th
Number of births over time
- Jordan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 255,331 births against 235,776 births in Jordan, a difference of 19,555 births.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Jordan ranks 82nd 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 | Jordan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29,523 births | 80,091 births | 50,568 births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 55,444 births | 98,915 births | 43,472 births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 87,013 births | 115,209 births | 28,196 births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 112,095 births | 129,737 births | 17,642 births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 156,407 births | 161,864 births | 5,457 births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 173,086 births | 211,613 births | 38,526 births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 220,246 births | 246,017 births | 25,771 births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 235,787 births | 256,077 births | 20,290 births | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, Jordan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 255,331 births against 235,776 births in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births between Jordan and Papua New Guinea?
- 19,555 births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of births?
- Jordan ranks 82nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 79th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. 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.