Jordan vs Papua New Guinea: Number of births per year

Jordan
235,776
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
255,331
in 2023
Jordan rank
82nd
Papua New Guinea rank
79th

Number of births per year over time

  • Jordan
  • Papua New Guinea
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k195019862023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 255,331 against 235,776 in Jordan, a difference of 19,555.

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 80,091 50,568 Papua New Guinea
1960s 55,444 98,915 43,472 Papua New Guinea
1970s 87,013 115,209 28,196 Papua New Guinea
1980s 112,095 129,737 17,642 Papua New Guinea
1990s 156,407 161,864 5,457 Papua New Guinea
2000s 173,086 211,613 38,526 Papua New Guinea
2010s 220,246 246,017 25,771 Papua New Guinea
2020s 235,787 256,077 20,290 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births per year, Jordan or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 255,331 against 235,776 in Jordan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births per year between Jordan and Papua New Guinea?
19,555, 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 per year?
Jordan ranks 82nd 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