Nauru vs Papua New Guinea: Natural population growth rate vs. median age
Nauru
1.8%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
1.8%
in 2023
Nauru rank
57th
Papua New Guinea rank
56th
Natural population growth rate vs. median age over time
- Nauru
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.8% against 1.8% in Nauru, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Nauru ranks 57th and Papua New Guinea ranks 56th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.5% | 2.6% | 1.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 1.7% | 3.0% | 1.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 3.1% | 2.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 2.9% | 0.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.7% | 0.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.5% | 0.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 0.4% | Nauru |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 0.1% | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate vs. median age, Nauru or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.8% against 1.8% in Nauru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate vs. median age between Nauru and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nauru and Papua New Guinea rank globally for natural population growth rate vs. median age?
- Nauru ranks 57th and Papua New Guinea ranks 56th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate vs. median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.