Papua New Guinea vs Turkmenistan: Population growth rate with and without migration
Papua New Guinea
1.8%
in 2023
Turkmenistan
1.8%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
65th
Turkmenistan rank
64th
Population growth rate with and without migration over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 1.8% against 1.8% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 65th and Turkmenistan ranks 64th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Turkmenistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 2.3% | 2.9% | 0.6% | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 2.5% | 0.3% | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 2.8% | 0.7% | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.0% | 1.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 1.9% | 1.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 0.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 0.0% | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rate with and without migration, Papua New Guinea or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 1.8% against 1.8% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rate with and without migration between Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan?
- 0.0%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan rank globally for population growth rate with and without migration?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 65th and Turkmenistan ranks 64th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate with and without migration. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.