Azerbaijan vs Papua New Guinea: Population peak status

Azerbaijan
10.32 million
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
10.39 million
in 2023
Azerbaijan rank
94th
Papua New Guinea rank
93rd

Population peak status over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 10.39 million against 10.32 million in Azerbaijan, a difference of 71,400.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 94th and Papua New Guinea ranks 93rd of 236 countries.

Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 3.45 million 1.73 million 1.73 million Azerbaijan
1960s 4.55 million 2.22 million 2.34 million Azerbaijan
1970s 5.66 million 2.78 million 2.87 million Azerbaijan
1980s 6.74 million 3.45 million 3.29 million Azerbaijan
1990s 7.67 million 4.58 million 3.08 million Azerbaijan
2000s 8.58 million 6.45 million 2.13 million Azerbaijan
2010s 9.67 million 8.63 million 1.04 million Azerbaijan
2020s 10.26 million 10.11 million 152,040 Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population peak status, Azerbaijan or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 10.39 million against 10.32 million in Azerbaijan as of 2023.
What is the difference in population peak status between Azerbaijan and Papua New Guinea?
71,400, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Papua New Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Azerbaijan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population peak status?
Azerbaijan ranks 94th and Papua New Guinea ranks 93rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population peak status. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population peak status
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