Greece vs Papua New Guinea: Has the population peaked?
Greece
10.24 million people
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
10.39 million people
in 2023
Greece rank
95th
Papua New Guinea rank
93rd
Has the population peaked? over time
- Greece
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 10.39 million people against 10.24 million people in Greece, a difference of 146,700 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 95th and Papua New Guinea ranks 93rd of 236 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.96 million people | 1.73 million people | 6.23 million people | Greece |
| 1960s | 8.55 million people | 2.22 million people | 6.34 million people | Greece |
| 1970s | 9.06 million people | 2.78 million people | 6.27 million people | Greece |
| 1980s | 9.98 million people | 3.45 million people | 6.53 million people | Greece |
| 1990s | 10.49 million people | 4.58 million people | 5.91 million people | Greece |
| 2000s | 10.96 million people | 6.45 million people | 4.51 million people | Greece |
| 2010s | 10.89 million people | 8.63 million people | 2.27 million people | Greece |
| 2020s | 10.48 million people | 10.11 million people | 378,240 people | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Greece or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 10.39 million people against 10.24 million people in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Greece and Papua New Guinea?
- 146,700 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Papua New Guinea rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Greece ranks 95th and Papua New Guinea ranks 93rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.