Hungary vs Papua New Guinea: Has the population peaked?

Hungary
9.69 million people
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
10.39 million people
in 2023
Hungary rank
96th
Papua New Guinea rank
93rd

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Hungary
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 10.39 million people against 9.69 million people in Hungary, a difference of 703,140 people.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.

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

Hungary ranks 96th and Papua New Guinea ranks 93rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 7 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 9.69 million people 1.73 million people 7.96 million people Hungary
1960s 10.13 million people 2.22 million people 7.91 million people Hungary
1970s 10.50 million people 2.78 million people 7.71 million people Hungary
1980s 10.56 million people 3.45 million people 7.11 million people Hungary
1990s 10.32 million people 4.58 million people 5.74 million people Hungary
2000s 10.09 million people 6.45 million people 3.64 million people Hungary
2010s 9.86 million people 8.63 million people 1.23 million people Hungary
2020s 9.71 million people 10.11 million people 398,340 people Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Hungary or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 10.39 million people against 9.69 million people in Hungary as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Hungary and Papua New Guinea?
703,140 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Papua New Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Hungary and Papua New Guinea rank globally for has the population peaked??
Hungary ranks 96th 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

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.