Bolivia vs Papua New Guinea: Population by world region
Bolivia
17.76 million people
in 2100
Papua New Guinea
18.64 million people
in 2100
Bolivia rank
84th
Papua New Guinea rank
83rd
Population by world region over time
- Bolivia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 18.64 million people against 17.76 million people in Bolivia, a difference of 879,900 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Bolivia ranks 84th and Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 28 and Papua New Guinea in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 600,000 people | 890,178 people | 290,178 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1100s | 660,000 people | 932,567 people | 272,567 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1200s | 720,000 people | 976,975 people | 256,975 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1300s | 780,000 people | 1.02 million people | 243,500 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1400s | 840,000 people | 1.07 million people | 232,240 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1500s | 900,000 people | 1.12 million people | 223,300 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1600s | 800,000 people | 1.18 million people | 376,780 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1700s | 800,057 people | 1.23 million people | 432,763 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1710s | 815,296 people | 1.24 million people | 421,654 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1720s | 830,825 people | 1.24 million people | 410,255 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1730s | 846,651 people | 1.25 million people | 398,579 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1740s | 862,777 people | 1.25 million people | 386,623 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1750s | 879,211 people | 1.25 million people | 374,369 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1760s | 895,958 people | 1.26 million people | 361,812 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1770s | 913,024 people | 1.26 million people | 348,956 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1780s | 930,415 people | 1.27 million people | 335,785 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1790s | 948,137 people | 1.27 million people | 322,293 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1800s | 931,454 people | 754,894 people | 176,560 people | Bolivia |
| 1810s | 1.04 million people | 754,900 people | 282,426 people | Bolivia |
| 1820s | 1.14 million people | 756,202 people | 381,145 people | Bolivia |
| 1830s | 1.23 million people | 759,041 people | 466,145 people | Bolivia |
| 1840s | 1.32 million people | 761,913 people | 557,469 people | Bolivia |
| 1850s | 1.41 million people | 770,443 people | 639,565 people | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 1.49 million people | 785,943 people | 706,883 people | Bolivia |
| 1870s | 1.35 million people | 801,549 people | 552,098 people | Bolivia |
| 1880s | 1.28 million people | 817,263 people | 466,923 people | Bolivia |
| 1890s | 1.61 million people | 833,084 people | 779,862 people | Bolivia |
| 1900s | 1.91 million people | 848,203 people | 1.06 million people | Bolivia |
| 1910s | 2.17 million people | 700,377 people | 1.47 million people | Bolivia |
| 1920s | 2.49 million people | 557,264 people | 1.93 million people | Bolivia |
| 1930s | 2.79 million people | 733,782 people | 2.06 million people | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 3.01 million people | 1.21 million people | 1.80 million people | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 3.34 million people | 1.73 million people | 1.61 million people | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 4.08 million people | 2.22 million people | 1.86 million people | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 5.09 million people | 2.78 million people | 2.31 million people | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 6.36 million people | 3.45 million people | 2.91 million people | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 7.80 million people | 4.58 million people | 3.21 million people | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 9.29 million people | 6.45 million people | 2.85 million people | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 10.93 million people | 8.63 million people | 2.30 million people | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 12.51 million people | 10.66 million people | 1.84 million people | Bolivia |
| 2030s | 14.10 million people | 12.45 million people | 1.65 million people | Bolivia |
| 2040s | 15.47 million people | 14.08 million people | 1.39 million people | Bolivia |
| 2050s | 16.54 million people | 15.50 million people | 1.04 million people | Bolivia |
| 2060s | 17.30 million people | 16.66 million people | 640,180 people | Bolivia |
| 2070s | 17.74 million people | 17.53 million people | 207,010 people | Bolivia |
| 2080s | 17.90 million people | 18.15 million people | 256,610 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2090s | 17.85 million people | 18.54 million people | 686,030 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2100s | 17.76 million people | 18.64 million people | 879,900 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Bolivia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 18.64 million people against 17.76 million people in Bolivia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Bolivia and Papua New Guinea?
- 879,900 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Papua New Guinea?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Bolivia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population by world region?
- Bolivia ranks 84th and Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.