Netherlands, The vs Papua New Guinea: Population regions with projections

Netherlands, The
17.51 million
in 2100
Papua New Guinea
18.64 million
in 2100
Netherlands, The rank
85th
Papua New Guinea rank
83rd

Population regions with projections over time

  • Netherlands, The
  • Papua New Guinea
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M100015502100

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 18.64 million against 17.51 million in Netherlands, The, a difference of 1.13 million.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands, The's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Netherlands, The ranks 85th and Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd of 232 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Netherlands, The averaged higher in 39 and Papua New Guinea in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands, The Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1000s 369,012 890,178 521,166 Papua New Guinea
1100s 442,815 932,567 489,752 Papua New Guinea
1200s 498,167 976,975 478,808 Papua New Guinea
1300s 881,372 1.02 million 142,128 Papua New Guinea
1400s 629,551 1.07 million 442,689 Papua New Guinea
1500s 1.09 million 1.12 million 36,930 Papua New Guinea
1600s 1.54 million 1.18 million 366,400 Netherlands, The
1700s 2.00 million 1.23 million 767,180 Netherlands, The
1710s 2.03 million 1.24 million 795,720 Netherlands, The
1720s 2.07 million 1.24 million 824,250 Netherlands, The
1730s 2.10 million 1.25 million 852,770 Netherlands, The
1740s 2.13 million 1.25 million 881,270 Netherlands, The
1750s 2.16 million 1.25 million 909,750 Netherlands, The
1760s 2.20 million 1.26 million 938,230 Netherlands, The
1770s 2.23 million 1.26 million 966,690 Netherlands, The
1780s 2.26 million 1.27 million 995,130 Netherlands, The
1790s 2.29 million 1.27 million 1.02 million Netherlands, The
1800s 2.02 million 754,894 1.27 million Netherlands, The
1810s 2.17 million 754,900 1.42 million Netherlands, The
1820s 2.47 million 756,202 1.71 million Netherlands, The
1830s 2.74 million 759,041 1.99 million Netherlands, The
1840s 2.98 million 761,913 2.22 million Netherlands, The
1850s 3.20 million 770,443 2.43 million Netherlands, The
1860s 3.45 million 785,943 2.66 million Netherlands, The
1870s 3.80 million 801,549 3.00 million Netherlands, The
1880s 4.26 million 817,263 3.44 million Netherlands, The
1890s 4.80 million 833,084 3.96 million Netherlands, The
1900s 5.48 million 848,203 4.63 million Netherlands, The
1910s 6.32 million 700,377 5.62 million Netherlands, The
1920s 7.29 million 557,264 6.73 million Netherlands, The
1930s 8.31 million 733,782 7.57 million Netherlands, The
1940s 9.41 million 1.21 million 8.20 million Netherlands, The
1950s 10.71 million 1.73 million 8.98 million Netherlands, The
1960s 12.20 million 2.22 million 9.99 million Netherlands, The
1970s 13.60 million 2.78 million 10.81 million Netherlands, The
1980s 14.53 million 3.45 million 11.08 million Netherlands, The
1990s 15.50 million 4.58 million 10.92 million Netherlands, The
2000s 16.41 million 6.45 million 9.96 million Netherlands, The
2010s 17.11 million 8.63 million 8.48 million Netherlands, The
2020s 18.22 million 10.66 million 7.56 million Netherlands, The
2030s 18.94 million 12.45 million 6.49 million Netherlands, The
2040s 19.04 million 14.08 million 4.96 million Netherlands, The
2050s 18.84 million 15.50 million 3.34 million Netherlands, The
2060s 18.58 million 16.66 million 1.92 million Netherlands, The
2070s 18.39 million 17.53 million 860,110 Netherlands, The
2080s 18.09 million 18.15 million 63,940 Papua New Guinea
2090s 17.70 million 18.54 million 831,480 Papua New Guinea
2100s 17.51 million 18.64 million 1.13 million Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population regions with projections, Netherlands, The or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 18.64 million against 17.51 million in Netherlands, The as of 2100.
What is the difference in population regions with projections between Netherlands, The and Papua New Guinea?
1.13 million, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands, The and Papua New Guinea?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Netherlands, The and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population regions with projections?
Netherlands, The ranks 85th and Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population regions with projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population regions with projections
Source
Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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