Chile vs Papua New Guinea: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Chile
3.42 million people
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
3.51 million people
in 2023
Chile rank
81st
Papua New Guinea rank
80th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Chile
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.51 million people against 3.42 million people in Chile, a difference of 94,580 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 81st and Papua New Guinea ranks 80th of 236 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.84 million people | 729,123 people | 2.11 million people | Chile |
| 1960s | 3.49 million people | 987,424 people | 2.51 million people | Chile |
| 1970s | 3.81 million people | 1.26 million people | 2.54 million people | Chile |
| 1980s | 3.87 million people | 1.47 million people | 2.40 million people | Chile |
| 1990s | 4.12 million people | 1.88 million people | 2.24 million people | Chile |
| 2000s | 3.96 million people | 2.50 million people | 1.46 million people | Chile |
| 2010s | 3.62 million people | 3.13 million people | 493,511 people | Chile |
| 2020s | 3.49 million people | 3.46 million people | 33,305 people | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Chile or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.51 million people against 3.42 million people in Chile as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Chile and Papua New Guinea?
- 94,580 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Chile ranks 81st and Papua New Guinea ranks 80th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. 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. This only includes people aged 0-14.