Jordan vs Papua New Guinea: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Jordan
3.57 million people
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
3.51 million people
in 2023
Jordan rank
79th
Papua New Guinea rank
80th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Jordan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 3.57 million people against 3.51 million people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 59,890 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Jordan ranks 79th and Papua New Guinea ranks 80th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 270,562 people | 729,123 people | 458,562 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 538,638 people | 987,424 people | 448,786 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 940,559 people | 1.26 million people | 321,182 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.32 million people | 1.47 million people | 150,446 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.89 million people | 1.88 million people | 4,452 people | Jordan |
| 2000s | 2.36 million people | 2.50 million people | 142,249 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.11 million people | 3.13 million people | 12,672 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.58 million people | 3.46 million people | 116,562 people | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Jordan or Papua New Guinea?
- Jordan, at 3.57 million people against 3.51 million people in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Jordan and Papua New Guinea?
- 59,890 people, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Jordan ranks 79th 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.