Guinea vs Papua New Guinea: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Guinea
10.07 million people
in 2050
Papua New Guinea
10.08 million people
in 2050
Guinea rank
53rd
Papua New Guinea rank
52nd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Guinea
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 10.08 million people against 10.07 million people in Guinea, a difference of 10,800 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 53rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 52nd of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 36 and Papua New Guinea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 546,407 people | 890,178 people | 343,771 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1100s | 624,462 people | 932,567 people | 308,105 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1200s | 713,660 people | 976,973 people | 263,313 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1300s | 815,573 people | 1.02 million people | 207,917 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1400s | 931,952 people | 1.07 million people | 140,258 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1500s | 1.06 million people | 1.12 million people | 58,570 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1600s | 1.22 million people | 1.18 million people | 38,660 people | Guinea |
| 1700s | 1.38 million people | 1.23 million people | 151,490 people | Guinea |
| 1710s | 1.39 million people | 1.24 million people | 157,080 people | Guinea |
| 1720s | 1.40 million people | 1.24 million people | 163,860 people | Guinea |
| 1730s | 1.42 million people | 1.24 million people | 171,150 people | Guinea |
| 1740s | 1.43 million people | 1.25 million people | 179,010 people | Guinea |
| 1750s | 1.44 million people | 1.25 million people | 187,490 people | Guinea |
| 1760s | 1.45 million people | 1.26 million people | 196,670 people | Guinea |
| 1770s | 1.47 million people | 1.26 million people | 206,640 people | Guinea |
| 1780s | 1.48 million people | 1.27 million people | 217,490 people | Guinea |
| 1790s | 1.50 million people | 1.27 million people | 229,340 people | Guinea |
| 1800s | 1.52 million people | 1.27 million people | 242,330 people | Guinea |
| 1810s | 1.53 million people | 1.28 million people | 256,650 people | Guinea |
| 1820s | 1.55 million people | 1.28 million people | 272,500 people | Guinea |
| 1830s | 1.58 million people | 1.29 million people | 290,170 people | Guinea |
| 1840s | 1.60 million people | 1.29 million people | 310,010 people | Guinea |
| 1850s | 1.63 million people | 1.29 million people | 332,460 people | Guinea |
| 1860s | 1.65 million people | 1.30 million people | 358,150 people | Guinea |
| 1870s | 1.69 million people | 1.30 million people | 389,660 people | Guinea |
| 1880s | 1.73 million people | 1.30 million people | 426,450 people | Guinea |
| 1890s | 1.77 million people | 1.30 million people | 470,250 people | Guinea |
| 1900s | 1.83 million people | 1.30 million people | 523,840 people | Guinea |
| 1910s | 1.90 million people | 1.31 million people | 591,790 people | Guinea |
| 1920s | 1.99 million people | 1.39 million people | 603,720 people | Guinea |
| 1930s | 2.12 million people | 1.47 million people | 651,860 people | Guinea |
| 1940s | 2.35 million people | 1.56 million people | 786,850 people | Guinea |
| 1950s | 2.97 million people | 1.69 million people | 1.28 million people | Guinea |
| 1960s | 3.37 million people | 2.09 million people | 1.28 million people | Guinea |
| 1970s | 3.65 million people | 2.44 million people | 1.21 million people | Guinea |
| 1980s | 4.10 million people | 2.96 million people | 1.13 million people | Guinea |
| 1990s | 5.23 million people | 3.93 million people | 1.30 million people | Guinea |
| 2000s | 6.23 million people | 5.60 million people | 623,199 people | Guinea |
| 2010s | 7.58 million people | 7.48 million people | 99,116 people | Guinea |
| 2020s | 9.18 million people | 8.99 million people | 198,094 people | Guinea |
| 2030s | 10.26 million people | 9.87 million people | 389,790 people | Guinea |
| 2040s | 10.44 million people | 10.17 million people | 267,140 people | Guinea |
| 2050s | 10.07 million people | 10.08 million people | 10,800 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Guinea or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 10.08 million people against 10.07 million people in Guinea as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
- 10,800 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Guinea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Guinea ranks 53rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 52nd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.