Nepal vs Papua New Guinea: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Nepal
9.90 million people
in 2050
Papua New Guinea
10.08 million people
in 2050
Nepal rank
54th
Papua New Guinea rank
52nd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Nepal
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 10.08 million people against 9.90 million people in Nepal, a difference of 179,930 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 54th and Papua New Guinea ranks 52nd of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 40 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.50 million people | 890,178 people | 609,822 people | Nepal |
| 1100s | 1.60 million people | 932,567 people | 667,423 people | Nepal |
| 1200s | 1.70 million people | 976,973 people | 723,007 people | Nepal |
| 1300s | 1.80 million people | 1.02 million people | 776,450 people | Nepal |
| 1400s | 1.90 million people | 1.07 million people | 827,610 people | Nepal |
| 1500s | 2.00 million people | 1.12 million people | 876,220 people | Nepal |
| 1600s | 2.50 million people | 1.18 million people | 1.32 million people | Nepal |
| 1700s | 2.99 million people | 1.23 million people | 1.76 million people | Nepal |
| 1710s | 3.06 million people | 1.24 million people | 1.83 million people | Nepal |
| 1720s | 3.14 million people | 1.24 million people | 1.90 million people | Nepal |
| 1730s | 3.21 million people | 1.24 million people | 1.96 million people | Nepal |
| 1740s | 3.28 million people | 1.25 million people | 2.03 million people | Nepal |
| 1750s | 3.35 million people | 1.25 million people | 2.10 million people | Nepal |
| 1760s | 3.42 million people | 1.26 million people | 2.17 million people | Nepal |
| 1770s | 3.50 million people | 1.26 million people | 2.24 million people | Nepal |
| 1780s | 3.57 million people | 1.27 million people | 2.30 million people | Nepal |
| 1790s | 3.64 million people | 1.27 million people | 2.37 million people | Nepal |
| 1800s | 3.71 million people | 1.27 million people | 2.44 million people | Nepal |
| 1810s | 3.78 million people | 1.28 million people | 2.50 million people | Nepal |
| 1820s | 3.85 million people | 1.28 million people | 2.57 million people | Nepal |
| 1830s | 3.98 million people | 1.29 million people | 2.69 million people | Nepal |
| 1840s | 4.14 million people | 1.29 million people | 2.85 million people | Nepal |
| 1850s | 4.31 million people | 1.29 million people | 3.01 million people | Nepal |
| 1860s | 4.47 million people | 1.30 million people | 3.18 million people | Nepal |
| 1870s | 4.64 million people | 1.30 million people | 3.34 million people | Nepal |
| 1880s | 4.88 million people | 1.30 million people | 3.58 million people | Nepal |
| 1890s | 5.11 million people | 1.30 million people | 3.81 million people | Nepal |
| 1900s | 5.20 million people | 1.30 million people | 3.89 million people | Nepal |
| 1910s | 5.53 million people | 1.31 million people | 4.22 million people | Nepal |
| 1920s | 6.41 million people | 1.39 million people | 5.02 million people | Nepal |
| 1930s | 6.98 million people | 1.47 million people | 5.51 million people | Nepal |
| 1940s | 7.59 million people | 1.56 million people | 6.03 million people | Nepal |
| 1950s | 8.89 million people | 1.69 million people | 7.20 million people | Nepal |
| 1960s | 10.68 million people | 2.09 million people | 8.59 million people | Nepal |
| 1970s | 12.68 million people | 2.44 million people | 10.24 million people | Nepal |
| 1980s | 14.30 million people | 2.96 million people | 11.34 million people | Nepal |
| 1990s | 16.61 million people | 3.93 million people | 12.68 million people | Nepal |
| 2000s | 14.40 million people | 5.60 million people | 8.80 million people | Nepal |
| 2010s | 9.86 million people | 7.48 million people | 2.38 million people | Nepal |
| 2020s | 9.82 million people | 8.99 million people | 830,236 people | Nepal |
| 2030s | 9.81 million people | 9.87 million people | 67,377 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2040s | 9.89 million people | 10.17 million people | 282,425 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2050s | 9.90 million people | 10.08 million people | 179,930 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, Nepal or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 10.08 million people against 9.90 million people in Nepal as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
- 179,930 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Nepal and Papua New Guinea rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Nepal ranks 54th 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.