Papua New Guinea vs Rwanda: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Papua New Guinea
10.08 million people
in 2050
Rwanda
10.27 million people
in 2050
Papua New Guinea rank
52nd
Rwanda rank
50th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 10.27 million people against 10.08 million people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 182,200 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 52nd and Rwanda ranks 50th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 31 and Rwanda in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 890,178 people | 288,000 people | 602,178 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1100s | 932,567 people | 350,399 people | 582,168 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1200s | 976,973 people | 412,797 people | 564,176 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1300s | 1.02 million people | 475,190 people | 548,300 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1400s | 1.07 million people | 537,565 people | 534,645 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1500s | 1.12 million people | 599,881 people | 523,329 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1600s | 1.18 million people | 659,608 people | 516,922 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1700s | 1.23 million people | 718,717 people | 513,313 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1710s | 1.24 million people | 735,259 people | 501,331 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1720s | 1.24 million people | 743,483 people | 497,177 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1730s | 1.24 million people | 752,156 people | 492,584 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1740s | 1.25 million people | 761,327 people | 487,493 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1750s | 1.25 million people | 771,049 people | 481,851 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1760s | 1.26 million people | 781,385 people | 475,595 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1770s | 1.26 million people | 792,409 people | 468,641 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1780s | 1.27 million people | 804,210 people | 460,900 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1790s | 1.27 million people | 816,892 people | 452,268 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1800s | 1.27 million people | 830,584 people | 442,616 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1810s | 1.28 million people | 845,440 people | 431,770 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1820s | 1.28 million people | 861,654 people | 419,536 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1830s | 1.29 million people | 879,470 people | 405,660 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1840s | 1.29 million people | 899,198 people | 389,832 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1850s | 1.29 million people | 921,246 people | 371,634 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1860s | 1.30 million people | 946,158 people | 350,502 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1870s | 1.30 million people | 974,686 people | 323,934 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1880s | 1.30 million people | 1.01 million people | 292,570 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1890s | 1.30 million people | 1.05 million people | 254,830 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 1.30 million people | 1.10 million people | 208,150 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 1.31 million people | 1.16 million people | 148,290 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 1.39 million people | 1.24 million people | 146,130 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 1.47 million people | 1.36 million people | 110,110 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 1.56 million people | 1.57 million people | 10,270 people | Rwanda |
| 1950s | 1.69 million people | 2.48 million people | 790,398 people | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 2.09 million people | 3.31 million people | 1.22 million people | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 2.44 million people | 4.37 million people | 1.93 million people | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 2.96 million people | 5.92 million people | 2.96 million people | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 3.93 million people | 6.71 million people | 2.78 million people | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 5.60 million people | 7.50 million people | 1.89 million people | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 7.48 million people | 9.35 million people | 1.87 million people | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 8.99 million people | 10.05 million people | 1.06 million people | Rwanda |
| 2030s | 9.87 million people | 10.45 million people | 578,314 people | Rwanda |
| 2040s | 10.17 million people | 10.48 million people | 313,390 people | Rwanda |
| 2050s | 10.08 million people | 10.27 million people | 182,200 people | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Papua New Guinea or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 10.27 million people against 10.08 million people in Papua New Guinea as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
- 182,200 people, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 52nd and Rwanda ranks 50th 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.