Papua New Guinea vs Senegal: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Papua New Guinea
10.08 million people
in 2050
Senegal
10.98 million people
in 2050
Papua New Guinea rank
52nd
Senegal rank
49th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 10.98 million people against 10.08 million people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 890,300 people.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 52nd and Senegal ranks 49th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 34 and Senegal in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 890,178 people | 121,507 people | 768,671 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1100s | 932,567 people | 151,882 people | 780,685 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1200s | 976,973 people | 189,843 people | 787,130 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1300s | 1.02 million people | 237,272 people | 786,218 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1400s | 1.07 million people | 296,467 people | 775,743 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1500s | 1.12 million people | 370,124 people | 753,086 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1600s | 1.18 million people | 460,930 people | 715,600 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1700s | 1.23 million people | 569,696 people | 662,334 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1710s | 1.24 million people | 576,538 people | 660,052 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1720s | 1.24 million people | 583,999 people | 656,661 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1730s | 1.24 million people | 591,832 people | 652,908 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1740s | 1.25 million people | 600,074 people | 648,746 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1750s | 1.25 million people | 608,768 people | 644,132 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1760s | 1.26 million people | 617,965 people | 639,015 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1770s | 1.26 million people | 627,725 people | 633,325 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1780s | 1.27 million people | 638,121 people | 626,989 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1790s | 1.27 million people | 649,240 people | 619,920 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1800s | 1.27 million people | 661,191 people | 612,009 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1810s | 1.28 million people | 674,106 people | 603,104 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1820s | 1.28 million people | 688,154 people | 593,036 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1830s | 1.29 million people | 703,551 people | 581,579 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1840s | 1.29 million people | 720,579 people | 568,451 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1850s | 1.29 million people | 739,611 people | 553,269 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1860s | 1.30 million people | 761,160 people | 535,500 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1870s | 1.30 million people | 785,945 people | 512,675 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1880s | 1.30 million people | 815,017 people | 485,453 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1890s | 1.30 million people | 849,973 people | 452,237 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 1.30 million people | 893,763 people | 410,037 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 1.31 million people | 1.10 million people | 200,660 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 1.39 million people | 1.05 million people | 338,240 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 1.47 million people | 1.29 million people | 179,440 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 1.56 million people | 1.52 million people | 34,850 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 1.69 million people | 2.25 million people | 559,448 people | Senegal |
| 1960s | 2.09 million people | 2.82 million people | 725,521 people | Senegal |
| 1970s | 2.44 million people | 3.37 million people | 935,267 people | Senegal |
| 1980s | 2.96 million people | 4.14 million people | 1.18 million people | Senegal |
| 1990s | 3.93 million people | 5.26 million people | 1.33 million people | Senegal |
| 2000s | 5.60 million people | 6.46 million people | 859,820 people | Senegal |
| 2010s | 7.48 million people | 7.72 million people | 236,624 people | Senegal |
| 2020s | 8.99 million people | 8.39 million people | 593,691 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2030s | 9.87 million people | 9.24 million people | 636,877 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2040s | 10.17 million people | 10.25 million people | 82,230 people | Senegal |
| 2050s | 10.08 million people | 10.98 million people | 890,300 people | Senegal |
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 Senegal?
- Senegal, at 10.98 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 Senegal?
- 890,300 people, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Senegal?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Senegal rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 52nd and Senegal ranks 49th 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.