Armenia vs Papua New Guinea: Number of people living in urban and rural areas

Armenia
1.95 million people
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1.70 million people
in 2025
Armenia rank
137th
Papua New Guinea rank
140th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time

  • Armenia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Armenia currently reports 1.95 million people against 1.70 million people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 248,110 people.

That makes Armenia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 76 years both countries report, Armenia has been ahead every year.

Armenia ranks 137th and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 236 countries.

Armenia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Armenia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 726,574 people 38,950 people 687,623 people Armenia
1960s 1.19 million people 125,873 people 1.07 million people Armenia
1970s 1.74 million people 345,176 people 1.39 million people Armenia
1980s 2.19 million people 487,222 people 1.70 million people Armenia
1990s 2.25 million people 658,796 people 1.59 million people Armenia
2000s 1.95 million people 843,997 people 1.11 million people Armenia
2010s 1.88 million people 1.15 million people 734,734 people Armenia
2020s 1.91 million people 1.54 million people 375,592 people Armenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Armenia or Papua New Guinea?
Armenia, at 1.95 million people against 1.70 million people in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Armenia and Papua New Guinea?
248,110 people, with Armenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Papua New Guinea?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Armenia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
Armenia ranks 137th and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
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Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.