Jamaica vs Papua New Guinea: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Jamaica
1.69 million people
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1.70 million people
in 2025
Jamaica rank
141st
Papua New Guinea rank
140th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Jamaica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.70 million people against 1.69 million people in Jamaica, a difference of 12,410 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 141st and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 236 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 389,065 people | 38,950 people | 350,115 people | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 619,630 people | 125,873 people | 493,758 people | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 888,190 people | 345,176 people | 543,014 people | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1.10 million people | 487,222 people | 608,741 people | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1.25 million people | 658,796 people | 596,183 people | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.41 million people | 843,997 people | 565,633 people | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.54 million people | 1.15 million people | 390,054 people | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1.65 million people | 1.54 million people | 113,702 people | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Jamaica or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.70 million people against 1.69 million people in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?
- 12,410 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Jamaica ranks 141st 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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About this data
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.