China vs Papua New Guinea

China vs Papua New Guinea: Population

Population in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 10.4 million people in Papua New Guinea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.41 billion people, or 140 times that in Papua New Guinea.

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people · UN

China vs Papua New Guinea: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 10.4 million people in Papua New Guinea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.41 billion people, or 140 times that in Papua New Guinea.
ChinaPapua New GuineaEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • China has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at 633 million people and Papua New Guinea at 18.6 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearChinaPapua New GuineaWorld
20231.42 billion10.4 million8.09 billion
20221.43 billion10.2 million8.02 billion
20211.43 billion10 million7.95 billion
20201.43 billion9.82 million7.89 billion
20191.42 billion9.61 million7.81 billion
20181.42 billion9.4 million7.73 billion
20171.41 billion9.18 million7.65 billion
20161.4 billion8.96 million7.56 billion
20151.4 billion8.74 million7.47 billion
20141.39 billion8.52 million7.38 billion
20131.38 billion8.3 million7.29 billion
20121.37 billion8.08 million7.2 billion
20111.36 billion7.86 million7.11 billion
20101.35 billion7.63 million7.02 billion
20091.34 billion7.41 million6.93 billion
20081.33 billion7.18 million6.84 billion
20071.33 billion6.96 million6.76 billion
20061.32 billion6.75 million6.67 billion
20051.31 billion6.54 million6.59 billion
20041.3 billion6.33 million6.5 billion
20031.3 billion6.12 million6.42 billion
20021.29 billion5.92 million6.34 billion
20011.28 billion5.73 million6.26 billion
20001.27 billion5.54 million6.17 billion
19991.26 billion5.35 million6.09 billion
19981.25 billion5.17 million6.01 billion
19971.24 billion4.99 million5.93 billion
19961.23 billion4.81 million5.84 billion
19951.22 billion4.64 million5.76 billion
19941.21 billion4.48 million5.68 billion
19931.2 billion4.32 million5.59 billion
19921.19 billion4.17 million5.51 billion
19911.17 billion4.02 million5.42 billion
19901.15 billion3.9 million5.33 billion
19891.13 billion3.8 million5.23 billion
19881.12 billion3.71 million5.14 billion
19871.1 billion3.63 million5.05 billion
19861.08 billion3.56 million4.96 billion
19851.06 billion3.48 million4.87 billion
19841.04 billion3.41 million4.78 billion
19831.03 billion3.33 million4.7 billion
19821.01 billion3.26 million4.61 billion
1981998 million3.2 million4.53 billion
1980983 million3.13 million4.45 billion
1979969 million3.07 million4.37 billion
1978956 million3 million4.29 billion
1977944 million2.94 million4.22 billion
1976930 million2.88 million4.14 billion
1975916 million2.82 million4.07 billion
1974900 million2.75 million4 billion
1973883 million2.69 million3.92 billion
1972864 million2.63 million3.85 billion
1971844 million2.57 million3.77 billion
1970823 million2.51 million3.7 billion
1969802 million2.45 million3.62 billion
1968781 million2.39 million3.55 billion
1967761 million2.34 million3.47 billion
1966742 million2.29 million3.4 billion
1965723 million2.24 million3.34 billion
1964705 million2.19 million3.26 billion
1963685 million2.14 million3.19 billion
1962665 million2.09 million3.12 billion
1961656 million2.05 million3.07 billion
1960655 million2 million3.02 billion
1959653 million1.94 million2.97 billion
1958644 million1.89 million2.91 billion
1957630 million1.84 million2.85 billion
1956617 million1.79 million2.8 billion
1955604 million1.74 million2.74 billion
1954590 million1.69 million2.69 billion
1953578 million1.65 million2.63 billion
1952565 million1.61 million2.58 billion
1951554 million1.58 million2.54 billion
1950544 million1.54 million2.49 billion
1949538 million1.49 million–
1948534 million1.42 million–
1947531 million1.35 million–
1946528 million1.29 million–
1945525 million1.22 million–
1944522 million1.16 million–
1943520 million1.11 million–
1942517 million1.05 million–
1941514 million1 million–
1940511 million953,500–
1939508 million907,100–
1938506 million862,800–
1937503 million820,800–
1936500 million780,800–
1935497 million742,700–
1934494 million706,500–
1933491 million672,100–
1932488 million639,400–
1931485 million613,000–
1930483 million592,600–
1929481 million578,000–
1928479 million568,700–
1927477 million564,500–
1926475 million560,400–
1925474 million556,200–
1924472 million552,100–
1923470 million548,100–
1922469 million544,100–
1921466 million546,100–
1920463 million554,500–
1919460 million569,600–
1918455 million591,500–
1917450 million620,600–
1916446 million650,200–
1915441 million681,200–
1914436 million713,700–
1913431 million747,700–
1912427 million783,300–
1911423 million812,200–
1910419 million833,900–
1909416 million848,100–
1908413 million854,600–
1907411 million853,000–
1906409 million851,400–
1905407 million849,800–
1904404 million848,200–
1903402 million846,600–
1902400 million845,000–
1901398 million843,400–
1900396 million841,800–
1899394 million840,200–
1898392 million838,600–
1897390 million837,100–
1896388 million835,500–
1895386 million833,900–
1894384 million832,300–
1893382 million830,700–
1892381 million829,100–
1891379 million827,500–
1890377 million825,900–
1889376 million824,400–
1888375 million822,800–
1887373 million821,200–
1886372 million819,600–
1885371 million818,000–
1884370 million816,500–
1883369 million814,900–
1882368 million813,300–
1881367 million811,700–
1880366 million810,200–
1879365 million808,600–
1878364 million807,000–
1877363 million805,500–
1876362 million803,900–
1875361 million802,300–
1874360 million800,800–
1873359 million799,200–
1872358 million797,600–
1871358 million796,100–
1870358 million794,500–
1869359 million792,900–
1868360 million791,400–
1867362 million789,800–
1866364 million788,300–
1865366 million786,700–
1864368 million785,200–
1863370 million783,600–
1862372 million782,100–
1861375 million780,500–
1860377 million779,000–
1859380 million777,400–
1858383 million775,900–
1857387 million774,300–
1856390 million772,800–
1855394 million771,200–
1854397 million769,700–
1853401 million768,100–
1852405 million766,600–
1851408 million765,000–
1850410 million763,500–
1849411 million763,200–
1848412 million762,900–
1847412 million762,600–
1846412 million762,300–
1845412 million762,100–
1844412 million761,800–
1843412 million761,500–
1842412 million761,200–
1841412 million760,900–
1840412 million760,600–
1839412 million760,300–
1838411 million760,000–
1837411 million759,800–
1836411 million759,500–
1835411 million759,200–
1834410 million758,900–
1833410 million758,600–
1832410 million758,300–
1831409 million758,000–
1830407 million757,800–
1829406 million757,500–
1828403 million757,200–
1827400 million756,900–
1826398 million756,600–
1825395 million756,300–
1824392 million756,000–
1823389 million755,800–
1822387 million755,500–
1821384 million755,200–
1820380 million755,100–
1819377 million755,000–
1818374 million754,900–
1817370 million754,900–
1816367 million754,900–
1815363 million754,900–
1814360 million754,900–
1813356 million754,900–
1812353 million754,900–
1811350 million754,900–
1810347 million754,900–
1809344 million754,900–
1808343 million754,900–
1807341 million754,900–
1806339 million754,900–
1805338 million754,900–
1804336 million754,900–
1803335 million754,900–
1802333 million754,900–
1801332 million754,900–
1800330 million754,900–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearChinaPapua New GuineaWorld
20241.42 billion1.42 billion–1.42 billion10.6 million10.5 million–10.6 million8.16 billion
20251.42 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion10.8 million10.6 million–10.9 million8.23 billion
20261.41 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion11 million10.8 million–11.2 million8.3 billion
20271.41 billion1.4 billion–1.42 billion11.1 million10.8 million–11.5 million8.37 billion
20281.41 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion11.3 million10.9 million–11.8 million8.44 billion
20291.4 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion11.5 million11 million–12.1 million8.5 billion
20301.4 billion1.38 billion–1.42 billion11.7 million11.1 million–12.4 million8.57 billion
20311.39 billion1.37 billion–1.42 billion11.9 million11.1 million–12.7 million8.63 billion
20321.39 billion1.36 billion–1.41 billion12 million11.2 million–13 million8.7 billion
20331.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion12.2 million11.3 million–13.3 million8.76 billion
20341.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion12.4 million11.3 million–13.6 million8.82 billion
20351.37 billion1.34 billion–1.41 billion12.5 million11.4 million–13.9 million8.89 billion
20361.37 billion1.33 billion–1.41 billion12.7 million11.5 million–14.2 million8.95 billion
20371.36 billion1.32 billion–1.41 billion12.9 million11.5 million–14.6 million9.01 billion
20381.36 billion1.31 billion–1.4 billion13.1 million11.5 million–14.9 million9.06 billion
20391.35 billion1.3 billion–1.4 billion13.2 million11.6 million–15.3 million9.12 billion
20401.34 billion1.28 billion–1.4 billion13.4 million11.6 million–15.6 million9.18 billion
20411.34 billion1.27 billion–1.39 billion13.5 million11.6 million–16 million9.23 billion
20421.33 billion1.26 billion–1.39 billion13.7 million11.7 million–16.3 million9.29 billion
20431.32 billion1.25 billion–1.39 billion13.9 million11.7 million–16.7 million9.34 billion
20441.31 billion1.24 billion–1.38 billion14 million11.7 million–17.1 million9.39 billion
20451.31 billion1.23 billion–1.38 billion14.2 million11.7 million–17.4 million9.44 billion
20461.3 billion1.21 billion–1.38 billion14.3 million11.7 million–17.8 million9.49 billion
20471.29 billion1.2 billion–1.37 billion14.5 million11.7 million–18.2 million9.54 billion
20481.28 billion1.19 billion–1.37 billion14.6 million11.7 million–18.6 million9.58 billion
20491.27 billion1.17 billion–1.36 billion14.8 million11.7 million–19 million9.62 billion
20501.26 billion1.16 billion–1.35 billion14.9 million11.7 million–19.5 million9.66 billion
20511.25 billion1.14 billion–1.35 billion15.1 million11.7 million–19.9 million9.7 billion
20521.24 billion1.13 billion–1.34 billion15.2 million11.6 million–20.3 million9.74 billion
20531.23 billion1.11 billion–1.33 billion15.3 million11.6 million–20.7 million9.78 billion
20541.22 billion1.1 billion–1.32 billion15.5 million11.5 million–21.2 million9.81 billion
20551.2 billion1.08 billion–1.31 billion15.6 million11.4 million–21.6 million9.85 billion
20561.19 billion1.06 billion–1.3 billion15.7 million11.4 million–22.1 million9.88 billion
20571.18 billion1.05 billion–1.29 billion15.8 million11.4 million–22.7 million9.91 billion
20581.16 billion1.03 billion–1.29 billion16 million11.3 million–23.2 million9.94 billion
20591.15 billion1.01 billion–1.28 billion16.1 million11.3 million–23.6 million9.96 billion
20601.14 billion998 million–1.26 billion16.2 million11.2 million–24.2 million9.99 billion
20611.12 billion981 million–1.25 billion16.3 million11.1 million–24.7 million10 billion
20621.11 billion963 million–1.24 billion16.4 million11 million–25.3 million10 billion
20631.09 billion947 million–1.23 billion16.5 million10.9 million–25.9 million10.1 billion
20641.08 billion932 million–1.22 billion16.6 million10.9 million–26.5 million10.1 billion
20651.07 billion915 million–1.21 billion16.7 million10.8 million–27.1 million10.1 billion
20661.05 billion898 million–1.2 billion16.8 million10.7 million–27.7 million10.1 billion
20671.04 billion881 million–1.19 billion16.9 million10.6 million–28.2 million10.1 billion
20681.03 billion867 million–1.18 billion17 million10.4 million–28.8 million10.2 billion
20691.01 billion852 million–1.17 billion17.1 million10.3 million–29.4 million10.2 billion
2070999 million836 million–1.16 billion17.2 million10.3 million–30.1 million10.2 billion
2071986 million822 million–1.15 billion17.3 million10.2 million–30.6 million10.2 billion
2072973 million807 million–1.14 billion17.4 million10.1 million–31.2 million10.2 billion
2073960 million792 million–1.13 billion17.4 million10 million–31.8 million10.2 billion
2074947 million776 million–1.12 billion17.5 million9.89 million–32.4 million10.2 billion
2075935 million760 million–1.11 billion17.6 million9.74 million–33.1 million10.3 billion
2076922 million743 million–1.1 billion17.7 million9.66 million–33.6 million10.3 billion
2077909 million728 million–1.09 billion17.7 million9.61 million–34.1 million10.3 billion
2078896 million713 million–1.08 billion17.8 million9.53 million–34.7 million10.3 billion
2079883 million697 million–1.08 billion17.9 million9.44 million–35.3 million10.3 billion
2080870 million681 million–1.07 billion17.9 million9.3 million–36 million10.3 billion
2081857 million664 million–1.06 billion18 million9.14 million–36.5 million10.3 billion
2082844 million648 million–1.05 billion18 million9.03 million–37.1 million10.3 billion
2083832 million633 million–1.04 billion18.1 million8.94 million–37.9 million10.3 billion
2084819 million618 million–1.03 billion18.1 million8.84 million–38.7 million10.3 billion
2085806 million604 million–1.02 billion18.2 million8.75 million–39.3 million10.3 billion
2086794 million591 million–1.01 billion18.2 million8.65 million–39.9 million10.3 billion
2087781 million576 million–994 million18.3 million8.54 million–40.6 million10.3 billion
2088769 million562 million–984 million18.3 million8.46 million–41.3 million10.3 billion
2089757 million548 million–975 million18.4 million8.37 million–42.1 million10.3 billion
2090745 million534 million–967 million18.4 million8.26 million–42.7 million10.3 billion
2091733 million520 million–959 million18.4 million8.14 million–43.1 million10.3 billion
2092722 million507 million–951 million18.5 million8.06 million–43.8 million10.3 billion
2093710 million493 million–944 million18.5 million7.99 million–44.5 million10.3 billion
2094699 million480 million–937 million18.5 million7.89 million–45 million10.2 billion
2095688 million468 million–929 million18.6 million7.79 million–45.7 million10.2 billion
2096677 million455 million–920 million18.6 million7.67 million–46.2 million10.2 billion
2097666 million443 million–913 million18.6 million7.53 million–46.6 million10.2 billion
2098655 million431 million–906 million18.6 million7.39 million–47.1 million10.2 billion
2099644 million417 million–899 million18.6 million7.25 million–47.7 million10.2 billion
2100633 million404 million–890 million18.6 million7.13 million–48.3 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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