Papua New Guinea vs Philippines: Population growth
Population growth in 2023: 1.8% a year in Papua New Guinea and 0.84% a year in Philippines, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Papua New Guinea, by 0.96 percentage points, or 2.15 times that in Philippines.
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Latest figures
% a year · UN
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2023 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 1.8 2023 | 2.66 | 61 of 229 | 0.05 2100 |
| Philippines | 0.84 2023 | 1.69 | 118 of 229 | -0.66 2100 |
| World | 0.87 2023 | 1.23 | -0.13 2100 |
What the numbers say
- Papua New Guinea has been higher since 1990, when it overtook Philippines.
- In 2023, Papua New Guinea ranked 61 and Philippines ranked 118 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Papua New Guinea at 0.05% a year and Philippines at -0.66% a year in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.
Every year
% a year · UN
| Year | Papua New Guinea | Philippines | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.8 | 0.84 | 0.87 |
| 2022 | 1.82 | 0.78 | 0.88 |
| 2021 | 1.94 | 0.74 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 2.04 | 1.08 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 2.22 | 1.22 | 1.03 |
| 2018 | 2.29 | 1.22 | 1.07 |
| 2017 | 2.36 | 1.26 | 1.13 |
| 2016 | 2.43 | 1.32 | 1.17 |
| 2015 | 2.51 | 1.36 | 1.18 |
| 2014 | 2.59 | 1.6 | 1.22 |
| 2013 | 2.66 | 1.69 | 1.23 |
| 2012 | 2.74 | 2.07 | 1.27 |
| 2011 | 2.83 | 1.81 | 1.26 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2.12 | 1.27 |
| 2009 | 3.04 | 1.97 | 1.28 |
| 2008 | 3.09 | 1.63 | 1.28 |
| 2007 | 3.12 | 1.91 | 1.28 |
| 2006 | 3.17 | 1.56 | 1.28 |
| 2005 | 3.21 | 1.81 | 1.27 |
| 2004 | 3.25 | 1.91 | 1.28 |
| 2003 | 3.3 | 1.98 | 1.29 |
| 2002 | 3.34 | 1.99 | 1.3 |
| 2001 | 3.38 | 2.07 | 1.33 |
| 2000 | 3.42 | 2.35 | 1.35 |
| 1999 | 3.48 | 2.41 | 1.35 |
| 1998 | 3.48 | 2.7 | 1.37 |
| 1997 | 3.55 | 2.32 | 1.39 |
| 1996 | 3.57 | 2.39 | 1.42 |
| 1995 | 3.58 | 2.22 | 1.45 |
| 1994 | 3.61 | 2.16 | 1.47 |
| 1993 | 3.63 | 2.21 | 1.52 |
| 1992 | 3.64 | 2.61 | 1.57 |
| 1991 | 3.44 | 2.13 | 1.63 |
| 1990 | 2.89 | 2.68 | 1.76 |
| 1989 | 2.33 | 2.44 | 1.78 |
| 1988 | 2.16 | 2.61 | 1.79 |
| 1987 | 2.17 | 2.76 | 1.84 |
| 1986 | 2.16 | 2.51 | 1.83 |
| 1985 | 2.15 | 2.61 | 1.8 |
| 1984 | 2.13 | 2.85 | 1.8 |
| 1983 | 2.12 | 2.94 | 1.78 |
| 1982 | 2.09 | 2.89 | 1.86 |
| 1981 | 2.08 | 2.64 | 1.82 |
| 1980 | 2.06 | 2.57 | 1.8 |
| 1979 | 2.08 | 2.65 | 1.79 |
| 1978 | 2.12 | 2.69 | 1.74 |
| 1977 | 2.15 | 2.68 | 1.75 |
| 1976 | 2.18 | 2.65 | 1.78 |
| 1975 | 2.21 | 2.42 | 1.8 |
| 1974 | 2.25 | 2.12 | 1.88 |
| 1973 | 2.31 | 2.2 | 1.94 |
| 1972 | 2.37 | 2.25 | 1.97 |
| 1971 | 2.4 | 2.32 | 1.97 |
| 1970 | 2.39 | 2.39 | 2.06 |
| 1969 | 2.35 | 2.8 | 2.06 |
| 1968 | 2.29 | 2.86 | 2.09 |
| 1967 | 2.22 | 2.93 | 2 |
| 1966 | 2.26 | 2.96 | 2.04 |
| 1965 | 2.15 | 3.03 | 2.09 |
| 1964 | 2.14 | 3.08 | 2.16 |
| 1963 | 2.2 | 3.13 | 2.28 |
| 1962 | 2.29 | 3.17 | 2.11 |
| 1961 | 2.33 | 3.2 | 1.67 |
| 1960 | 2.72 | 3.16 | 1.58 |
| 1959 | 2.73 | 4.04 | 1.73 |
| 1958 | 2.76 | 4.03 | 2 |
| 1957 | 2.76 | 4.08 | 2.07 |
| 1956 | 2.76 | 4.07 | 1.98 |
| 1955 | 2.71 | 4.03 | 2.01 |
| 1954 | 2.62 | 3.98 | 1.99 |
| 1953 | 2.56 | 3.91 | 1.9 |
| 1952 | 2.43 | 3.85 | 1.94 |
| 1951 | 1.91 | 3.78 | 1.75 |
| 1950 | 2.13 | 3.7 | 1.74 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Papua New Guinea | Philippines | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.771.05–2.59 | 0.820.31–1.32 | 0.86 |
| 2025 | 1.730.95–2.6 | 0.810.2–1.43 | 0.84 |
| 2026 | 1.680.87–2.6 | 0.790.11–1.46 | 0.83 |
| 2027 | 1.640.76–2.59 | 0.780.07–1.5 | 0.81 |
| 2028 | 1.60.67–2.59 | 0.770.03–1.53 | 0.8 |
| 2029 | 1.560.6–2.56 | 0.76-0–1.56 | 0.78 |
| 2030 | 1.530.56–2.52 | 0.74-0.02–1.57 | 0.76 |
| 2031 | 1.480.5–2.5 | 0.72-0.06–1.6 | 0.75 |
| 2032 | 1.450.42–2.51 | 0.71-0.1–1.58 | 0.73 |
| 2033 | 1.420.35–2.48 | 0.7-0.11–1.56 | 0.72 |
| 2034 | 1.40.33–2.53 | 0.68-0.12–1.54 | 0.7 |
| 2035 | 1.360.25–2.52 | 0.66-0.15–1.59 | 0.69 |
| 2036 | 1.340.3–2.56 | 0.64-0.25–1.54 | 0.67 |
| 2037 | 1.310.19–2.51 | 0.61-0.27–1.57 | 0.65 |
| 2038 | 1.280.1–2.5 | 0.59-0.33–1.53 | 0.64 |
| 2039 | 1.250.02–2.49 | 0.55-0.32–1.48 | 0.62 |
| 2040 | 1.220.02–2.51 | 0.53-0.34–1.53 | 0.61 |
| 2041 | 1.18-0.02–2.46 | 0.5-0.41–1.41 | 0.59 |
| 2042 | 1.15-0.09–2.51 | 0.47-0.42–1.45 | 0.57 |
| 2043 | 1.13-0.15–2.55 | 0.44-0.42–1.43 | 0.56 |
| 2044 | 1.12-0.17–2.55 | 0.4-0.47–1.42 | 0.54 |
| 2045 | 1.1-0.24–2.52 | 0.37-0.53–1.36 | 0.52 |
| 2046 | 1.06-0.27–2.52 | 0.34-0.59–1.29 | 0.5 |
| 2047 | 1.03-0.35–2.51 | 0.3-0.61–1.3 | 0.48 |
| 2048 | 1.01-0.39–2.54 | 0.26-0.69–1.23 | 0.46 |
| 2049 | 0.99-0.42–2.51 | 0.23-0.76–1.22 | 0.44 |
| 2050 | 0.94-0.47–2.52 | 0.19-0.8–1.21 | 0.42 |
| 2051 | 0.92-0.55–2.51 | 0.16-0.83–1.16 | 0.4 |
| 2052 | 0.9-0.62–2.54 | 0.12-0.91–1.19 | 0.38 |
| 2053 | 0.87-0.64–2.49 | 0.1-0.91–1.12 | 0.36 |
| 2054 | 0.86-0.71–2.5 | 0.07-0.94–1.11 | 0.34 |
| 2055 | 0.81-0.73–2.47 | 0.04-0.97–1.07 | 0.33 |
| 2056 | 0.79-0.8–2.47 | 0.01-0.97–1.11 | 0.31 |
| 2057 | 0.77-0.92–2.49 | -0-1.02–1.04 | 0.3 |
| 2058 | 0.75-0.9–2.46 | -0.02-1.05–1.04 | 0.28 |
| 2059 | 0.73-0.96–2.42 | -0.05-1.14–0.97 | 0.27 |
| 2060 | 0.71-0.94–2.39 | -0.07-1.2–0.93 | 0.25 |
| 2061 | 0.67-1–2.39 | -0.09-1.21–1.01 | 0.24 |
| 2062 | 0.65-1.08–2.34 | -0.1-1.24–0.98 | 0.23 |
| 2063 | 0.63-1.19–2.41 | -0.12-1.28–0.97 | 0.22 |
| 2064 | 0.62-1.21–2.4 | -0.13-1.26–0.91 | 0.21 |
| 2065 | 0.61-1.21–2.44 | -0.15-1.33–0.92 | 0.2 |
| 2066 | 0.59-1.26–2.38 | -0.16-1.33–0.99 | 0.19 |
| 2067 | 0.57-1.27–2.38 | -0.18-1.35–0.93 | 0.18 |
| 2068 | 0.54-1.25–2.36 | -0.2-1.36–0.95 | 0.17 |
| 2069 | 0.52-1.32–2.32 | -0.22-1.42–1.02 | 0.16 |
| 2070 | 0.5-1.31–2.29 | -0.24-1.5–0.98 | 0.15 |
| 2071 | 0.49-1.38–2.31 | -0.25-1.48–0.98 | 0.14 |
| 2072 | 0.47-1.45–2.27 | -0.28-1.52–0.95 | 0.13 |
| 2073 | 0.44-1.43–2.24 | -0.3-1.56–0.96 | 0.12 |
| 2074 | 0.42-1.47–2.23 | -0.32-1.58–0.85 | 0.1 |
| 2075 | 0.41-1.51–2.19 | -0.34-1.57–0.89 | 0.09 |
| 2076 | 0.39-1.47–2.16 | -0.36-1.71–0.84 | 0.08 |
| 2077 | 0.38-1.63–2.15 | -0.39-1.74–0.81 | 0.07 |
| 2078 | 0.37-1.66–2.23 | -0.41-1.75–0.79 | 0.06 |
| 2079 | 0.35-1.62–2.22 | -0.43-1.84–0.78 | 0.05 |
| 2080 | 0.36-1.67–2.25 | -0.45-1.77–0.78 | 0.04 |
| 2081 | 0.33-1.73–2.24 | -0.47-1.85–0.83 | 0.03 |
| 2082 | 0.31-1.78–2.16 | -0.49-1.87–0.81 | 0.02 |
| 2083 | 0.31-1.74–2.19 | -0.51-1.92–0.87 | 0.01 |
| 2084 | 0.28-1.79–2.12 | -0.53-1.89–0.81 | -0 |
| 2085 | 0.28-1.8–2.14 | -0.55-1.98–0.83 | -0.01 |
| 2086 | 0.26-1.83–2.09 | -0.57-2–0.81 | -0.02 |
| 2087 | 0.24-1.88–2.09 | -0.58-2.04–0.83 | -0.03 |
| 2088 | 0.23-1.85–2.14 | -0.59-2.03–0.8 | -0.04 |
| 2089 | 0.21-1.87–2.18 | -0.6-2.08–0.75 | -0.05 |
| 2090 | 0.22-1.83–2.13 | -0.61-2.13–0.77 | -0.05 |
| 2091 | 0.19-1.89–2.13 | -0.62-2.17–0.74 | -0.06 |
| 2092 | 0.17-2–2.13 | -0.63-2.25–0.77 | -0.07 |
| 2093 | 0.16-2.05–2.05 | -0.63-2.23–0.78 | -0.07 |
| 2094 | 0.14-2.07–2.11 | -0.64-2.28–0.78 | -0.08 |
| 2095 | 0.13-2.1–2.09 | -0.65-2.24–0.78 | -0.09 |
| 2096 | 0.11-2.2–2.1 | -0.65-2.3–0.78 | -0.1 |
| 2097 | 0.09-2.14–2.05 | -0.65-2.33–0.74 | -0.11 |
| 2098 | 0.07-2.24–2 | -0.65-2.32–0.78 | -0.11 |
| 2099 | 0.06-2.32–2.04 | -0.66-2.37–0.79 | -0.12 |
| 2100 | 0.05-2.36–2.13 | -0.66-2.39–0.77 | -0.13 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time