Papua New Guinea vs Thailand

Papua New Guinea vs Thailand: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 1.8% a year in Papua New Guinea and -0.04% a year in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Papua New Guinea, by 1.84 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Papua New Guinea vs Thailand: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 1.8% a year in Papua New Guinea and -0.04% a year in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Papua New Guinea, by 1.84 percentage points.
Papua New GuineaThailandUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Papua New Guinea has been higher since 1980, when it overtook Thailand.
  • In 2023, Papua New Guinea ranked 61 and Thailand ranked 180 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Papua New Guinea at 0.05% a year and Thailand at -0.75% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearPapua New GuineaThailandWorld
20231.8-0.040.87
20221.82-0.060.88
20211.940.080.8
20202.040.160.9
20192.220.171.03
20182.290.241.07
20172.360.371.13
20162.430.481.17
20152.510.421.18
20142.590.51.22
20132.660.561.23
20122.740.611.27
20112.830.631.26
201030.621.27
20093.040.721.28
20083.090.751.28
20073.120.781.28
20063.170.821.28
20053.210.841.27
20043.250.881.28
20033.30.921.29
20023.340.951.3
20013.380.981.33
20003.421.061.35
19993.481.211.35
19983.481.31.37
19973.551.311.39
19963.571.361.42
19953.581.41.45
19943.611.451.47
19933.631.51.52
19923.641.591.57
19913.441.591.63
19902.891.671.76
19892.331.611.78
19882.161.691.79
19872.171.721.84
19862.161.751.83
19852.151.831.8
19842.131.861.8
19832.121.941.78
19822.091.941.86
19812.081.971.82
19802.062.051.8
19792.082.081.79
19782.122.121.74
19772.152.241.75
19762.182.231.78
19752.212.391.8
19742.252.491.88
19732.312.61.94
19722.372.671.97
19712.42.651.97
19702.392.742.06
19692.352.792.06
19682.292.852.09
19672.222.912
19662.262.932.04
19652.152.992.09
19642.142.992.16
19632.22.992.28
19622.292.972.11
19612.332.951.67
19602.722.911.58
19592.732.861.73
19582.762.742
19572.762.792.07
19562.762.781.98
19552.712.752.01
19542.622.721.99
19532.562.671.9
19522.432.661.94
19511.912.631.75
19502.132.561.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearPapua New GuineaThailandWorld
20241.771.05–2.59-0.06-0.26–0.160.86
20251.730.95–2.6-0.08-0.33–0.170.84
20261.680.87–2.6-0.09-0.36–0.210.83
20271.640.76–2.59-0.11-0.42–0.210.81
20281.60.67–2.59-0.12-0.47–0.210.8
20291.560.6–2.56-0.13-0.52–0.210.78
20301.530.56–2.52-0.15-0.57–0.190.76
20311.480.5–2.5-0.16-0.59–0.220.75
20321.450.42–2.51-0.18-0.62–0.20.73
20331.420.35–2.48-0.2-0.65–0.20.72
20341.40.33–2.53-0.22-0.69–0.210.7
20351.360.25–2.52-0.24-0.71–0.190.69
20361.340.3–2.56-0.26-0.74–0.180.67
20371.310.19–2.51-0.28-0.78–0.170.65
20381.280.1–2.5-0.3-0.81–0.150.64
20391.250.02–2.49-0.32-0.87–0.150.62
20401.220.02–2.51-0.34-0.92–0.150.61
20411.18-0.02–2.46-0.37-0.97–0.130.59
20421.15-0.09–2.51-0.39-1.01–0.110.57
20431.13-0.15–2.55-0.42-1.04–0.10.56
20441.12-0.17–2.55-0.44-1.08–0.080.54
20451.1-0.24–2.52-0.46-1.09–0.070.52
20461.06-0.27–2.52-0.49-1.13–0.040.5
20471.03-0.35–2.51-0.51-1.18–0.020.48
20481.01-0.39–2.54-0.54-1.22–0.010.46
20490.99-0.42–2.51-0.57-1.26–-0.030.44
20500.94-0.47–2.52-0.59-1.29–-0.040.42
20510.92-0.55–2.51-0.61-1.3–-0.050.4
20520.9-0.62–2.54-0.64-1.37–-0.070.38
20530.87-0.64–2.49-0.65-1.4–-0.070.36
20540.86-0.71–2.5-0.68-1.44–-0.090.34
20550.81-0.73–2.47-0.69-1.46–-0.080.33
20560.79-0.8–2.47-0.71-1.5–-0.10.31
20570.77-0.92–2.49-0.73-1.54–-0.070.3
20580.75-0.9–2.46-0.74-1.56–-0.090.28
20590.73-0.96–2.42-0.74-1.6–-0.090.27
20600.71-0.94–2.39-0.75-1.59–-0.070.25
20610.67-1–2.39-0.75-1.64–-0.050.24
20620.65-1.08–2.34-0.76-1.68–-0.070.23
20630.63-1.19–2.41-0.76-1.67–-0.040.22
20640.62-1.21–2.4-0.76-1.72–-0.050.21
20650.61-1.21–2.44-0.77-1.7–-0.040.2
20660.59-1.26–2.38-0.76-1.72–0.010.19
20670.57-1.27–2.38-0.77-1.75–0.010.18
20680.54-1.25–2.36-0.77-1.79–0.020.17
20690.52-1.32–2.32-0.77-1.82–0.040.16
20700.5-1.31–2.29-0.77-1.81–0.050.15
20710.49-1.38–2.31-0.77-1.86–0.060.14
20720.47-1.45–2.27-0.77-1.88–0.060.13
20730.44-1.43–2.24-0.77-1.9–0.080.12
20740.42-1.47–2.23-0.77-1.92–0.080.1
20750.41-1.51–2.19-0.77-1.99–0.090.09
20760.39-1.47–2.16-0.77-1.97–0.10.08
20770.38-1.63–2.15-0.77-2–0.090.07
20780.37-1.66–2.23-0.77-2.04–0.110.06
20790.35-1.62–2.22-0.77-2.07–0.110.05
20800.36-1.67–2.25-0.77-2.13–0.10.04
20810.33-1.73–2.24-0.77-2.12–0.120.03
20820.31-1.78–2.16-0.78-2.15–0.110.02
20830.31-1.74–2.19-0.78-2.18–0.130.01
20840.28-1.79–2.12-0.78-2.25–0.15-0
20850.28-1.8–2.14-0.78-2.24–0.17-0.01
20860.26-1.83–2.09-0.78-2.23–0.19-0.02
20870.24-1.88–2.09-0.78-2.27–0.18-0.03
20880.23-1.85–2.14-0.77-2.29–0.18-0.04
20890.21-1.87–2.18-0.78-2.36–0.16-0.05
20900.22-1.83–2.13-0.78-2.4–0.2-0.05
20910.19-1.89–2.13-0.78-2.5–0.19-0.06
20920.17-2–2.13-0.78-2.47–0.18-0.07
20930.16-2.05–2.05-0.78-2.51–0.23-0.07
20940.14-2.07–2.11-0.78-2.48–0.21-0.08
20950.13-2.1–2.09-0.77-2.54–0.24-0.09
20960.11-2.2–2.1-0.77-2.56–0.27-0.1
20970.09-2.14–2.05-0.76-2.56–0.28-0.11
20980.07-2.24–2-0.76-2.56–0.28-0.11
20990.06-2.32–2.04-0.75-2.51–0.3-0.12
21000.05-2.36–2.13-0.75-2.53–0.3-0.13

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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.

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