Azerbaijan vs Papua New Guinea: Population

Azerbaijan
10.20 million
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
10.58 million
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
92nd
Papua New Guinea rank
89th

Population over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Papua New Guinea
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M196019922024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 10.58 million against 10.20 million in Azerbaijan, a difference of 373,700.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 92nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 89th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 4.50 million 2.22 million 2.28 million Azerbaijan
1970s 5.63 million 2.78 million 2.85 million Azerbaijan
1980s 6.62 million 3.45 million 3.17 million Azerbaijan
1990s 7.61 million 4.58 million 3.03 million Azerbaijan
2000s 8.40 million 6.45 million 1.96 million Azerbaijan
2010s 9.57 million 8.63 million 941,272 Azerbaijan
2020s 10.15 million 10.20 million 53,690 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Azerbaijan or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 10.58 million against 10.20 million in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
What is the difference in population between Azerbaijan and Papua New Guinea?
373,700, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Papua New Guinea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Azerbaijan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population?
Azerbaijan ranks 92nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 89th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
186 places, 12,090 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Data on Gender-disaggregated on selected population characteristics.