Armenia vs Papua New Guinea: Population growth
Armenia
1.7%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1.7%
in 2025
Armenia rank
61st
Papua New Guinea rank
60th
Population growth over time
- Armenia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.7% against 1.7% in Armenia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Armenia ahead.
Armenia ranks 61st and Papua New Guinea ranks 60th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 0.7% | Armenia |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 0.1% | Armenia |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 2.1% | 1.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | -0.8% | 3.4% | 4.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | -0.3% | 3.3% | 3.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | -0.3% | 2.6% | 2.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 1.9% | 1.2% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Armenia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.7% against 1.7% in Armenia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Armenia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Armenia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population growth?
- Armenia ranks 61st and Papua New Guinea ranks 60th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.