Azerbaijan vs Papua New Guinea: Population, total
Azerbaijan
10.25 million
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
10.76 million
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
94th
Papua New Guinea rank
91st
Population, total over time
- Azerbaijan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 10.76 million against 10.25 million in Azerbaijan, a difference of 515,800.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 94th and Papua New Guinea ranks 91st of 215 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 | 10.16 million | 10.29 million | 130,708 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, Azerbaijan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 10.76 million against 10.25 million in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, total between Azerbaijan and Papua New Guinea?
- 515,800, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population, total?
- Azerbaijan ranks 94th and Papua New Guinea ranks 91st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.