Papua New Guinea vs (UN M49): Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate
Papua New Guinea
2.42 % change on previous year
in 2025
(UN M49)
0.3351 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
3rd
(UN M49) rank
1st
Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- (UN M49)
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.42 % change on previous year against 0.3351 % change on previous year in (UN M49), a difference of 2.08 % change on previous year.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 7.2 times (UN M49)'s.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was (UN M49) ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd and (UN M49) ranks 1st of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 6 and (UN M49) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | (UN M49) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.12 % change on previous year | 6.14 % change on previous year | 0.9802 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 11.19 % change on previous year | 3.19 % change on previous year | 8 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 3.83 % change on previous year | 0.7251 % change on previous year | 3.1 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.59 % change on previous year | 0.5692 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | -1.38 % change on previous year | 0.4048 % change on previous year | 1.78 % change on previous year | (UN M49) |
| 2000s | -0.2331 % change on previous year | 0.2567 % change on previous year | 0.4898 % change on previous year | (UN M49) |
| 2010s | 0.6868 % change on previous year | 0.1637 % change on previous year | 0.5231 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.1 % change on previous year | 0.3844 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate, Papua New Guinea or (UN M49)?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2.42 % change on previous year against 0.3351 % change on previous year in (UN M49) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and (UN M49)?
- 2.08 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and (UN M49)?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and (UN M49) rank globally for urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd and (UN M49) ranks 1st of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban vs rural majority. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.