Papua New Guinea vs Romania: Rural population
Papua New Guinea
9.06 million
in 2025
Romania
9.10 million
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
62nd
Romania rank
61st
Rural population over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 9.10 million against 9.06 million in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 32,380.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 62nd and Romania ranks 61st of 217 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.09 million | 11.92 million | 9.83 million | Romania |
| 1970s | 2.44 million | 11.46 million | 9.02 million | Romania |
| 1980s | 2.96 million | 10.87 million | 7.90 million | Romania |
| 1990s | 3.93 million | 10.49 million | 6.57 million | Romania |
| 2000s | 5.60 million | 10.02 million | 4.41 million | Romania |
| 2010s | 7.48 million | 9.20 million | 1.72 million | Romania |
| 2020s | 8.75 million | 9.12 million | 362,553 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Papua New Guinea or Romania?
- Romania, at 9.10 million against 9.06 million in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Papua New Guinea and Romania?
- 32,380, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Romania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Romania rank globally for rural population?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 62nd and Romania ranks 61st of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.