Papua New Guinea vs Turkey: Rural population
Papua New Guinea
9.06 million
in 2025
Turkey
9.02 million
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
62nd
Turkey rank
63rd
Rural population over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Turkey
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 9.06 million against 9.02 million in Turkey, a difference of 42,120.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkey ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 62nd and Turkey ranks 63rd of 217 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.09 million | 23.75 million | 21.66 million | Turkey |
| 1970s | 2.44 million | 26.42 million | 23.98 million | Turkey |
| 1980s | 2.96 million | 27.49 million | 24.52 million | Turkey |
| 1990s | 3.93 million | 27.34 million | 23.42 million | Turkey |
| 2000s | 5.60 million | 25.33 million | 19.73 million | Turkey |
| 2010s | 7.48 million | 14.07 million | 6.59 million | Turkey |
| 2020s | 8.75 million | 9.19 million | 437,953 | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Papua New Guinea or Turkey?
- Papua New Guinea, at 9.06 million against 9.02 million in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Papua New Guinea and Turkey?
- 42,120, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Turkey?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Turkey rank globally for rural population?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 62nd and Turkey ranks 63rd 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.