Guatemala vs Papua New Guinea: Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate
Guatemala
2.23 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
2.1 % change on previous year
in 2025
Guatemala rank
56th
Papua New Guinea rank
59th
Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate over time
- Guatemala
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 2.23 % change on previous year against 2.1 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.13 % change on previous year.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 56th and Papua New Guinea ranks 59th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3 % change on previous year | 1.86 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 2.54 % change on previous year | 2.54 % change on previous year | 0.0005 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 2.58 % change on previous year | 2.33 % change on previous year | 0.249 % change on previous year | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 2.87 % change on previous year | 3.8 % change on previous year | 0.9232 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 2.97 % change on previous year | 3.7 % change on previous year | 0.7275 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.73 % change on previous year | 3.04 % change on previous year | 0.3166 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.26 % change on previous year | 2.27 % change on previous year | 0.0115 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate, Guatemala or Papua New Guinea?
- Guatemala, at 2.23 % change on previous year against 2.1 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate between Guatemala and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.13 % change on previous year, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate?
- Guatemala ranks 56th and Papua New Guinea ranks 59th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, total, 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 Population ages 15-64, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.