Papua New Guinea vs Tajikistan: Population, total
Papua New Guinea
10.76 million
in 2025
Tajikistan
10.79 million
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
91st
Tajikistan rank
90th
Population, total over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 10.79 million against 10.76 million in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 23,900.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Globally, Papua New Guinea ranks 91st and Tajikistan ranks 90th of 215 countries.
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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.