Which has higher population, Falkland Islands or Niue?

Falkland Islands, at 3,498 people against 1,841 people in Niue as of 2023.

What is the difference in population between Falkland Islands and Niue?

1,657 people, with Falkland Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Falkland Islands and Niue?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Falkland Islands vs Niue: Population

Falkland Islands

3,498 people

in 2023

Niue

1,841 people

in 2023

Falkland Islands rank

234th

Niue rank

237th

Population over time

Falkland Islands
Niue

How they compare

Falkland Islands currently reports 3,498 people against 1,841 people in Niue, a difference of 1,657 people.

That makes Falkland Islands's figure about 1.9 times Niue's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niue ahead.

Falkland Islands ranks 234th and Niue ranks 237th of 238 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Falkland Islands averaged higher in 4 and Niue in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Falkland Islands	Niue	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,225 people	4,657 people	2,432 people	Niue
1960s	2,311 people	5,103 people	2,792 people	Niue
1970s	2,304 people	4,390 people	2,086 people	Niue
1980s	2,279 people	2,949 people	669.9 people	Niue
1990s	2,721 people	2,337 people	383.7 people	Falkland Islands
2000s	3,214 people	1,894 people	1,320 people	Falkland Islands
2010s	3,386 people	1,796 people	1,591 people	Falkland Islands
2020s	3,518 people	1,836 people	1,683 people	Falkland Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Falkland Islands or Niue?: Falkland Islands, at 3,498 people against 1,841 people in Niue as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Falkland Islands and Niue?: 1,657 people, with Falkland Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Falkland Islands and Niue?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Falkland Islands and Niue rank globally for population?: Falkland Islands ranks 234th and Niue ranks 237th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.