Afghanistan vs Canada: The global population hockey stick
Afghanistan
41.45 million people
in 2023
Canada
39.30 million people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
37th
Canada rank
39th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Afghanistan
- Canada
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 41.45 million people against 39.30 million people in Canada, a difference of 2.16 million people.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 37th and Canada ranks 39th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 26 and Canada in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.25 million people | 100,000 people | 2.15 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1100s | 2.38 million people | 120,000 people | 2.25 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1200s | 2.50 million people | 140,000 people | 2.36 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1300s | 1.75 million people | 160,000 people | 1.59 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1400s | 1.88 million people | 180,000 people | 1.70 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1500s | 2.00 million people | 200,000 people | 1.80 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1600s | 2.50 million people | 200,000 people | 2.30 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1700s | 2.50 million people | 200,000 people | 2.30 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1710s | 2.56 million people | 227,285 people | 2.33 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1720s | 2.62 million people | 264,289 people | 2.36 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1730s | 2.68 million people | 308,210 people | 2.37 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1740s | 2.74 million people | 360,422 people | 2.38 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1750s | 2.80 million people | 422,573 people | 2.38 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1760s | 2.87 million people | 496,640 people | 2.37 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1770s | 2.93 million people | 584,998 people | 2.35 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1780s | 3.00 million people | 690,496 people | 2.31 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1790s | 3.07 million people | 816,554 people | 2.25 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1800s | 3.28 million people | 559,636 people | 2.72 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1810s | 3.28 million people | 715,556 people | 2.56 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1820s | 3.35 million people | 966,397 people | 2.38 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | 3.50 million people | 1.39 million people | 2.11 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | 3.66 million people | 2.03 million people | 1.63 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | 3.83 million people | 2.86 million people | 971,733 people | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 4.00 million people | 3.53 million people | 474,755 people | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 4.18 million people | 4.01 million people | 174,603 people | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 4.37 million people | 4.56 million people | 185,060 people | Canada |
| 1890s | 4.57 million people | 5.07 million people | 499,743 people | Canada |
| 1900s | 4.96 million people | 6.08 million people | 1.12 million people | Canada |
| 1910s | 7.54 million people | 7.70 million people | 155,170 people | Canada |
| 1920s | 8.65 million people | 9.30 million people | 653,658 people | Canada |
| 1930s | 6.44 million people | 10.74 million people | 4.30 million people | Canada |
| 1940s | 6.88 million people | 12.40 million people | 5.52 million people | Canada |
| 1950s | 8.29 million people | 15.57 million people | 7.28 million people | Canada |
| 1960s | 9.97 million people | 19.50 million people | 9.53 million people | Canada |
| 1970s | 12.58 million people | 22.95 million people | 10.37 million people | Canada |
| 1980s | 11.58 million people | 25.86 million people | 14.27 million people | Canada |
| 1990s | 16.11 million people | 29.26 million people | 13.16 million people | Canada |
| 2000s | 23.78 million people | 32.32 million people | 8.54 million people | Canada |
| 2010s | 33.14 million people | 35.88 million people | 2.74 million people | Canada |
| 2020s | 40.28 million people | 38.69 million people | 1.59 million people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Afghanistan or Canada?
- Afghanistan, at 41.45 million people against 39.30 million people in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Afghanistan and Canada?
- 2.16 million people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Canada?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Canada rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Afghanistan ranks 37th and Canada ranks 39th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.