Angola vs Poland: The global population hockey stick
Angola
36.75 million people
in 2023
Poland
38.76 million people
in 2023
Angola rank
43rd
Poland rank
40th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Angola
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 38.76 million people against 36.75 million people in Angola, a difference of 2.01 million people.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
Across all 241 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Angola ranks 43rd and Poland ranks 40th of 239 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.00 million people | 1.25 million people | 246,000 people | Poland |
| 1100s | 1.17 million people | 1.50 million people | 328,670 people | Poland |
| 1200s | 1.34 million people | 2.25 million people | 911,330 people | Poland |
| 1300s | 1.51 million people | 3.50 million people | 1.99 million people | Poland |
| 1400s | 1.76 million people | 3.50 million people | 1.74 million people | Poland |
| 1500s | 2.01 million people | 4.00 million people | 1.99 million people | Poland |
| 1600s | 2.13 million people | 5.00 million people | 2.87 million people | Poland |
| 1700s | 2.26 million people | 6.00 million people | 3.74 million people | Poland |
| 1710s | 1.18 million people | 6.25 million people | 5.07 million people | Poland |
| 1720s | 1.19 million people | 6.55 million people | 5.36 million people | Poland |
| 1730s | 1.21 million people | 6.86 million people | 5.65 million people | Poland |
| 1740s | 1.23 million people | 7.19 million people | 5.96 million people | Poland |
| 1750s | 1.25 million people | 7.53 million people | 6.28 million people | Poland |
| 1760s | 1.27 million people | 7.89 million people | 6.62 million people | Poland |
| 1770s | 1.29 million people | 8.26 million people | 6.97 million people | Poland |
| 1780s | 1.32 million people | 8.66 million people | 7.34 million people | Poland |
| 1790s | 1.34 million people | 9.07 million people | 7.73 million people | Poland |
| 1800s | 1.57 million people | 9.30 million people | 7.74 million people | Poland |
| 1810s | 1.57 million people | 10.02 million people | 8.45 million people | Poland |
| 1820s | 1.68 million people | 10.78 million people | 9.10 million people | Poland |
| 1830s | 1.94 million people | 11.60 million people | 9.66 million people | Poland |
| 1840s | 2.24 million people | 12.49 million people | 10.25 million people | Poland |
| 1850s | 2.52 million people | 13.78 million people | 11.26 million people | Poland |
| 1860s | 2.73 million people | 15.63 million people | 12.90 million people | Poland |
| 1870s | 2.94 million people | 17.93 million people | 14.99 million people | Poland |
| 1880s | 3.12 million people | 20.79 million people | 17.67 million people | Poland |
| 1890s | 3.17 million people | 23.32 million people | 20.14 million people | Poland |
| 1900s | 3.01 million people | 25.10 million people | 22.08 million people | Poland |
| 1910s | 2.86 million people | 24.83 million people | 21.97 million people | Poland |
| 1920s | 3.01 million people | 25.27 million people | 22.26 million people | Poland |
| 1930s | 3.47 million people | 28.30 million people | 24.83 million people | Poland |
| 1940s | 4.06 million people | 26.93 million people | 22.86 million people | Poland |
| 1950s | 4.82 million people | 26.88 million people | 22.06 million people | Poland |
| 1960s | 5.50 million people | 31.06 million people | 25.57 million people | Poland |
| 1970s | 6.77 million people | 33.84 million people | 27.07 million people | Poland |
| 1980s | 9.63 million people | 36.93 million people | 27.29 million people | Poland |
| 1990s | 13.55 million people | 38.28 million people | 24.73 million people | Poland |
| 2000s | 19.09 million people | 38.13 million people | 19.04 million people | Poland |
| 2010s | 27.73 million people | 38.23 million people | 10.51 million people | Poland |
| 2020s | 35.09 million people | 38.34 million people | 3.25 million people | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Angola or Poland?
- Poland, at 38.76 million people against 36.75 million people in Angola as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Angola and Poland?
- 2.01 million people, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Poland?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Angola and Poland rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Angola ranks 43rd and Poland ranks 40th 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.