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Argentina vs Iraq: The global population hockey stick

Argentina
45.54 million people
in 2023
Iraq
45.07 million people
in 2023
Argentina rank
35th
Iraq rank
36th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Argentina
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 45.54 million people against 45.07 million people in Iraq, a difference of 464,300 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iraq ahead.

Argentina ranks 35th and Iraq ranks 36th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 17 and Iraq in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Iraq Difference Ahead
1000s 200,000 people 2.00 million people 1.80 million people Iraq
1100s 220,000 people 1.75 million people 1.53 million people Iraq
1200s 240,000 people 1.38 million people 1.14 million people Iraq
1300s 260,000 people 1.00 million people 740,000 people Iraq
1400s 280,000 people 1.00 million people 720,000 people Iraq
1500s 300,000 people 1.00 million people 700,000 people Iraq
1600s 300,000 people 1.25 million people 950,000 people Iraq
1700s 300,000 people 1.00 million people 700,000 people Iraq
1710s 300,000 people 1.00 million people 700,170 people Iraq
1720s 300,000 people 1.00 million people 700,340 people Iraq
1730s 300,000 people 1.00 million people 700,510 people Iraq
1740s 300,000 people 1.00 million people 700,680 people Iraq
1750s 300,000 people 1.00 million people 700,850 people Iraq
1760s 300,000 people 1.00 million people 701,020 people Iraq
1770s 300,000 people 1.00 million people 701,180 people Iraq
1780s 300,000 people 1.00 million people 701,350 people Iraq
1790s 300,000 people 1.00 million people 701,520 people Iraq
1800s 473,510 people 1.02 million people 546,783 people Iraq
1810s 462,725 people 1.07 million people 603,980 people Iraq
1820s 577,358 people 1.12 million people 537,987 people Iraq
1830s 692,800 people 1.17 million people 473,575 people Iraq
1840s 909,313 people 1.22 million people 310,395 people Iraq
1850s 1.19 million people 1.28 million people 89,177 people Iraq
1860s 1.51 million people 1.45 million people 65,033 people Argentina
1870s 2.07 million people 1.67 million people 406,911 people Argentina
1880s 2.84 million people 1.77 million people 1.07 million people Argentina
1890s 3.92 million people 2.08 million people 1.84 million people Argentina
1900s 5.56 million people 2.60 million people 2.96 million people Argentina
1910s 7.65 million people 3.12 million people 4.53 million people Argentina
1920s 10.08 million people 3.68 million people 6.40 million people Argentina
1930s 12.78 million people 4.00 million people 8.78 million people Argentina
1940s 15.35 million people 4.76 million people 10.60 million people Argentina
1950s 18.54 million people 6.27 million people 12.27 million people Argentina
1960s 21.94 million people 8.12 million people 13.82 million people Argentina
1970s 25.68 million people 11.39 million people 14.29 million people Argentina
1980s 30.11 million people 15.47 million people 14.64 million people Argentina
1990s 34.81 million people 20.40 million people 14.41 million people Argentina
2000s 39.02 million people 27.45 million people 11.58 million people Argentina
2010s 43.21 million people 36.55 million people 6.66 million people Argentina
2020s 45.36 million people 43.58 million people 1.78 million people Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Argentina or Iraq?
Argentina, at 45.54 million people against 45.07 million people in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Argentina and Iraq?
464,300 people, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Iraq?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Iraq rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Argentina ranks 35th and Iraq ranks 36th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – 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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Indicator
The global population hockey stick
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

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