Argentina vs Spain: The global population hockey stick
Argentina
45.54 million people
in 2023
Spain
47.91 million people
in 2023
Argentina rank
35th
Spain rank
33rd
The global population hockey stick over time
- Argentina
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 47.91 million people against 45.54 million people in Argentina, a difference of 2.37 million people.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
Across all 241 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 35th and Spain ranks 33rd of 239 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 200,000 people | 4.00 million people | 3.80 million people | Spain |
| 1100s | 220,000 people | 4.50 million people | 4.28 million people | Spain |
| 1200s | 240,000 people | 5.50 million people | 5.26 million people | Spain |
| 1300s | 260,000 people | 7.50 million people | 7.24 million people | Spain |
| 1400s | 280,000 people | 5.50 million people | 5.22 million people | Spain |
| 1500s | 300,000 people | 6.50 million people | 6.20 million people | Spain |
| 1600s | 300,000 people | 8.50 million people | 8.20 million people | Spain |
| 1700s | 300,000 people | 8.00 million people | 7.70 million people | Spain |
| 1710s | 300,000 people | 9.03 million people | 8.73 million people | Spain |
| 1720s | 300,000 people | 9.28 million people | 8.98 million people | Spain |
| 1730s | 300,000 people | 9.54 million people | 9.24 million people | Spain |
| 1740s | 300,000 people | 9.80 million people | 9.50 million people | Spain |
| 1750s | 300,000 people | 10.07 million people | 9.77 million people | Spain |
| 1760s | 300,000 people | 10.35 million people | 10.05 million people | Spain |
| 1770s | 300,000 people | 10.64 million people | 10.34 million people | Spain |
| 1780s | 300,000 people | 10.94 million people | 10.64 million people | Spain |
| 1790s | 300,000 people | 11.24 million people | 10.94 million people | Spain |
| 1800s | 473,510 people | 11.65 million people | 11.18 million people | Spain |
| 1810s | 462,725 people | 12.01 million people | 11.54 million people | Spain |
| 1820s | 577,358 people | 12.58 million people | 12.00 million people | Spain |
| 1830s | 692,800 people | 13.44 million people | 12.75 million people | Spain |
| 1840s | 909,313 people | 14.36 million people | 13.45 million people | Spain |
| 1850s | 1.19 million people | 15.23 million people | 14.04 million people | Spain |
| 1860s | 1.51 million people | 15.89 million people | 14.38 million people | Spain |
| 1870s | 2.07 million people | 16.50 million people | 14.42 million people | Spain |
| 1880s | 2.84 million people | 17.26 million people | 14.42 million people | Spain |
| 1890s | 3.92 million people | 18.12 million people | 14.20 million people | Spain |
| 1900s | 5.56 million people | 19.14 million people | 13.58 million people | Spain |
| 1910s | 7.65 million people | 20.47 million people | 12.82 million people | Spain |
| 1920s | 10.08 million people | 22.22 million people | 12.13 million people | Spain |
| 1930s | 12.78 million people | 24.47 million people | 11.69 million people | Spain |
| 1940s | 15.35 million people | 26.78 million people | 11.43 million people | Spain |
| 1950s | 18.54 million people | 29.02 million people | 10.48 million people | Spain |
| 1960s | 21.94 million people | 31.93 million people | 9.99 million people | Spain |
| 1970s | 25.68 million people | 35.55 million people | 9.86 million people | Spain |
| 1980s | 30.11 million people | 38.43 million people | 8.31 million people | Spain |
| 1990s | 34.81 million people | 39.94 million people | 5.12 million people | Spain |
| 2000s | 39.02 million people | 43.68 million people | 4.66 million people | Spain |
| 2010s | 43.21 million people | 46.93 million people | 3.72 million people | Spain |
| 2020s | 45.36 million people | 47.79 million people | 2.43 million people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Argentina or Spain?
- Spain, at 47.91 million people against 45.54 million people in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Argentina and Spain?
- 2.37 million people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Spain?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Spain rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Argentina ranks 35th and Spain ranks 33rd 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.