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Argentina vs Yemen: The global population hockey stick

Argentina
45.54 million people
in 2023
Yemen
39.39 million people
in 2023
Argentina rank
35th
Yemen rank
38th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Argentina
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 45.54 million people against 39.39 million people in Yemen, a difference of 6.15 million people.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.

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

Argentina ranks 35th and Yemen ranks 38th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 14 and Yemen in 26.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Yemen Difference Ahead
1000s 200,000 people 2.25 million people 2.05 million people Yemen
1100s 220,000 people 2.00 million people 1.78 million people Yemen
1200s 240,000 people 2.10 million people 1.86 million people Yemen
1300s 260,000 people 2.20 million people 1.94 million people Yemen
1400s 280,000 people 2.05 million people 1.77 million people Yemen
1500s 300,000 people 2.25 million people 1.95 million people Yemen
1600s 300,000 people 2.50 million people 2.20 million people Yemen
1700s 300,000 people 2.25 million people 1.95 million people Yemen
1710s 300,000 people 2.26 million people 1.96 million people Yemen
1720s 300,000 people 2.29 million people 1.99 million people Yemen
1730s 300,000 people 2.32 million people 2.02 million people Yemen
1740s 300,000 people 2.34 million people 2.04 million people Yemen
1750s 300,000 people 2.37 million people 2.07 million people Yemen
1760s 300,000 people 2.40 million people 2.10 million people Yemen
1770s 300,000 people 2.43 million people 2.13 million people Yemen
1780s 300,000 people 2.47 million people 2.17 million people Yemen
1790s 300,000 people 2.50 million people 2.20 million people Yemen
1800s 473,510 people 2.59 million people 2.12 million people Yemen
1810s 462,725 people 2.59 million people 2.13 million people Yemen
1820s 577,358 people 2.61 million people 2.04 million people Yemen
1830s 692,800 people 2.66 million people 1.97 million people Yemen
1840s 909,313 people 2.71 million people 1.80 million people Yemen
1850s 1.19 million people 2.76 million people 1.57 million people Yemen
1860s 1.51 million people 2.80 million people 1.29 million people Yemen
1870s 2.07 million people 2.84 million people 767,533 people Yemen
1880s 2.84 million people 2.89 million people 44,400 people Yemen
1890s 3.92 million people 2.93 million people 987,458 people Argentina
1900s 5.56 million people 3.08 million people 2.49 million people Argentina
1910s 7.65 million people 3.36 million people 4.29 million people Argentina
1920s 10.08 million people 3.69 million people 6.40 million people Argentina
1930s 12.78 million people 4.05 million people 8.73 million people Argentina
1940s 15.35 million people 4.45 million people 10.90 million people Argentina
1950s 18.54 million people 4.99 million people 13.56 million people Argentina
1960s 21.94 million people 6.16 million people 15.78 million people Argentina
1970s 25.68 million people 8.07 million people 17.62 million people Argentina
1980s 30.11 million people 11.33 million people 18.79 million people Argentina
1990s 34.81 million people 16.44 million people 18.37 million people Argentina
2000s 39.02 million people 22.59 million people 16.43 million people Argentina
2010s 43.21 million people 30.79 million people 12.42 million people Argentina
2020s 45.36 million people 37.72 million people 7.64 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 Yemen?
Argentina, at 45.54 million people against 39.39 million people in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Argentina and Yemen?
6.15 million people, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Yemen?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Yemen rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Argentina ranks 35th and Yemen ranks 38th 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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About this data

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.