Aruba vs Tonga: The global population hockey stick
Aruba
107,946 people
in 2023
Tonga
104,613 people
in 2023
Aruba rank
198th
Tonga rank
199th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Aruba
- Tonga
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 107,946 people against 104,613 people in Tonga, a difference of 3,333 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 106 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Tonga ahead.
Aruba ranks 198th and Tonga ranks 199th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 7 people | 1,558 people | 1,551 people | Tonga |
| 1100s | 15 people | 1,640 people | 1,625 people | Tonga |
| 1200s | 31 people | 1,726 people | 1,695 people | Tonga |
| 1300s | 62 people | 2,590 people | 2,528 people | Tonga |
| 1400s | 125 people | 3,885 people | 3,760 people | Tonga |
| 1500s | 250 people | 5,828 people | 5,578 people | Tonga |
| 1600s | 501 people | 8,742 people | 8,241 people | Tonga |
| 1700s | 1,002 people | 13,113 people | 12,111 people | Tonga |
| 1710s | 1,085 people | 13,803 people | 12,718 people | Tonga |
| 1720s | 1,174 people | 14,529 people | 13,355 people | Tonga |
| 1730s | 1,270 people | 15,294 people | 14,024 people | Tonga |
| 1740s | 1,374 people | 16,099 people | 14,725 people | Tonga |
| 1750s | 1,487 people | 16,946 people | 15,459 people | Tonga |
| 1760s | 1,608 people | 17,838 people | 16,230 people | Tonga |
| 1770s | 1,740 people | 18,777 people | 17,037 people | Tonga |
| 1780s | 1,883 people | 19,765 people | 17,882 people | Tonga |
| 1790s | 2,037 people | 20,806 people | 18,769 people | Tonga |
| 1800s | 2,204 people | 18,658 people | 16,454 people | Tonga |
| 1810s | 2,385 people | 18,618 people | 16,233 people | Tonga |
| 1820s | 2,465 people | 18,579 people | 16,114 people | Tonga |
| 1830s | 2,547 people | 18,539 people | 15,992 people | Tonga |
| 1840s | 2,632 people | 18,502 people | 15,870 people | Tonga |
| 1850s | 2,720 people | 18,517 people | 15,797 people | Tonga |
| 1860s | 3,100 people | 19,032 people | 15,932 people | Tonga |
| 1870s | 3,800 people | 19,576 people | 15,776 people | Tonga |
| 1880s | 6,200 people | 20,132 people | 13,932 people | Tonga |
| 1890s | 7,457 people | 20,701 people | 13,244 people | Tonga |
| 1900s | 9,600 people | 21,444 people | 11,844 people | Tonga |
| 1910s | 9,420 people | 24,690 people | 15,270 people | Tonga |
| 1920s | 8,600 people | 27,259 people | 18,659 people | Tonga |
| 1930s | 13,545 people | 31,521 people | 17,976 people | Tonga |
| 1940s | 30,399 people | 37,250 people | 6,851 people | Tonga |
| 1950s | 48,242 people | 56,673 people | 8,430 people | Tonga |
| 1960s | 57,562 people | 74,806 people | 17,244 people | Tonga |
| 1970s | 60,357 people | 91,712 people | 31,354 people | Tonga |
| 1980s | 63,097 people | 98,256 people | 35,159 people | Tonga |
| 1990s | 75,029 people | 100,467 people | 25,438 people | Tonga |
| 2000s | 93,913 people | 105,241 people | 11,327 people | Tonga |
| 2010s | 103,731 people | 106,449 people | 2,718 people | Tonga |
| 2020s | 107,678 people | 105,223 people | 2,456 people | Aruba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Aruba or Tonga?
- Aruba, at 107,946 people against 104,613 people in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Aruba and Tonga?
- 3,333 people, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Tonga?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Aruba and Tonga rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Aruba ranks 198th and Tonga ranks 199th 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.