Australia vs Mali: The global population hockey stick
Australia
26.45 million people
in 2023
Mali
23.77 million people
in 2023
Australia rank
55th
Mali rank
58th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Australia
- Mali
How they compare
Australia currently reports 26.45 million people against 23.77 million people in Mali, a difference of 2.68 million people.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mali ahead.
Australia ranks 55th and Mali ranks 58th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 16 and Mali in 24.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 314,851 people | 722,000 people | 407,149 people | Mali |
| 1100s | 315,026 people | 776,150 people | 461,124 people | Mali |
| 1200s | 315,290 people | 830,300 people | 515,010 people | Mali |
| 1300s | 315,685 people | 900,000 people | 584,315 people | Mali |
| 1400s | 316,277 people | 1.00 million people | 683,723 people | Mali |
| 1500s | 317,166 people | 1.08 million people | 765,834 people | Mali |
| 1600s | 318,500 people | 1.26 million people | 945,000 people | Mali |
| 1700s | 314,500 people | 1.44 million people | 1.13 million people | Mali |
| 1710s | 314,500 people | 1.62 million people | 1.31 million people | Mali |
| 1720s | 314,500 people | 1.64 million people | 1.32 million people | Mali |
| 1730s | 314,500 people | 1.66 million people | 1.34 million people | Mali |
| 1740s | 314,500 people | 1.68 million people | 1.36 million people | Mali |
| 1750s | 314,500 people | 1.70 million people | 1.39 million people | Mali |
| 1760s | 314,500 people | 1.72 million people | 1.41 million people | Mali |
| 1770s | 314,667 people | 1.75 million people | 1.43 million people | Mali |
| 1780s | 315,087 people | 1.77 million people | 1.46 million people | Mali |
| 1790s | 316,556 people | 1.80 million people | 1.49 million people | Mali |
| 1800s | 225,070 people | 1.40 million people | 1.18 million people | Mali |
| 1810s | 290,865 people | 1.40 million people | 1.11 million people | Mali |
| 1820s | 331,661 people | 1.42 million people | 1.09 million people | Mali |
| 1830s | 369,690 people | 1.45 million people | 1.08 million people | Mali |
| 1840s | 499,291 people | 1.48 million people | 984,588 people | Mali |
| 1850s | 888,154 people | 1.56 million people | 669,674 people | Mali |
| 1860s | 1.51 million people | 1.68 million people | 175,231 people | Mali |
| 1870s | 1.95 million people | 1.83 million people | 116,397 people | Australia |
| 1880s | 2.56 million people | 2.01 million people | 558,666 people | Australia |
| 1890s | 3.35 million people | 2.20 million people | 1.14 million people | Australia |
| 1900s | 3.97 million people | 2.49 million people | 1.47 million people | Australia |
| 1910s | 4.73 million people | 2.87 million people | 1.87 million people | Australia |
| 1920s | 5.75 million people | 3.23 million people | 2.52 million people | Australia |
| 1930s | 6.62 million people | 3.69 million people | 2.92 million people | Australia |
| 1940s | 7.47 million people | 4.28 million people | 3.19 million people | Australia |
| 1950s | 9.12 million people | 5.01 million people | 4.11 million people | Australia |
| 1960s | 11.26 million people | 5.78 million people | 5.48 million people | Australia |
| 1970s | 13.72 million people | 6.79 million people | 6.92 million people | Australia |
| 1980s | 15.76 million people | 8.27 million people | 7.48 million people | Australia |
| 1990s | 18.02 million people | 10.12 million people | 7.90 million people | Australia |
| 2000s | 20.30 million people | 13.39 million people | 6.90 million people | Australia |
| 2010s | 23.79 million people | 18.40 million people | 5.40 million people | Australia |
| 2020s | 26.09 million people | 22.74 million people | 3.35 million people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Australia or Mali?
- Australia, at 26.45 million people against 23.77 million people in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Australia and Mali?
- 2.68 million people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mali?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Mali rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Australia ranks 55th and Mali ranks 58th 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.