Australia vs Nepal: The global population hockey stick
Australia
26.45 million people
in 2023
Nepal
29.69 million people
in 2023
Australia rank
55th
Nepal rank
52nd
The global population hockey stick over time
- Australia
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 29.69 million people against 26.45 million people in Australia, a difference of 3.24 million people.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nepal ahead.
Australia ranks 55th and Nepal ranks 52nd of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Nepal in 36.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 314,851 people | 1.50 million people | 1.19 million people | Nepal |
| 1100s | 315,026 people | 1.60 million people | 1.28 million people | Nepal |
| 1200s | 315,290 people | 1.70 million people | 1.38 million people | Nepal |
| 1300s | 315,685 people | 1.80 million people | 1.48 million people | Nepal |
| 1400s | 316,277 people | 1.90 million people | 1.58 million people | Nepal |
| 1500s | 317,166 people | 2.00 million people | 1.68 million people | Nepal |
| 1600s | 318,500 people | 2.50 million people | 2.18 million people | Nepal |
| 1700s | 314,500 people | 3.00 million people | 2.69 million people | Nepal |
| 1710s | 314,500 people | 3.07 million people | 2.76 million people | Nepal |
| 1720s | 314,500 people | 3.15 million people | 2.83 million people | Nepal |
| 1730s | 314,500 people | 3.22 million people | 2.91 million people | Nepal |
| 1740s | 314,500 people | 3.29 million people | 2.98 million people | Nepal |
| 1750s | 314,500 people | 3.37 million people | 3.05 million people | Nepal |
| 1760s | 314,500 people | 3.44 million people | 3.13 million people | Nepal |
| 1770s | 314,667 people | 3.51 million people | 3.20 million people | Nepal |
| 1780s | 315,087 people | 3.59 million people | 3.27 million people | Nepal |
| 1790s | 316,556 people | 3.66 million people | 3.34 million people | Nepal |
| 1800s | 225,070 people | 3.97 million people | 3.75 million people | Nepal |
| 1810s | 290,865 people | 3.91 million people | 3.62 million people | Nepal |
| 1820s | 331,661 people | 3.95 million people | 3.62 million people | Nepal |
| 1830s | 369,690 people | 4.10 million people | 3.73 million people | Nepal |
| 1840s | 499,291 people | 4.26 million people | 3.76 million people | Nepal |
| 1850s | 888,154 people | 4.41 million people | 3.53 million people | Nepal |
| 1860s | 1.51 million people | 4.55 million people | 3.05 million people | Nepal |
| 1870s | 1.95 million people | 4.72 million people | 2.78 million people | Nepal |
| 1880s | 2.56 million people | 4.93 million people | 2.37 million people | Nepal |
| 1890s | 3.35 million people | 5.07 million people | 1.73 million people | Nepal |
| 1900s | 3.97 million people | 5.24 million people | 1.27 million people | Nepal |
| 1910s | 4.73 million people | 5.38 million people | 644,479 people | Nepal |
| 1920s | 5.75 million people | 5.35 million people | 399,884 people | Australia |
| 1930s | 6.62 million people | 5.35 million people | 1.27 million people | Australia |
| 1940s | 7.47 million people | 6.70 million people | 769,829 people | Australia |
| 1950s | 9.12 million people | 9.17 million people | 49,385 people | Nepal |
| 1960s | 11.26 million people | 11.09 million people | 164,540 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 13.72 million people | 13.76 million people | 37,190 people | Nepal |
| 1980s | 15.76 million people | 17.28 million people | 1.53 million people | Nepal |
| 1990s | 18.02 million people | 21.91 million people | 3.89 million people | Nepal |
| 2000s | 20.30 million people | 26.04 million people | 5.74 million people | Nepal |
| 2010s | 23.79 million people | 27.79 million people | 4.00 million people | Nepal |
| 2020s | 26.09 million people | 29.46 million people | 3.37 million people | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Australia or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 29.69 million people against 26.45 million people in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Australia and Nepal?
- 3.24 million people, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Nepal?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Nepal rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Australia ranks 55th and Nepal ranks 52nd 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.