Australia vs Niger: The global population hockey stick

Australia
26.45 million people
in 2023
Niger
26.16 million people
in 2023
Australia rank
55th
Niger rank
57th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Australia
  • Niger
010.0M20.0M30.0M100015112023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 26.45 million people against 26.16 million people in Niger, a difference of 291,200 people.

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

Australia ranks 55th and Niger ranks 57th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 17 and Niger in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Niger Difference Ahead
1000s 314,851 people 548,000 people 233,149 people Niger
1100s 315,026 people 589,100 people 274,074 people Niger
1200s 315,290 people 630,200 people 314,910 people Niger
1300s 315,685 people 700,000 people 384,315 people Niger
1400s 316,277 people 750,000 people 433,723 people Niger
1500s 317,166 people 822,000 people 504,834 people Niger
1600s 318,500 people 959,000 people 640,500 people Niger
1700s 314,500 people 1.10 million people 781,500 people Niger
1710s 314,500 people 1.16 million people 846,060 people Niger
1720s 314,500 people 1.17 million people 855,810 people Niger
1730s 314,500 people 1.18 million people 866,080 people Niger
1740s 314,500 people 1.19 million people 876,910 people Niger
1750s 314,500 people 1.20 million people 888,360 people Niger
1760s 314,500 people 1.22 million people 900,510 people Niger
1770s 314,667 people 1.23 million people 913,273 people Niger
1780s 315,087 people 1.24 million people 926,653 people Niger
1790s 316,556 people 1.26 million people 939,964 people Niger
1800s 225,070 people 852,737 people 627,666 people Niger
1810s 290,865 people 856,297 people 565,432 people Niger
1820s 331,661 people 878,260 people 546,599 people Niger
1830s 369,690 people 920,687 people 550,997 people Niger
1840s 499,291 people 970,265 people 470,974 people Niger
1850s 888,154 people 1.02 million people 128,048 people Niger
1860s 1.51 million people 1.06 million people 443,808 people Australia
1870s 1.95 million people 1.13 million people 820,845 people Australia
1880s 2.56 million people 1.20 million people 1.37 million people Australia
1890s 3.35 million people 1.27 million people 2.07 million people Australia
1900s 3.97 million people 1.40 million people 2.57 million people Australia
1910s 4.73 million people 1.56 million people 3.17 million people Australia
1920s 5.75 million people 1.75 million people 4.00 million people Australia
1930s 6.62 million people 2.00 million people 4.61 million people Australia
1940s 7.47 million people 2.32 million people 5.15 million people Australia
1950s 9.12 million people 3.00 million people 6.13 million people Australia
1960s 11.26 million people 4.00 million people 7.26 million people Australia
1970s 13.72 million people 5.27 million people 8.45 million people Australia
1980s 15.76 million people 7.04 million people 8.72 million people Australia
1990s 18.02 million people 9.62 million people 8.40 million people Australia
2000s 20.30 million people 13.60 million people 6.70 million people Australia
2010s 23.79 million people 19.65 million people 4.14 million people Australia
2020s 26.09 million people 24.92 million people 1.17 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 Niger?
Australia, at 26.45 million people against 26.16 million people in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Australia and Niger?
291,200 people, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Niger?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Australia and Niger rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Australia ranks 55th and Niger ranks 57th 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.