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
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) 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.