Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Australia or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 28.30 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

1.85 million people, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.

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.

Australia vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: The global population hockey stick

Australia

26.45 million people

in 2023

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

28.30 million people

in 2023

Australia rank

55th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

54th

The global population hockey stick over time

Australia
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 28.30 million people against 26.45 million people in Australia, a difference of 1.85 million people.

That makes Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 55th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 54th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 12 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 28.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1000s	314,851 people	300,000 people	14,851 people	Australia
1100s	315,026 people	320,000 people	4,974 people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1200s	315,290 people	340,000 people	24,710 people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1300s	315,685 people	360,000 people	44,315 people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1400s	316,277 people	380,000 people	63,723 people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1500s	317,166 people	400,000 people	82,834 people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1600s	318,500 people	400,000 people	81,500 people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1700s	314,500 people	500,313 people	185,813 people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1710s	314,500 people	506,646 people	192,146 people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1720s	314,500 people	513,059 people	198,559 people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1730s	314,500 people	519,554 people	205,054 people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1740s	314,500 people	526,130 people	211,630 people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1750s	314,500 people	532,790 people	218,290 people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1760s	314,500 people	539,535 people	225,035 people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1770s	314,667 people	546,364 people	231,697 people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1780s	315,087 people	553,280 people	238,193 people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1790s	316,556 people	560,284 people	243,728 people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1800s	225,070 people	907,299 people	682,228 people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1810s	290,865 people	764,715 people	473,850 people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1820s	331,661 people	793,489 people	461,827 people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1830s	369,690 people	1.03 million people	659,196 people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1840s	499,291 people	1.26 million people	764,178 people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1850s	888,154 people	1.40 million people	513,010 people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1860s	1.51 million people	1.59 million people	77,014 people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1870s	1.95 million people	1.84 million people	106,113 people	Australia
1880s	2.56 million people	2.16 million people	401,361 people	Australia
1890s	3.35 million people	2.50 million people	846,524 people	Australia
1900s	3.97 million people	2.84 million people	1.13 million people	Australia
1910s	4.73 million people	3.13 million people	1.61 million people	Australia
1920s	5.75 million people	3.40 million people	2.35 million people	Australia
1930s	6.62 million people	3.82 million people	2.80 million people	Australia
1940s	7.47 million people	4.69 million people	2.78 million people	Australia
1950s	9.12 million people	6.65 million people	2.48 million people	Australia
1960s	11.26 million people	9.56 million people	1.70 million people	Australia
1970s	13.72 million people	13.06 million people	657,770 people	Australia
1980s	15.76 million people	17.26 million people	1.50 million people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s	18.02 million people	21.95 million people	3.94 million people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s	20.30 million people	26.53 million people	6.24 million people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s	23.79 million people	29.84 million people	6.05 million people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2020s	26.09 million people	28.30 million people	2.21 million people	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Australia or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 28.30 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 1.85 million people, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Australia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for the global population hockey stick?: Australia ranks 55th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 54th 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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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: 28 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.