Austria vs Sierra Leone: The global population hockey stick
Austria
9.13 million people
in 2023
Sierra Leone
8.46 million people
in 2023
Austria rank
99th
Sierra Leone rank
102nd
The global population hockey stick over time
- Austria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Austria currently reports 9.13 million people against 8.46 million people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 669,910 people.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
Across all 241 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 99th and Sierra Leone ranks 102nd of 239 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 700,000 people | 3,923 people | 696,077 people | Austria |
| 1100s | 900,000 people | 4,359 people | 895,641 people | Austria |
| 1200s | 1.25 million people | 4,843 people | 1.25 million people | Austria |
| 1300s | 2.00 million people | 5,382 people | 1.99 million people | Austria |
| 1400s | 1.25 million people | 5,980 people | 1.24 million people | Austria |
| 1500s | 2.00 million people | 6,644 people | 1.99 million people | Austria |
| 1600s | 2.10 million people | 7,382 people | 2.09 million people | Austria |
| 1700s | 2.12 million people | 8,203 people | 2.11 million people | Austria |
| 1710s | 2.23 million people | 9,114 people | 2.22 million people | Austria |
| 1720s | 2.35 million people | 10,127 people | 2.34 million people | Austria |
| 1730s | 2.46 million people | 11,252 people | 2.45 million people | Austria |
| 1740s | 2.57 million people | 12,502 people | 2.56 million people | Austria |
| 1750s | 2.68 million people | 13,891 people | 2.67 million people | Austria |
| 1760s | 2.78 million people | 15,435 people | 2.77 million people | Austria |
| 1770s | 2.88 million people | 17,150 people | 2.86 million people | Austria |
| 1780s | 2.97 million people | 19,056 people | 2.95 million people | Austria |
| 1790s | 3.05 million people | 21,173 people | 3.02 million people | Austria |
| 1800s | 3.08 million people | 794,264 people | 2.29 million people | Austria |
| 1810s | 3.26 million people | 794,254 people | 2.47 million people | Austria |
| 1820s | 3.44 million people | 791,872 people | 2.65 million people | Austria |
| 1830s | 3.62 million people | 786,713 people | 2.83 million people | Austria |
| 1840s | 3.82 million people | 781,634 people | 3.04 million people | Austria |
| 1850s | 4.08 million people | 798,521 people | 3.28 million people | Austria |
| 1860s | 4.36 million people | 846,729 people | 3.52 million people | Austria |
| 1870s | 4.71 million people | 907,117 people | 3.80 million people | Austria |
| 1880s | 5.15 million people | 976,995 people | 4.17 million people | Austria |
| 1890s | 5.66 million people | 1.05 million people | 4.60 million people | Austria |
| 1900s | 6.26 million people | 1.13 million people | 5.13 million people | Austria |
| 1910s | 6.54 million people | 1.22 million people | 5.33 million people | Austria |
| 1920s | 6.57 million people | 1.35 million people | 5.22 million people | Austria |
| 1930s | 6.70 million people | 1.55 million people | 5.15 million people | Austria |
| 1940s | 6.82 million people | 1.82 million people | 5.00 million people | Austria |
| 1950s | 6.95 million people | 2.11 million people | 4.84 million people | Austria |
| 1960s | 7.25 million people | 2.45 million people | 4.79 million people | Austria |
| 1970s | 7.55 million people | 2.95 million people | 4.60 million people | Austria |
| 1980s | 7.57 million people | 3.62 million people | 3.95 million people | Austria |
| 1990s | 7.90 million people | 4.22 million people | 3.68 million people | Austria |
| 2000s | 8.19 million people | 5.34 million people | 2.85 million people | Austria |
| 2010s | 8.61 million people | 6.97 million people | 1.65 million people | Austria |
| 2020s | 9.02 million people | 8.19 million people | 834,768 people | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Austria or Sierra Leone?
- Austria, at 9.13 million people against 8.46 million people in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Austria and Sierra Leone?
- 669,910 people, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sierra Leone?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Sierra Leone rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Austria ranks 99th and Sierra Leone ranks 102nd 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.