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Bangladesh vs Mexico: The global population hockey stick

Bangladesh
171.47 million people
in 2023
Mexico
129.74 million people
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
9th
Mexico rank
11th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Mexico
050.0M100.0M150.0M100015112023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 171.47 million people against 129.74 million people in Mexico, a difference of 41.73 million people.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 11th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 34 and Mexico in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Mexico Difference Ahead
1000s 7.39 million people 14.86 million people 7.47 million people Mexico
1100s 7.68 million people 16.75 million people 9.07 million people Mexico
1200s 7.97 million people 18.66 million people 10.69 million people Mexico
1300s 7.97 million people 20.58 million people 12.62 million people Mexico
1400s 9.02 million people 22.52 million people 13.49 million people Mexico
1500s 9.60 million people 24.46 million people 14.86 million people Mexico
1600s 12.48 million people 1.00 million people 11.48 million people Bangladesh
1700s 15.36 million people 4.00 million people 11.36 million people Bangladesh
1710s 15.77 million people 4.34 million people 11.43 million people Bangladesh
1720s 16.09 million people 4.67 million people 11.42 million people Bangladesh
1730s 16.42 million people 5.01 million people 11.41 million people Bangladesh
1740s 16.75 million people 5.34 million people 11.41 million people Bangladesh
1750s 17.10 million people 5.68 million people 11.42 million people Bangladesh
1760s 17.44 million people 6.01 million people 11.43 million people Bangladesh
1770s 17.80 million people 6.35 million people 11.45 million people Bangladesh
1780s 18.16 million people 6.69 million people 11.48 million people Bangladesh
1790s 18.53 million people 7.02 million people 11.51 million people Bangladesh
1800s 19.36 million people 5.41 million people 13.96 million people Bangladesh
1810s 19.79 million people 6.14 million people 13.64 million people Bangladesh
1820s 20.40 million people 6.49 million people 13.91 million people Bangladesh
1830s 21.27 million people 6.68 million people 14.59 million people Bangladesh
1840s 22.19 million people 7.32 million people 14.87 million people Bangladesh
1850s 22.94 million people 8.15 million people 14.79 million people Bangladesh
1860s 23.45 million people 8.93 million people 14.52 million people Bangladesh
1870s 24.18 million people 9.64 million people 14.55 million people Bangladesh
1880s 25.20 million people 10.81 million people 14.39 million people Bangladesh
1890s 26.26 million people 12.30 million people 13.96 million people Bangladesh
1900s 27.34 million people 13.87 million people 13.48 million people Bangladesh
1910s 28.18 million people 14.51 million people 13.67 million people Bangladesh
1920s 29.15 million people 15.44 million people 13.72 million people Bangladesh
1930s 32.66 million people 18.03 million people 14.63 million people Bangladesh
1940s 37.70 million people 23.14 million people 14.56 million people Bangladesh
1950s 45.49 million people 31.37 million people 14.13 million people Bangladesh
1960s 59.25 million people 42.68 million people 16.57 million people Bangladesh
1970s 76.99 million people 58.18 million people 18.81 million people Bangladesh
1980s 98.88 million people 74.28 million people 24.60 million people Bangladesh
1990s 121.62 million people 90.02 million people 31.60 million people Bangladesh
2000s 143.36 million people 105.19 million people 38.18 million people Bangladesh
2010s 158.62 million people 120.09 million people 38.53 million people Bangladesh
2020s 168.70 million people 128.20 million people 40.50 million people Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Bangladesh or Mexico?
Bangladesh, at 171.47 million people against 129.74 million people in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Bangladesh and Mexico?
41.73 million people, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Mexico?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Mexico rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 11th 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.