Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Barbados or New Caledonia?

New Caledonia, at 289,879 people against 282,347 people in Barbados as of 2023.

What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Barbados and New Caledonia?

7,532 people, with New Caledonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and New Caledonia?

106 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.

Barbados vs New Caledonia: The global population hockey stick

Barbados

282,347 people

in 2023

New Caledonia

289,879 people

in 2023

Barbados rank

186th

New Caledonia rank

185th

The global population hockey stick over time

Barbados
New Caledonia

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 289,879 people against 282,347 people in Barbados, a difference of 7,532 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1000 it was New Caledonia ahead.

Barbados ranks 186th and New Caledonia ranks 185th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 33 and New Caledonia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	17 people	10,265 people	10,248 people	New Caledonia
1100s	19 people	11,406 people	11,387 people	New Caledonia
1200s	78 people	12,673 people	12,595 people	New Caledonia
1300s	312 people	14,082 people	13,770 people	New Caledonia
1400s	1,250 people	15,646 people	14,396 people	New Caledonia
1500s	5,000 people	17,385 people	12,385 people	New Caledonia
1600s	20,000 people	19,317 people	683 people	Barbados
1700s	80,000 people	21,463 people	58,537 people	Barbados
1710s	80,000 people	22,593 people	57,407 people	Barbados
1720s	80,000 people	23,782 people	56,218 people	Barbados
1730s	80,000 people	25,033 people	54,967 people	Barbados
1740s	80,000 people	26,351 people	53,649 people	Barbados
1750s	80,000 people	27,738 people	52,262 people	Barbados
1760s	80,000 people	29,198 people	50,802 people	Barbados
1770s	80,000 people	30,735 people	49,265 people	Barbados
1780s	80,000 people	32,352 people	47,648 people	Barbados
1790s	80,000 people	34,055 people	45,945 people	Barbados
1800s	81,729 people	35,847 people	45,882 people	Barbados
1810s	81,729 people	37,734 people	43,995 people	Barbados
1820s	82,573 people	39,830 people	42,743 people	Barbados
1830s	96,877 people	42,043 people	54,834 people	Barbados
1840s	114,800 people	44,379 people	70,421 people	Barbados
1850s	135,605 people	46,845 people	88,760 people	Barbados
1860s	152,421 people	49,447 people	102,974 people	Barbados
1870s	161,956 people	51,152 people	110,804 people	Barbados
1880s	171,907 people	52,916 people	118,991 people	Barbados
1890s	182,909 people	54,741 people	128,168 people	Barbados
1900s	193,451 people	56,628 people	136,823 people	Barbados
1910s	172,186 people	58,581 people	113,605 people	Barbados
1920s	158,593 people	60,083 people	98,510 people	Barbados
1930s	173,809 people	61,624 people	112,185 people	Barbados
1940s	193,407 people	63,204 people	130,203 people	Barbados
1950s	221,034 people	69,360 people	151,674 people	Barbados
1960s	240,936 people	92,033 people	148,903 people	Barbados
1970s	250,647 people	131,961 people	118,686 people	Barbados
1980s	255,146 people	159,630 people	95,515 people	Barbados
1990s	261,259 people	197,789 people	63,470 people	Barbados
2000s	267,862 people	241,438 people	26,424 people	Barbados
2010s	278,509 people	277,517 people	992.2 people	Barbados
2020s	282,134 people	286,606 people	4,472 people	New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Barbados or New Caledonia?: New Caledonia, at 289,879 people against 282,347 people in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Barbados and New Caledonia?: 7,532 people, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and New Caledonia?: 106 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Barbados and New Caledonia rank globally for the global population hockey stick?: Barbados ranks 186th and New Caledonia ranks 185th 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.