Belarus vs Hungary: The global population hockey stick
Belarus
9.12 million people
in 2023
Hungary
9.69 million people
in 2023
Belarus rank
100th
Hungary rank
97th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Belarus
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 9.69 million people against 9.12 million people in Belarus, a difference of 570,780 people.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
Across all 241 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.
Belarus ranks 100th and Hungary ranks 97th of 239 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 192,000 people | 500,000 people | 308,000 people | Hungary |
| 1100s | 288,000 people | 600,000 people | 312,000 people | Hungary |
| 1200s | 432,000 people | 800,000 people | 368,000 people | Hungary |
| 1300s | 432,000 people | 1.25 million people | 818,000 people | Hungary |
| 1400s | 432,000 people | 1.00 million people | 568,000 people | Hungary |
| 1500s | 576,000 people | 1.25 million people | 674,000 people | Hungary |
| 1600s | 720,000 people | 1.25 million people | 530,000 people | Hungary |
| 1700s | 960,000 people | 1.50 million people | 540,000 people | Hungary |
| 1710s | 1.13 million people | 1.66 million people | 527,590 people | Hungary |
| 1720s | 1.23 million people | 1.82 million people | 594,980 people | Hungary |
| 1730s | 1.33 million people | 1.99 million people | 654,480 people | Hungary |
| 1740s | 1.44 million people | 2.15 million people | 705,450 people | Hungary |
| 1750s | 1.56 million people | 2.31 million people | 747,180 people | Hungary |
| 1760s | 1.69 million people | 2.47 million people | 778,880 people | Hungary |
| 1770s | 1.83 million people | 2.63 million people | 799,740 people | Hungary |
| 1780s | 1.99 million people | 2.80 million people | 808,840 people | Hungary |
| 1790s | 2.15 million people | 2.96 million people | 805,220 people | Hungary |
| 1800s | 2.36 million people | 3.44 million people | 1.08 million people | Hungary |
| 1810s | 2.36 million people | 3.88 million people | 1.52 million people | Hungary |
| 1820s | 2.46 million people | 4.28 million people | 1.83 million people | Hungary |
| 1830s | 2.69 million people | 4.61 million people | 1.92 million people | Hungary |
| 1840s | 2.95 million people | 4.96 million people | 2.01 million people | Hungary |
| 1850s | 3.23 million people | 5.32 million people | 2.09 million people | Hungary |
| 1860s | 3.56 million people | 5.70 million people | 2.14 million people | Hungary |
| 1870s | 3.91 million people | 6.06 million people | 2.15 million people | Hungary |
| 1880s | 4.30 million people | 6.41 million people | 2.11 million people | Hungary |
| 1890s | 4.73 million people | 6.83 million people | 2.10 million people | Hungary |
| 1900s | 5.21 million people | 7.33 million people | 2.13 million people | Hungary |
| 1910s | 5.73 million people | 7.75 million people | 2.03 million people | Hungary |
| 1920s | 6.28 million people | 8.23 million people | 1.95 million people | Hungary |
| 1930s | 6.88 million people | 8.90 million people | 2.02 million people | Hungary |
| 1940s | 7.54 million people | 9.27 million people | 1.73 million people | Hungary |
| 1950s | 7.55 million people | 9.69 million people | 2.14 million people | Hungary |
| 1960s | 8.62 million people | 10.13 million people | 1.51 million people | Hungary |
| 1970s | 9.29 million people | 10.50 million people | 1.21 million people | Hungary |
| 1980s | 9.90 million people | 10.56 million people | 661,626 people | Hungary |
| 1990s | 10.17 million people | 10.32 million people | 152,990 people | Hungary |
| 2000s | 9.72 million people | 10.09 million people | 364,160 people | Hungary |
| 2010s | 9.48 million people | 9.86 million people | 381,339 people | Hungary |
| 2020s | 9.22 million people | 9.71 million people | 484,212 people | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Belarus or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 9.69 million people against 9.12 million people in Belarus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Belarus and Hungary?
- 570,780 people, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Hungary?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Belarus and Hungary rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Belarus ranks 100th and Hungary ranks 97th 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.