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Belarus vs Israel: The global population hockey stick

Belarus
9.12 million people
in 2023
Israel
9.26 million people
in 2023
Belarus rank
100th
Israel rank
98th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Belarus
  • Israel
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M100015112023

How they compare

Israel currently reports 9.26 million people against 9.12 million people in Belarus, a difference of 140,630 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Israel ahead.

Belarus ranks 100th and Israel ranks 98th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 38 and Israel in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Israel Difference Ahead
1000s 192,000 people 327,262 people 135,262 people Israel
1100s 288,000 people 332,859 people 44,859 people Israel
1200s 432,000 people 338,500 people 93,500 people Belarus
1300s 432,000 people 344,185 people 87,815 people Belarus
1400s 432,000 people 273,245 people 158,755 people Belarus
1500s 576,000 people 317,346 people 258,654 people Belarus
1600s 720,000 people 315,487 people 404,513 people Belarus
1700s 960,000 people 267,668 people 692,332 people Belarus
1710s 1.13 million people 293,408 people 840,902 people Belarus
1720s 1.23 million people 320,180 people 908,650 people Belarus
1730s 1.33 million people 348,100 people 983,140 people Belarus
1740s 1.44 million people 377,296 people 1.06 million people Belarus
1750s 1.56 million people 407,908 people 1.15 million people Belarus
1760s 1.69 million people 440,095 people 1.25 million people Belarus
1770s 1.83 million people 474,031 people 1.36 million people Belarus
1780s 1.99 million people 509,911 people 1.48 million people Belarus
1790s 2.15 million people 547,950 people 1.60 million people Belarus
1800s 2.36 million people 209,954 people 2.15 million people Belarus
1810s 2.36 million people 209,954 people 2.15 million people Belarus
1820s 2.46 million people 209,954 people 2.25 million people Belarus
1830s 2.69 million people 209,954 people 2.48 million people Belarus
1840s 2.95 million people 209,988 people 2.74 million people Belarus
1850s 3.23 million people 217,910 people 3.02 million people Belarus
1860s 3.56 million people 246,705 people 3.31 million people Belarus
1870s 3.91 million people 275,211 people 3.64 million people Belarus
1880s 4.30 million people 296,648 people 4.01 million people Belarus
1890s 4.73 million people 335,234 people 4.40 million people Belarus
1900s 5.21 million people 382,017 people 4.82 million people Belarus
1910s 5.73 million people 428,569 people 5.30 million people Belarus
1920s 6.28 million people 507,857 people 5.77 million people Belarus
1930s 6.88 million people 707,370 people 6.17 million people Belarus
1940s 7.54 million people 1.05 million people 6.49 million people Belarus
1950s 7.55 million people 1.57 million people 5.98 million people Belarus
1960s 8.62 million people 2.30 million people 6.32 million people Belarus
1970s 9.29 million people 3.27 million people 6.02 million people Belarus
1980s 9.90 million people 4.06 million people 5.84 million people Belarus
1990s 10.17 million people 5.28 million people 4.89 million people Belarus
2000s 9.72 million people 6.67 million people 3.05 million people Belarus
2010s 9.48 million people 7.99 million people 1.49 million people Belarus
2020s 9.22 million people 9.03 million people 197,120 people Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Belarus or Israel?
Israel, at 9.26 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 Israel?
140,630 people, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Israel?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Israel rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Belarus ranks 100th and Israel ranks 98th 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.