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Belarus vs Sierra Leone: The global population hockey stick

Belarus
9.12 million people
in 2023
Sierra Leone
8.46 million people
in 2023
Belarus rank
100th
Sierra Leone rank
102nd

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Belarus
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Belarus currently reports 9.12 million people against 8.46 million people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 655,160 people.

That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 241 years both countries report, Belarus has been ahead every year.

Belarus ranks 100th and Sierra Leone ranks 102nd of 239 countries.

Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1000s 192,000 people 3,923 people 188,077 people Belarus
1100s 288,000 people 4,359 people 283,641 people Belarus
1200s 432,000 people 4,843 people 427,157 people Belarus
1300s 432,000 people 5,382 people 426,618 people Belarus
1400s 432,000 people 5,980 people 426,020 people Belarus
1500s 576,000 people 6,644 people 569,356 people Belarus
1600s 720,000 people 7,382 people 712,618 people Belarus
1700s 960,000 people 8,203 people 951,797 people Belarus
1710s 1.13 million people 9,114 people 1.13 million people Belarus
1720s 1.23 million people 10,127 people 1.22 million people Belarus
1730s 1.33 million people 11,252 people 1.32 million people Belarus
1740s 1.44 million people 12,502 people 1.43 million people Belarus
1750s 1.56 million people 13,891 people 1.55 million people Belarus
1760s 1.69 million people 15,435 people 1.68 million people Belarus
1770s 1.83 million people 17,150 people 1.82 million people Belarus
1780s 1.99 million people 19,056 people 1.97 million people Belarus
1790s 2.15 million people 21,173 people 2.13 million people Belarus
1800s 2.36 million people 794,264 people 1.56 million people Belarus
1810s 2.36 million people 794,254 people 1.56 million people Belarus
1820s 2.46 million people 791,872 people 1.66 million people Belarus
1830s 2.69 million people 786,713 people 1.90 million people Belarus
1840s 2.95 million people 781,634 people 2.17 million people Belarus
1850s 3.23 million people 798,521 people 2.44 million people Belarus
1860s 3.56 million people 846,729 people 2.71 million people Belarus
1870s 3.91 million people 907,117 people 3.01 million people Belarus
1880s 4.30 million people 976,995 people 3.33 million people Belarus
1890s 4.73 million people 1.05 million people 3.68 million people Belarus
1900s 5.21 million people 1.13 million people 4.07 million people Belarus
1910s 5.73 million people 1.22 million people 4.51 million people Belarus
1920s 6.28 million people 1.35 million people 4.93 million people Belarus
1930s 6.88 million people 1.55 million people 5.33 million people Belarus
1940s 7.54 million people 1.82 million people 5.72 million people Belarus
1950s 7.55 million people 2.11 million people 5.43 million people Belarus
1960s 8.62 million people 2.45 million people 6.16 million people Belarus
1970s 9.29 million people 2.95 million people 6.34 million people Belarus
1980s 9.90 million people 3.62 million people 6.28 million people Belarus
1990s 10.17 million people 4.22 million people 5.95 million people Belarus
2000s 9.72 million people 5.34 million people 4.38 million people Belarus
2010s 9.48 million people 6.97 million people 2.51 million people Belarus
2020s 9.22 million people 8.19 million people 1.04 million people Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Belarus or Sierra Leone?
Belarus, at 9.12 million people against 8.46 million people in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Belarus and Sierra Leone?
655,160 people, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Sierra Leone?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Sierra Leone rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Belarus ranks 100th and Sierra Leone ranks 102nd 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.