Belgium vs Jordan: The global population hockey stick
Belgium
11.71 million people
in 2023
Jordan
11.44 million people
in 2023
Belgium rank
82nd
Jordan rank
85th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Belgium
- Jordan
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 11.71 million people against 11.44 million people in Jordan, a difference of 273,700 people.
Across all 241 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 82nd and Jordan ranks 85th of 239 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 400,000 people | 87,000 people | 313,000 people | Belgium |
| 1100s | 600,000 people | 89,666 people | 510,334 people | Belgium |
| 1200s | 900,000 people | 92,333 people | 807,667 people | Belgium |
| 1300s | 1.25 million people | 95,000 people | 1.16 million people | Belgium |
| 1400s | 800,000 people | 69,000 people | 731,000 people | Belgium |
| 1500s | 1.25 million people | 87,000 people | 1.16 million people | Belgium |
| 1600s | 1.50 million people | 87,000 people | 1.41 million people | Belgium |
| 1700s | 1.75 million people | 69,000 people | 1.68 million people | Belgium |
| 1710s | 1.92 million people | 71,965 people | 1.84 million people | Belgium |
| 1720s | 2.08 million people | 72,109 people | 2.01 million people | Belgium |
| 1730s | 2.25 million people | 72,254 people | 2.17 million people | Belgium |
| 1740s | 2.41 million people | 72,398 people | 2.34 million people | Belgium |
| 1750s | 2.58 million people | 72,544 people | 2.51 million people | Belgium |
| 1760s | 2.74 million people | 72,689 people | 2.67 million people | Belgium |
| 1770s | 2.91 million people | 72,835 people | 2.84 million people | Belgium |
| 1780s | 3.08 million people | 72,981 people | 3.00 million people | Belgium |
| 1790s | 3.24 million people | 73,127 people | 3.17 million people | Belgium |
| 1800s | 3.29 million people | 203,719 people | 3.09 million people | Belgium |
| 1810s | 3.38 million people | 212,233 people | 3.17 million people | Belgium |
| 1820s | 3.58 million people | 228,054 people | 3.35 million people | Belgium |
| 1830s | 3.90 million people | 253,925 people | 3.64 million people | Belgium |
| 1840s | 4.24 million people | 282,773 people | 3.96 million people | Belgium |
| 1850s | 4.58 million people | 287,549 people | 4.29 million people | Belgium |
| 1860s | 4.89 million people | 262,532 people | 4.63 million people | Belgium |
| 1870s | 5.29 million people | 250,137 people | 5.04 million people | Belgium |
| 1880s | 5.78 million people | 251,282 people | 5.53 million people | Belgium |
| 1890s | 6.36 million people | 252,374 people | 6.10 million people | Belgium |
| 1900s | 7.04 million people | 265,772 people | 6.78 million people | Belgium |
| 1910s | 7.49 million people | 235,829 people | 7.25 million people | Belgium |
| 1920s | 7.76 million people | 210,698 people | 7.55 million people | Belgium |
| 1930s | 8.16 million people | 236,586 people | 7.93 million people | Belgium |
| 1940s | 8.45 million people | 321,057 people | 8.13 million people | Belgium |
| 1950s | 8.82 million people | 612,187 people | 8.21 million people | Belgium |
| 1960s | 9.36 million people | 1.11 million people | 8.25 million people | Belgium |
| 1970s | 9.73 million people | 1.87 million people | 7.87 million people | Belgium |
| 1980s | 9.88 million people | 2.75 million people | 7.14 million people | Belgium |
| 1990s | 10.11 million people | 4.57 million people | 5.54 million people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 10.48 million people | 6.15 million people | 4.33 million people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 11.24 million people | 9.01 million people | 2.23 million people | Belgium |
| 2020s | 11.62 million people | 11.16 million people | 459,625 people | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Belgium or Jordan?
- Belgium, at 11.71 million people against 11.44 million people in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Belgium and Jordan?
- 273,700 people, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Jordan?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Jordan rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Belgium ranks 82nd and Jordan ranks 85th 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.