Belgium vs Tunisia: The global population hockey stick
Belgium
11.71 million people
in 2023
Tunisia
12.20 million people
in 2023
Belgium rank
82nd
Tunisia rank
81st
The global population hockey stick over time
- Belgium
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 12.20 million people against 11.71 million people in Belgium, a difference of 487,500 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Tunisia ahead.
Belgium ranks 82nd and Tunisia ranks 81st of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 34 and Tunisia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 400,000 people | 1.00 million people | 600,000 people | Tunisia |
| 1100s | 600,000 people | 950,000 people | 350,000 people | Tunisia |
| 1200s | 900,000 people | 1.00 million people | 100,000 people | Tunisia |
| 1300s | 1.25 million people | 1.00 million people | 250,000 people | Belgium |
| 1400s | 800,000 people | 800,000 people | 0 people | — |
| 1500s | 1.25 million people | 800,000 people | 450,000 people | Belgium |
| 1600s | 1.50 million people | 1.00 million people | 500,000 people | Belgium |
| 1700s | 1.75 million people | 800,000 people | 950,000 people | Belgium |
| 1710s | 1.92 million people | 817,655 people | 1.10 million people | Belgium |
| 1720s | 2.08 million people | 830,071 people | 1.25 million people | Belgium |
| 1730s | 2.25 million people | 843,233 people | 1.40 million people | Belgium |
| 1740s | 2.41 million people | 857,221 people | 1.56 million people | Belgium |
| 1750s | 2.58 million people | 872,130 people | 1.71 million people | Belgium |
| 1760s | 2.74 million people | 888,071 people | 1.86 million people | Belgium |
| 1770s | 2.91 million people | 905,174 people | 2.00 million people | Belgium |
| 1780s | 3.08 million people | 923,595 people | 2.15 million people | Belgium |
| 1790s | 3.24 million people | 943,520 people | 2.30 million people | Belgium |
| 1800s | 3.29 million people | 816,362 people | 2.47 million people | Belgium |
| 1810s | 3.38 million people | 853,850 people | 2.53 million people | Belgium |
| 1820s | 3.58 million people | 907,651 people | 2.67 million people | Belgium |
| 1830s | 3.90 million people | 983,064 people | 2.91 million people | Belgium |
| 1840s | 4.24 million people | 1.07 million people | 3.18 million people | Belgium |
| 1850s | 4.58 million people | 1.17 million people | 3.41 million people | Belgium |
| 1860s | 4.89 million people | 1.30 million people | 3.60 million people | Belgium |
| 1870s | 5.29 million people | 1.44 million people | 3.85 million people | Belgium |
| 1880s | 5.78 million people | 1.60 million people | 4.18 million people | Belgium |
| 1890s | 6.36 million people | 1.77 million people | 4.59 million people | Belgium |
| 1900s | 7.04 million people | 2.02 million people | 5.02 million people | Belgium |
| 1910s | 7.49 million people | 2.26 million people | 5.23 million people | Belgium |
| 1920s | 7.76 million people | 2.45 million people | 5.31 million people | Belgium |
| 1930s | 8.16 million people | 2.82 million people | 5.34 million people | Belgium |
| 1940s | 8.45 million people | 3.32 million people | 5.13 million people | Belgium |
| 1950s | 8.82 million people | 3.94 million people | 4.88 million people | Belgium |
| 1960s | 9.36 million people | 4.57 million people | 4.79 million people | Belgium |
| 1970s | 9.73 million people | 5.78 million people | 3.96 million people | Belgium |
| 1980s | 9.88 million people | 7.35 million people | 2.53 million people | Belgium |
| 1990s | 10.11 million people | 9.05 million people | 1.07 million people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 10.48 million people | 10.21 million people | 276,386 people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 11.24 million people | 11.33 million people | 94,250 people | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 11.62 million people | 12.09 million people | 469,200 people | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Belgium or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 12.20 million people against 11.71 million people in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Belgium and Tunisia?
- 487,500 people, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Tunisia?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Tunisia rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Belgium ranks 82nd and Tunisia ranks 81st 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
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.