Benin vs Burundi: The global population hockey stick
Benin
14.11 million people
in 2023
Burundi
13.69 million people
in 2023
Benin rank
77th
Burundi rank
79th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Benin
- Burundi
How they compare
Benin currently reports 14.11 million people against 13.69 million people in Burundi, a difference of 421,500 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 77th and Burundi ranks 79th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 24 and Burundi in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.61 million people | 312,000 people | 1.30 million people | Benin |
| 1100s | 1.84 million people | 379,600 people | 1.46 million people | Benin |
| 1200s | 2.10 million people | 447,200 people | 1.65 million people | Benin |
| 1300s | 2.40 million people | 514,800 people | 1.89 million people | Benin |
| 1400s | 2.70 million people | 582,400 people | 2.12 million people | Benin |
| 1500s | 3.00 million people | 650,000 people | 2.35 million people | Benin |
| 1600s | 3.10 million people | 715,000 people | 2.38 million people | Benin |
| 1700s | 6.26 million people | 780,000 people | 5.48 million people | Benin |
| 1710s | 5.78 million people | 745,062 people | 5.04 million people | Benin |
| 1720s | 5.34 million people | 753,857 people | 4.58 million people | Benin |
| 1730s | 4.93 million people | 763,147 people | 4.16 million people | Benin |
| 1740s | 4.55 million people | 772,985 people | 3.77 million people | Benin |
| 1750s | 4.20 million people | 783,431 people | 3.41 million people | Benin |
| 1760s | 3.87 million people | 794,555 people | 3.08 million people | Benin |
| 1770s | 3.58 million people | 806,439 people | 2.77 million people | Benin |
| 1780s | 3.30 million people | 819,182 people | 2.48 million people | Benin |
| 1790s | 3.05 million people | 832,901 people | 2.21 million people | Benin |
| 1800s | 636,559 people | 899,097 people | 262,538 people | Burundi |
| 1810s | 636,652 people | 899,369 people | 262,717 people | Burundi |
| 1820s | 658,204 people | 964,052 people | 305,847 people | Burundi |
| 1830s | 707,281 people | 1.12 million people | 411,531 people | Burundi |
| 1840s | 760,386 people | 1.30 million people | 539,214 people | Burundi |
| 1850s | 811,911 people | 1.44 million people | 627,708 people | Burundi |
| 1860s | 876,626 people | 1.51 million people | 633,877 people | Burundi |
| 1870s | 968,886 people | 1.59 million people | 621,880 people | Burundi |
| 1880s | 1.06 million people | 1.68 million people | 622,158 people | Burundi |
| 1890s | 1.14 million people | 1.69 million people | 544,824 people | Burundi |
| 1900s | 1.24 million people | 1.56 million people | 324,333 people | Burundi |
| 1910s | 1.36 million people | 1.45 million people | 90,295 people | Burundi |
| 1920s | 1.52 million people | 1.52 million people | 9,023 people | Benin |
| 1930s | 1.76 million people | 1.75 million people | 11,885 people | Benin |
| 1940s | 2.06 million people | 2.05 million people | 13,751 people | Benin |
| 1950s | 2.35 million people | 2.48 million people | 130,353 people | Burundi |
| 1960s | 2.74 million people | 3.10 million people | 361,199 people | Burundi |
| 1970s | 3.42 million people | 3.80 million people | 385,598 people | Burundi |
| 1980s | 4.49 million people | 4.96 million people | 468,846 people | Burundi |
| 1990s | 6.13 million people | 5.93 million people | 203,866 people | Benin |
| 2000s | 8.32 million people | 7.54 million people | 787,553 people | Benin |
| 2010s | 11.22 million people | 10.83 million people | 392,286 people | Benin |
| 2020s | 13.59 million people | 13.15 million people | 440,250 people | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Benin or Burundi?
- Benin, at 14.11 million people against 13.69 million people in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Benin and Burundi?
- 421,500 people, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burundi?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Burundi rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Benin ranks 77th and Burundi ranks 79th 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.