Benin vs Rwanda: The global population hockey stick
Benin
14.11 million people
in 2023
Rwanda
13.95 million people
in 2023
Benin rank
77th
Rwanda rank
78th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Benin
- Rwanda
How they compare
Benin currently reports 14.11 million people against 13.95 million people in Rwanda, a difference of 156,500 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 77th and Rwanda ranks 78th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 21 and Rwanda in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.61 million people | 288,000 people | 1.32 million people | Benin |
| 1100s | 1.84 million people | 350,400 people | 1.49 million people | Benin |
| 1200s | 2.10 million people | 412,800 people | 1.69 million people | Benin |
| 1300s | 2.40 million people | 475,200 people | 1.92 million people | Benin |
| 1400s | 2.70 million people | 537,600 people | 2.16 million people | Benin |
| 1500s | 3.00 million people | 600,000 people | 2.40 million people | Benin |
| 1600s | 3.10 million people | 660,000 people | 2.44 million people | Benin |
| 1700s | 6.26 million people | 720,000 people | 5.54 million people | Benin |
| 1710s | 5.78 million people | 736,737 people | 5.04 million people | Benin |
| 1720s | 5.34 million people | 745,120 people | 4.59 million people | Benin |
| 1730s | 4.93 million people | 753,971 people | 4.17 million people | Benin |
| 1740s | 4.55 million people | 763,339 people | 3.78 million people | Benin |
| 1750s | 4.20 million people | 773,281 people | 3.42 million people | Benin |
| 1760s | 3.87 million people | 783,864 people | 3.09 million people | Benin |
| 1770s | 3.58 million people | 795,163 people | 2.78 million people | Benin |
| 1780s | 3.30 million people | 807,272 people | 2.49 million people | Benin |
| 1790s | 3.05 million people | 820,301 people | 2.23 million people | Benin |
| 1800s | 636,559 people | 928,368 people | 291,809 people | Rwanda |
| 1810s | 636,652 people | 928,674 people | 292,022 people | Rwanda |
| 1820s | 658,204 people | 1.00 million people | 343,491 people | Rwanda |
| 1830s | 707,281 people | 1.18 million people | 470,626 people | Rwanda |
| 1840s | 760,386 people | 1.39 million people | 625,919 people | Rwanda |
| 1850s | 811,911 people | 1.52 million people | 706,965 people | Rwanda |
| 1860s | 876,626 people | 1.53 million people | 656,891 people | Rwanda |
| 1870s | 968,886 people | 1.55 million people | 577,636 people | Rwanda |
| 1880s | 1.06 million people | 1.58 million people | 519,439 people | Rwanda |
| 1890s | 1.14 million people | 1.57 million people | 426,788 people | Rwanda |
| 1900s | 1.24 million people | 1.46 million people | 223,360 people | Rwanda |
| 1910s | 1.36 million people | 1.37 million people | 11,987 people | Rwanda |
| 1920s | 1.52 million people | 1.44 million people | 85,975 people | Benin |
| 1930s | 1.76 million people | 1.66 million people | 100,662 people | Benin |
| 1940s | 2.06 million people | 1.94 million people | 117,212 people | Benin |
| 1950s | 2.35 million people | 2.53 million people | 182,946 people | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 2.74 million people | 3.41 million people | 667,271 people | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 3.42 million people | 4.56 million people | 1.14 million people | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 4.49 million people | 6.24 million people | 1.74 million people | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 6.13 million people | 7.37 million people | 1.24 million people | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 8.32 million people | 9.01 million people | 684,726 people | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 11.22 million people | 11.52 million people | 296,871 people | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 13.59 million people | 13.51 million people | 81,875 people | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Benin or Rwanda?
- Benin, at 14.11 million people against 13.95 million people in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Benin and Rwanda?
- 156,500 people, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Rwanda?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Rwanda rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Benin ranks 77th and Rwanda ranks 78th 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.