Benin vs Zimbabwe: The global population hockey stick
Benin
14.11 million people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
16.34 million people
in 2023
Benin rank
77th
Zimbabwe rank
75th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Benin
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 16.34 million people against 14.11 million people in Benin, a difference of 2.23 million people.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 77th and Zimbabwe ranks 75th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 24 and Zimbabwe in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.61 million people | 170,000 people | 1.44 million people | Benin |
| 1100s | 1.84 million people | 170,000 people | 1.67 million people | Benin |
| 1200s | 2.10 million people | 170,000 people | 1.93 million people | Benin |
| 1300s | 2.40 million people | 170,000 people | 2.23 million people | Benin |
| 1400s | 2.70 million people | 170,000 people | 2.53 million people | Benin |
| 1500s | 3.00 million people | 340,000 people | 2.66 million people | Benin |
| 1600s | 3.10 million people | 368,900 people | 2.73 million people | Benin |
| 1700s | 6.26 million people | 397,800 people | 5.86 million people | Benin |
| 1710s | 5.78 million people | 404,601 people | 5.38 million people | Benin |
| 1720s | 5.34 million people | 412,333 people | 4.92 million people | Benin |
| 1730s | 4.93 million people | 420,561 people | 4.51 million people | Benin |
| 1740s | 4.55 million people | 429,343 people | 4.12 million people | Benin |
| 1750s | 4.20 million people | 438,745 people | 3.76 million people | Benin |
| 1760s | 3.87 million people | 448,844 people | 3.43 million people | Benin |
| 1770s | 3.58 million people | 459,732 people | 3.12 million people | Benin |
| 1780s | 3.30 million people | 471,520 people | 2.83 million people | Benin |
| 1790s | 3.05 million people | 484,341 people | 2.56 million people | Benin |
| 1800s | 636,559 people | 1.09 million people | 449,251 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1810s | 636,652 people | 1.09 million people | 448,807 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1820s | 658,204 people | 1.01 million people | 350,724 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1830s | 707,281 people | 858,333 people | 151,052 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1840s | 760,386 people | 729,529 people | 30,857 people | Benin |
| 1850s | 811,911 people | 698,676 people | 113,235 people | Benin |
| 1860s | 876,626 people | 771,918 people | 104,708 people | Benin |
| 1870s | 968,886 people | 854,563 people | 114,323 people | Benin |
| 1880s | 1.06 million people | 946,054 people | 115,258 people | Benin |
| 1890s | 1.14 million people | 1.05 million people | 94,648 people | Benin |
| 1900s | 1.24 million people | 1.19 million people | 45,428 people | Benin |
| 1910s | 1.36 million people | 1.40 million people | 39,461 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 1.52 million people | 1.68 million people | 152,529 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 1.76 million people | 2.06 million people | 295,674 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 2.06 million people | 2.50 million people | 439,244 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 2.35 million people | 3.22 million people | 874,245 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 2.74 million people | 4.41 million people | 1.67 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 3.42 million people | 5.98 million people | 2.56 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 4.49 million people | 8.52 million people | 4.03 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 6.13 million people | 10.99 million people | 4.85 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 8.32 million people | 12.46 million people | 4.13 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 11.22 million people | 14.31 million people | 3.09 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 13.59 million people | 15.93 million people | 2.34 million people | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Benin or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 16.34 million people against 14.11 million people in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Benin and Zimbabwe?
- 2.23 million people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zimbabwe?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Zimbabwe rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Benin ranks 77th and Zimbabwe ranks 75th 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.