Bhutan vs Macau, China: The global population hockey stick
Bhutan
786,386 people
in 2023
Macau, China
713,916 people
in 2023
Bhutan rank
167th
Macau, China rank
168th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Bhutan
- Macau, China
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 786,386 people against 713,916 people in Macau, China, a difference of 72,470 people.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Macau, China's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 167th and Macau, China ranks 168th of 239 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 14 and Macau, China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 392,287 people | 17,310 people | 374,977 people | Bhutan |
| 1830s | 360,312 people | 24,000 people | 336,312 people | Bhutan |
| 1860s | 322,649 people | 85,000 people | 237,649 people | Bhutan |
| 1900s | 269,139 people | 64,000 people | 205,139 people | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 257,966 people | 76,000 people | 181,966 people | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 258,029 people | 120,500 people | 137,529 people | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 258,029 people | 170,000 people | 88,029 people | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 251,726 people | 375,000 people | 123,274 people | Macau, China |
| 1950s | 192,832 people | 193,265 people | 432.7 people | Macau, China |
| 1960s | 258,696 people | 223,459 people | 35,238 people | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 361,369 people | 242,606 people | 118,764 people | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 501,792 people | 288,549 people | 213,243 people | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 568,357 people | 393,099 people | 175,258 people | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 651,199 people | 490,161 people | 161,038 people | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 735,419 people | 616,778 people | 118,640 people | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 778,192 people | 698,937 people | 79,255 people | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Bhutan or Macau, China?
- Bhutan, at 786,386 people against 713,916 people in Macau, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Bhutan and Macau, China?
- 72,470 people, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Macau, China?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Macau, China rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Bhutan ranks 167th and Macau, China ranks 168th 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.