Brazil vs Indonesia: The global population hockey stick
Brazil
211.14 million people
in 2023
Indonesia
281.19 million people
in 2023
Brazil rank
8th
Indonesia rank
5th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Brazil
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 281.19 million people against 211.14 million people in Brazil, a difference of 70.05 million people.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 8th and Indonesia ranks 5th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Indonesia in 34.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 11.34 million people | 3.75 million people | 7.59 million people | Brazil |
| 1100s | 12.57 million people | 4.17 million people | 8.40 million people | Brazil |
| 1200s | 13.80 million people | 4.58 million people | 9.21 million people | Brazil |
| 1300s | 15.03 million people | 5.00 million people | 10.03 million people | Brazil |
| 1400s | 16.26 million people | 6.38 million people | 9.88 million people | Brazil |
| 1500s | 18.74 million people | 7.75 million people | 10.99 million people | Brazil |
| 1600s | 887,751 people | 8.50 million people | 7.61 million people | Indonesia |
| 1700s | 551,256 people | 9.50 million people | 8.95 million people | Indonesia |
| 1710s | 634,155 people | 9.60 million people | 8.97 million people | Indonesia |
| 1720s | 733,297 people | 9.70 million people | 8.97 million people | Indonesia |
| 1730s | 852,425 people | 9.80 million people | 8.95 million people | Indonesia |
| 1740s | 996,206 people | 9.90 million people | 8.90 million people | Indonesia |
| 1750s | 1.17 million people | 10.00 million people | 8.83 million people | Indonesia |
| 1760s | 1.38 million people | 10.50 million people | 9.12 million people | Indonesia |
| 1770s | 1.64 million people | 11.00 million people | 9.36 million people | Indonesia |
| 1780s | 1.96 million people | 11.50 million people | 9.54 million people | Indonesia |
| 1790s | 2.35 million people | 12.00 million people | 9.65 million people | Indonesia |
| 1800s | 2.86 million people | 16.30 million people | 13.43 million people | Indonesia |
| 1810s | 3.85 million people | 16.81 million people | 12.96 million people | Indonesia |
| 1820s | 4.84 million people | 17.74 million people | 12.90 million people | Indonesia |
| 1830s | 5.67 million people | 19.17 million people | 13.49 million people | Indonesia |
| 1840s | 6.64 million people | 20.88 million people | 14.24 million people | Indonesia |
| 1850s | 7.76 million people | 22.94 million people | 15.18 million people | Indonesia |
| 1860s | 9.04 million people | 25.48 million people | 16.44 million people | Indonesia |
| 1870s | 10.70 million people | 28.46 million people | 17.76 million people | Indonesia |
| 1880s | 12.89 million people | 31.69 million people | 18.80 million people | Indonesia |
| 1890s | 15.91 million people | 35.65 million people | 19.73 million people | Indonesia |
| 1900s | 19.93 million people | 40.31 million people | 20.38 million people | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 24.63 million people | 44.80 million people | 20.17 million people | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 30.29 million people | 49.97 million people | 19.68 million people | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 37.11 million people | 57.07 million people | 19.96 million people | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 46.77 million people | 64.96 million people | 18.19 million people | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 61.43 million people | 76.73 million people | 15.31 million people | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 82.67 million people | 100.10 million people | 17.43 million people | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 106.56 million people | 130.33 million people | 23.77 million people | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 133.99 million people | 164.79 million people | 30.80 million people | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 160.46 million people | 198.27 million people | 37.81 million people | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 183.45 million people | 229.55 million people | 46.10 million people | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 200.76 million people | 259.94 million people | 59.18 million people | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 209.91 million people | 277.90 million people | 67.98 million people | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Brazil or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 281.19 million people against 211.14 million people in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Brazil and Indonesia?
- 70.05 million people, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Brazil ranks 8th and Indonesia ranks 5th 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.