Canada vs Iraq: The global population hockey stick
Canada
39.30 million people
in 2023
Iraq
45.07 million people
in 2023
Canada rank
39th
Iraq rank
36th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Canada
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 45.07 million people against 39.30 million people in Canada, a difference of 5.78 million people.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iraq ahead.
Canada ranks 39th and Iraq ranks 36th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 18 and Iraq in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 100,000 people | 2.00 million people | 1.90 million people | Iraq |
| 1100s | 120,000 people | 1.75 million people | 1.63 million people | Iraq |
| 1200s | 140,000 people | 1.38 million people | 1.24 million people | Iraq |
| 1300s | 160,000 people | 1.00 million people | 840,000 people | Iraq |
| 1400s | 180,000 people | 1.00 million people | 820,000 people | Iraq |
| 1500s | 200,000 people | 1.00 million people | 800,000 people | Iraq |
| 1600s | 200,000 people | 1.25 million people | 1.05 million people | Iraq |
| 1700s | 200,000 people | 1.00 million people | 800,000 people | Iraq |
| 1710s | 227,285 people | 1.00 million people | 772,885 people | Iraq |
| 1720s | 264,289 people | 1.00 million people | 736,051 people | Iraq |
| 1730s | 308,210 people | 1.00 million people | 692,300 people | Iraq |
| 1740s | 360,422 people | 1.00 million people | 640,258 people | Iraq |
| 1750s | 422,573 people | 1.00 million people | 578,277 people | Iraq |
| 1760s | 496,640 people | 1.00 million people | 504,380 people | Iraq |
| 1770s | 584,998 people | 1.00 million people | 416,182 people | Iraq |
| 1780s | 690,496 people | 1.00 million people | 310,854 people | Iraq |
| 1790s | 816,554 people | 1.00 million people | 184,966 people | Iraq |
| 1800s | 559,636 people | 1.02 million people | 460,657 people | Iraq |
| 1810s | 715,556 people | 1.07 million people | 351,149 people | Iraq |
| 1820s | 966,397 people | 1.12 million people | 148,948 people | Iraq |
| 1830s | 1.39 million people | 1.17 million people | 226,108 people | Canada |
| 1840s | 2.03 million people | 1.22 million people | 809,822 people | Canada |
| 1850s | 2.86 million people | 1.28 million people | 1.58 million people | Canada |
| 1860s | 3.53 million people | 1.45 million people | 2.08 million people | Canada |
| 1870s | 4.01 million people | 1.67 million people | 2.34 million people | Canada |
| 1880s | 4.56 million people | 1.77 million people | 2.79 million people | Canada |
| 1890s | 5.07 million people | 2.08 million people | 2.99 million people | Canada |
| 1900s | 6.08 million people | 2.60 million people | 3.48 million people | Canada |
| 1910s | 7.70 million people | 3.12 million people | 4.58 million people | Canada |
| 1920s | 9.30 million people | 3.68 million people | 5.62 million people | Canada |
| 1930s | 10.74 million people | 4.00 million people | 6.74 million people | Canada |
| 1940s | 12.40 million people | 4.76 million people | 7.64 million people | Canada |
| 1950s | 15.57 million people | 6.27 million people | 9.29 million people | Canada |
| 1960s | 19.50 million people | 8.12 million people | 11.38 million people | Canada |
| 1970s | 22.95 million people | 11.39 million people | 11.55 million people | Canada |
| 1980s | 25.86 million people | 15.47 million people | 10.39 million people | Canada |
| 1990s | 29.26 million people | 20.40 million people | 8.86 million people | Canada |
| 2000s | 32.32 million people | 27.45 million people | 4.87 million people | Canada |
| 2010s | 35.88 million people | 36.55 million people | 671,460 people | Iraq |
| 2020s | 38.69 million people | 43.58 million people | 4.90 million people | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Canada or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 45.07 million people against 39.30 million people in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Canada and Iraq?
- 5.78 million people, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iraq?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Iraq rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Canada ranks 39th and Iraq ranks 36th 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.