Central African Republic vs New Zealand: The global population hockey stick
Central African Republic
5.15 million people
in 2023
New Zealand
5.17 million people
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
125th
New Zealand rank
124th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Central African Republic
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 5.17 million people against 5.15 million people in Central African Republic, a difference of 20,420 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 239 shared years of data; in 1200 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 125th and New Zealand ranks 124th of 239 countries.
Across the 38 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 28 and New Zealand in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200s | 241,775 people | 16,000 people | 225,775 people | Central African Republic |
| 1300s | 254,500 people | 20,000 people | 234,500 people | Central African Republic |
| 1400s | 267,894 people | 20,000 people | 247,894 people | Central African Republic |
| 1500s | 281,994 people | 80,000 people | 201,994 people | Central African Republic |
| 1600s | 296,836 people | 140,000 people | 156,836 people | Central African Republic |
| 1700s | 312,459 people | 200,000 people | 112,459 people | Central African Republic |
| 1710s | 313,504 people | 187,739 people | 125,765 people | Central African Republic |
| 1720s | 318,143 people | 185,880 people | 132,263 people | Central African Republic |
| 1730s | 323,060 people | 184,040 people | 139,020 people | Central African Republic |
| 1740s | 328,282 people | 182,218 people | 146,064 people | Central African Republic |
| 1750s | 333,846 people | 180,414 people | 153,432 people | Central African Republic |
| 1760s | 339,793 people | 178,627 people | 161,166 people | Central African Republic |
| 1770s | 346,170 people | 176,859 people | 169,311 people | Central African Republic |
| 1780s | 353,034 people | 175,108 people | 177,926 people | Central African Republic |
| 1790s | 360,455 people | 173,374 people | 187,081 people | Central African Republic |
| 1800s | 479,444 people | 171,968 people | 307,476 people | Central African Republic |
| 1810s | 479,658 people | 121,814 people | 357,844 people | Central African Republic |
| 1820s | 531,776 people | 100,214 people | 431,562 people | Central African Republic |
| 1830s | 662,360 people | 85,520 people | 576,840 people | Central African Republic |
| 1840s | 825,899 people | 79,003 people | 746,896 people | Central African Republic |
| 1850s | 937,383 people | 107,920 people | 829,463 people | Central African Republic |
| 1860s | 963,267 people | 194,655 people | 768,612 people | Central African Republic |
| 1870s | 1.00 million people | 383,286 people | 618,960 people | Central African Republic |
| 1880s | 1.05 million people | 580,553 people | 470,384 people | Central African Republic |
| 1890s | 1.06 million people | 725,569 people | 337,165 people | Central African Republic |
| 1900s | 1.02 million people | 908,057 people | 114,666 people | Central African Republic |
| 1910s | 979,984 people | 1.13 million people | 147,472 people | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 1.02 million people | 1.35 million people | 331,924 people | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 1.15 million people | 1.55 million people | 402,820 people | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 1.32 million people | 1.75 million people | 433,536 people | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 1.55 million people | 2.12 million people | 568,142 people | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 1.87 million people | 2.60 million people | 734,121 people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 2.28 million people | 3.03 million people | 749,820 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 2.59 million people | 3.25 million people | 651,459 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3.30 million people | 3.64 million people | 344,873 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 4.23 million people | 4.09 million people | 135,885 people | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 4.69 million people | 4.62 million people | 74,354 people | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 5.10 million people | 5.12 million people | 23,242 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Central African Republic or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 5.17 million people against 5.15 million people in Central African Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Central African Republic and New Zealand?
- 20,420 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and New Zealand?
- 239 years are reported by both, from 1200 to 2023.
- How do Central African Republic and New Zealand rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Central African Republic ranks 125th and New Zealand ranks 124th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – 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.