Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Comoros or Reunion?

Reunion, at 874,883 people against 850,390 people in Comoros as of 2023.

What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Comoros and Reunion?

24,493 people, with Reunion ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Reunion?

101 years are reported by both, from 1500 to 2023.

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.

Comoros vs Reunion: The global population hockey stick

Comoros

850,390 people

in 2023

Reunion

874,883 people

in 2023

Comoros rank

164th

Reunion rank

163rd

The global population hockey stick over time

Comoros
Reunion

How they compare

Reunion currently reports 874,883 people against 850,390 people in Comoros, a difference of 24,493 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 101 shared years of data; in 1500 it was Comoros ahead.

Comoros ranks 164th and Reunion ranks 163rd of 239 countries.

Across the 35 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 12 and Reunion in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Comoros	Reunion	Difference	Ahead
1500s	20,000 people	373 people	19,627 people	Comoros
1600s	25,000 people	467 people	24,533 people	Comoros
1700s	30,000 people	584 people	29,416 people	Comoros
1710s	30,446 people	986 people	29,460 people	Comoros
1720s	32,620 people	1,667 people	30,953 people	Comoros
1730s	34,950 people	2,817 people	32,133 people	Comoros
1740s	37,447 people	4,760 people	32,687 people	Comoros
1750s	40,122 people	8,043 people	32,079 people	Comoros
1760s	42,988 people	13,590 people	29,398 people	Comoros
1770s	46,058 people	22,963 people	23,095 people	Comoros
1780s	49,348 people	38,800 people	10,548 people	Comoros
1790s	52,873 people	49,800 people	3,073 people	Comoros
1800s	56,346 people	60,800 people	4,454 people	Reunion
1810s	56,346 people	71,200 people	14,854 people	Reunion
1820s	56,417 people	81,200 people	24,783 people	Reunion
1830s	57,539 people	89,000 people	31,461 people	Reunion
1840s	58,757 people	103,922 people	45,165 people	Reunion
1850s	60,133 people	109,100 people	48,967 people	Reunion
1860s	64,347 people	163,950 people	99,603 people	Reunion
1870s	68,997 people	182,700 people	113,703 people	Reunion
1880s	73,971 people	180,800 people	106,829 people	Reunion
1890s	79,293 people	167,070 people	87,777 people	Reunion
1900s	85,742 people	172,600 people	86,858 people	Reunion
1910s	105,346 people	173,740 people	68,394 people	Reunion
1920s	129,010 people	173,260 people	44,250 people	Reunion
1930s	139,454 people	195,430 people	55,976 people	Reunion
1940s	149,571 people	218,690 people	69,119 people	Reunion
1950s	177,925 people	296,081 people	118,156 people	Reunion
1960s	214,827 people	411,726 people	196,899 people	Reunion
1970s	284,141 people	507,233 people	223,092 people	Reunion
1980s	384,009 people	595,789 people	211,779 people	Reunion
1990s	486,110 people	704,376 people	218,267 people	Reunion
2000s	587,838 people	799,889 people	212,051 people	Reunion
2010s	719,554 people	854,352 people	134,798 people	Reunion
2020s	826,233 people	868,991 people	42,758 people	Reunion

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Comoros or Reunion?: Reunion, at 874,883 people against 850,390 people in Comoros as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Comoros and Reunion?: 24,493 people, with Reunion ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Reunion?: 101 years are reported by both, from 1500 to 2023.
How do Comoros and Reunion rank globally for the global population hockey stick?: Comoros ranks 164th and Reunion ranks 163rd 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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Indicator: The global population hockey stick
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.