Côte d'Ivoire vs Madagascar: The global population hockey stick
Côte d'Ivoire
31.17 million people
in 2023
Madagascar
31.20 million people
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
51st
Madagascar rank
50th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 31.20 million people against 31.17 million people in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 30,200 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 51st and Madagascar ranks 50th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 19 and Madagascar in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 528,506 people | 200,000 people | 328,506 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1100s | 604,007 people | 283,333 people | 320,674 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1200s | 690,294 people | 366,666 people | 323,628 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1300s | 788,907 people | 450,000 people | 338,907 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1400s | 901,608 people | 533,333 people | 368,275 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1500s | 1.03 million people | 700,000 people | 330,410 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1600s | 1.18 million people | 850,000 people | 327,610 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1700s | 1.35 million people | 1.00 million people | 345,840 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1710s | 1.35 million people | 1.02 million people | 336,020 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1720s | 1.36 million people | 1.03 million people | 331,080 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1730s | 1.37 million people | 1.05 million people | 325,760 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1740s | 1.39 million people | 1.07 million people | 320,040 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1750s | 1.40 million people | 1.08 million people | 313,850 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1760s | 1.41 million people | 1.10 million people | 307,140 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1770s | 1.42 million people | 1.12 million people | 299,840 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1780s | 1.43 million people | 1.14 million people | 291,840 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1790s | 1.45 million people | 1.17 million people | 283,070 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1800s | 1.09 million people | 1.54 million people | 451,038 people | Madagascar |
| 1810s | 1.09 million people | 1.63 million people | 542,651 people | Madagascar |
| 1820s | 1.08 million people | 1.80 million people | 722,919 people | Madagascar |
| 1830s | 1.06 million people | 2.09 million people | 1.03 million people | Madagascar |
| 1840s | 1.04 million people | 2.43 million people | 1.38 million people | Madagascar |
| 1850s | 1.07 million people | 2.65 million people | 1.58 million people | Madagascar |
| 1860s | 1.16 million people | 2.71 million people | 1.55 million people | Madagascar |
| 1870s | 1.25 million people | 2.77 million people | 1.52 million people | Madagascar |
| 1880s | 1.34 million people | 2.85 million people | 1.51 million people | Madagascar |
| 1890s | 1.44 million people | 2.79 million people | 1.35 million people | Madagascar |
| 1900s | 1.54 million people | 2.61 million people | 1.07 million people | Madagascar |
| 1910s | 1.64 million people | 2.51 million people | 868,077 people | Madagascar |
| 1920s | 1.82 million people | 2.65 million people | 828,954 people | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 2.10 million people | 3.06 million people | 955,229 people | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 2.46 million people | 3.58 million people | 1.12 million people | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 3.11 million people | 4.45 million people | 1.33 million people | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 4.39 million people | 5.77 million people | 1.38 million people | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 6.63 million people | 7.66 million people | 1.03 million people | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 9.89 million people | 10.31 million people | 417,577 people | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 14.63 million people | 13.91 million people | 719,020 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 19.84 million people | 18.95 million people | 895,350 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 25.10 million people | 25.14 million people | 34,060 people | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 30.03 million people | 30.07 million people | 40,500 people | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Côte d'Ivoire or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 31.20 million people against 31.17 million people in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Côte d'Ivoire and Madagascar?
- 30,200 people, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Madagascar?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Madagascar rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 51st and Madagascar ranks 50th 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.