Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Eswatini or Fiji?

Eswatini, at 1.23 million people against 924,150 people in Fiji as of 2023.

What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Eswatini and Fiji?

306,360 people, with Eswatini ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Fiji?

241 years are reported by both, from 1000 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.

Eswatini vs Fiji: The global population hockey stick

Eswatini

1.23 million people

in 2023

Fiji

924,150 people

in 2023

Eswatini rank

160th

Fiji rank

162nd

The global population hockey stick over time

Eswatini
Fiji

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 1.23 million people against 924,150 people in Fiji, a difference of 306,360 people.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.3 times Fiji's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Fiji ahead.

Eswatini ranks 160th and Fiji ranks 162nd of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 4 and Fiji in 36.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Fiji	Difference	Ahead
1000s	6,300 people	30,055 people	23,755 people	Fiji
1100s	7,560 people	33,394 people	25,834 people	Fiji
1200s	8,820 people	37,105 people	28,285 people	Fiji
1300s	10,080 people	41,228 people	31,148 people	Fiji
1400s	11,340 people	45,809 people	34,469 people	Fiji
1500s	12,600 people	50,898 people	38,298 people	Fiji
1600s	14,700 people	56,554 people	41,854 people	Fiji
1700s	21,000 people	62,838 people	41,838 people	Fiji
1710s	24,452 people	66,145 people	41,693 people	Fiji
1720s	26,533 people	69,626 people	43,093 people	Fiji
1730s	28,794 people	73,291 people	44,497 people	Fiji
1740s	31,249 people	77,148 people	45,899 people	Fiji
1750s	33,915 people	81,209 people	47,294 people	Fiji
1760s	36,812 people	85,483 people	48,671 people	Fiji
1770s	39,959 people	89,982 people	50,023 people	Fiji
1780s	43,377 people	94,718 people	51,341 people	Fiji
1790s	47,091 people	99,703 people	52,612 people	Fiji
1800s	84,003 people	131,567 people	47,564 people	Fiji
1810s	79,713 people	133,891 people	54,178 people	Fiji
1820s	75,639 people	136,255 people	60,616 people	Fiji
1830s	71,774 people	138,650 people	66,876 people	Fiji
1840s	68,126 people	138,600 people	70,474 people	Fiji
1850s	69,297 people	135,984 people	66,686 people	Fiji
1860s	76,439 people	133,754 people	57,315 people	Fiji
1870s	84,414 people	131,540 people	47,126 people	Fiji
1880s	93,221 people	128,021 people	34,800 people	Fiji
1890s	102,961 people	125,335 people	22,374 people	Fiji
1900s	117,086 people	135,096 people	18,010 people	Fiji
1910s	137,016 people	155,819 people	18,803 people	Fiji
1920s	163,905 people	185,199 people	21,294 people	Fiji
1930s	200,937 people	237,847 people	36,910 people	Fiji
1940s	244,293 people	287,862 people	43,569 people	Fiji
1950s	303,987 people	347,209 people	43,222 people	Fiji
1960s	385,360 people	464,426 people	79,066 people	Fiji
1970s	503,927 people	574,782 people	70,854 people	Fiji
1980s	703,324 people	710,812 people	7,488 people	Fiji
1990s	968,398 people	799,228 people	169,170 people	Eswatini
2000s	1.07 million people	877,049 people	197,878 people	Eswatini
2010s	1.14 million people	916,089 people	225,812 people	Eswatini
2020s	1.21 million people	918,817 people	293,373 people	Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Eswatini or Fiji?: Eswatini, at 1.23 million people against 924,150 people in Fiji as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Eswatini and Fiji?: 306,360 people, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Fiji?: 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Eswatini and Fiji rank globally for the global population hockey stick?: Eswatini ranks 160th and Fiji ranks 162nd 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.