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Ethiopia vs Japan: The global population hockey stick

Ethiopia
128.69 million people
in 2023
Japan
124.37 million people
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
12th
Japan rank
13th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Japan
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 128.69 million people against 124.37 million people in Japan, a difference of 4.32 million people.

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

Ethiopia ranks 12th and Japan ranks 13th of 239 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Japan Difference Ahead
1000s 2.35 million people 6.00 million people 3.65 million people Japan
1100s 2.35 million people 6.20 million people 3.85 million people Japan
1200s 2.35 million people 6.40 million people 4.04 million people Japan
1300s 2.35 million people 7.30 million people 4.95 million people Japan
1400s 2.35 million people 9.30 million people 6.95 million people Japan
1500s 2.35 million people 12.30 million people 9.95 million people Japan
1600s 2.35 million people 17.00 million people 14.64 million people Japan
1700s 2.35 million people 26.70 million people 24.34 million people Japan
1710s 2.41 million people 29.00 million people 26.59 million people Japan
1720s 2.46 million people 29.00 million people 26.54 million people Japan
1730s 2.51 million people 29.00 million people 26.49 million people Japan
1740s 2.56 million people 29.00 million people 26.44 million people Japan
1750s 2.61 million people 29.00 million people 26.39 million people Japan
1760s 2.66 million people 28.80 million people 26.14 million people Japan
1770s 2.71 million people 28.60 million people 25.89 million people Japan
1780s 2.77 million people 28.40 million people 25.63 million people Japan
1790s 2.82 million people 28.20 million people 25.38 million people Japan
1800s 12.03 million people 28.65 million people 16.62 million people Japan
1810s 12.17 million people 30.15 million people 17.98 million people Japan
1820s 13.05 million people 31.14 million people 18.09 million people Japan
1830s 14.83 million people 31.48 million people 16.65 million people Japan
1840s 17.07 million people 31.82 million people 14.74 million people Japan
1850s 18.37 million people 32.56 million people 14.19 million people Japan
1860s 18.23 million people 33.81 million people 15.58 million people Japan
1870s 18.08 million people 35.60 million people 17.52 million people Japan
1880s 17.94 million people 38.42 million people 20.48 million people Japan
1890s 17.80 million people 42.08 million people 24.28 million people Japan
1900s 17.65 million people 46.80 million people 29.14 million people Japan
1910s 17.52 million people 52.69 million people 35.17 million people Japan
1920s 17.48 million people 59.97 million people 42.50 million people Japan
1930s 17.48 million people 68.59 million people 51.11 million people Japan
1940s 17.48 million people 78.34 million people 60.86 million people Japan
1950s 19.25 million people 91.55 million people 72.30 million people Japan
1960s 24.08 million people 100.60 million people 76.53 million people Japan
1970s 31.23 million people 112.40 million people 81.17 million people Japan
1980s 39.63 million people 120.67 million people 81.05 million people Japan
1990s 56.56 million people 125.31 million people 68.74 million people Japan
2000s 77.42 million people 127.76 million people 50.34 million people Japan
2010s 102.77 million people 127.45 million people 24.68 million people Japan
2020s 123.78 million people 125.34 million people 1.55 million people Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Ethiopia or Japan?
Ethiopia, at 128.69 million people against 124.37 million people in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Ethiopia and Japan?
4.32 million people, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Japan?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Japan rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Ethiopia ranks 12th and Japan ranks 13th 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

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

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