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Ethiopia vs Mexico: The global population hockey stick

Ethiopia
128.69 million people
in 2023
Mexico
129.74 million people
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
12th
Mexico rank
11th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 129.74 million people against 128.69 million people in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.05 million people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mexico ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 11th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 14 and Mexico in 26.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Mexico Difference Ahead
1000s 2.35 million people 14.86 million people 12.51 million people Mexico
1100s 2.35 million people 16.75 million people 14.39 million people Mexico
1200s 2.35 million people 18.66 million people 16.30 million people Mexico
1300s 2.35 million people 20.58 million people 18.23 million people Mexico
1400s 2.35 million people 22.52 million people 20.16 million people Mexico
1500s 2.35 million people 24.46 million people 22.11 million people Mexico
1600s 2.35 million people 1.00 million people 1.35 million people Ethiopia
1700s 2.35 million people 4.00 million people 1.65 million people Mexico
1710s 2.41 million people 4.34 million people 1.93 million people Mexico
1720s 2.46 million people 4.67 million people 2.21 million people Mexico
1730s 2.51 million people 5.01 million people 2.50 million people Mexico
1740s 2.56 million people 5.34 million people 2.78 million people Mexico
1750s 2.61 million people 5.68 million people 3.07 million people Mexico
1760s 2.66 million people 6.01 million people 3.35 million people Mexico
1770s 2.71 million people 6.35 million people 3.64 million people Mexico
1780s 2.77 million people 6.69 million people 3.92 million people Mexico
1790s 2.82 million people 7.02 million people 4.20 million people Mexico
1800s 12.03 million people 5.41 million people 6.63 million people Ethiopia
1810s 12.17 million people 6.14 million people 6.03 million people Ethiopia
1820s 13.05 million people 6.49 million people 6.56 million people Ethiopia
1830s 14.83 million people 6.68 million people 8.15 million people Ethiopia
1840s 17.07 million people 7.32 million people 9.75 million people Ethiopia
1850s 18.37 million people 8.15 million people 10.22 million people Ethiopia
1860s 18.23 million people 8.93 million people 9.29 million people Ethiopia
1870s 18.08 million people 9.64 million people 8.45 million people Ethiopia
1880s 17.94 million people 10.81 million people 7.13 million people Ethiopia
1890s 17.80 million people 12.30 million people 5.50 million people Ethiopia
1900s 17.65 million people 13.87 million people 3.79 million people Ethiopia
1910s 17.52 million people 14.51 million people 3.00 million people Ethiopia
1920s 17.48 million people 15.44 million people 2.04 million people Ethiopia
1930s 17.48 million people 18.03 million people 554,850 people Mexico
1940s 17.48 million people 23.14 million people 5.66 million people Mexico
1950s 19.25 million people 31.37 million people 12.12 million people Mexico
1960s 24.08 million people 42.68 million people 18.60 million people Mexico
1970s 31.23 million people 58.18 million people 26.95 million people Mexico
1980s 39.63 million people 74.28 million people 34.65 million people Mexico
1990s 56.56 million people 90.02 million people 33.46 million people Mexico
2000s 77.42 million people 105.19 million people 27.77 million people Mexico
2010s 102.77 million people 120.09 million people 17.32 million people Mexico
2020s 123.78 million people 128.20 million people 4.42 million people Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Ethiopia or Mexico?
Mexico, at 129.74 million people against 128.69 million people in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Ethiopia and Mexico?
1.05 million people, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mexico?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Mexico rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Ethiopia ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 11th 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.