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Falkland Islands, Malvinas vs Svalbard and Jan Mayen: The global population hockey stick

Falkland Islands, Malvinas
3,498 people
in 2023
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
2,400 people
in 2023
Falkland Islands, Malvinas rank
235th
Svalbard and Jan Mayen rank
237th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Falkland Islands, Malvinas
  • Svalbard and Jan Mayen
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How they compare

Falkland Islands, Malvinas currently reports 3,498 people against 2,400 people in Svalbard and Jan Mayen, a difference of 1,098 people.

That makes Falkland Islands, Malvinas's figure about 1.5 times Svalbard and Jan Mayen's.

Across all 101 years both countries report, Falkland Islands, Malvinas has been ahead every year.

Falkland Islands, Malvinas ranks 235th and Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 237th of 239 countries.

Falkland Islands, Malvinas has averaged higher in every one of the 35 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Falkland Islands, Malvinas Svalbard and Jan Mayen Difference Ahead
1500s 5 people 1 people 4 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1600s 62 people 1 people 61 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1700s 687 people 2 people 685 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1710s 743 people 2 people 741 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1720s 804 people 2 people 802 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1730s 870 people 2 people 868 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1740s 941 people 3 people 938 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1750s 1,018 people 3 people 1,015 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1760s 1,102 people 3 people 1,099 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1770s 1,192 people 3 people 1,189 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1780s 1,290 people 3 people 1,287 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1790s 1,396 people 4 people 1,392 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1800s 1,510 people 4 people 1,506 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1810s 1,634 people 4 people 1,630 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1820s 1,689 people 5 people 1,684 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1830s 1,745 people 5 people 1,740 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1840s 1,803 people 6 people 1,797 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1850s 1,863 people 6 people 1,857 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1860s 1,925 people 7 people 1,918 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1870s 1,992 people 7 people 1,985 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1880s 2,061 people 7 people 2,054 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1890s 2,132 people 8 people 2,124 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1900s 2,205 people 8 people 2,197 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1910s 2,281 people 8 people 2,273 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1920s 2,286 people 9 people 2,277 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1930s 2,290 people 10 people 2,280 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1940s 2,295 people 11 people 2,284 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1950s 2,225 people 20.6 people 2,205 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1960s 2,311 people 59.7 people 2,251 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1970s 2,304 people 171.9 people 2,132 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1980s 2,279 people 494.2 people 1,785 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
1990s 2,721 people 1,418 people 1,303 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
2000s 3,214 people 2,402 people 812.3 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
2010s 3,386 people 2,400 people 986.1 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas
2020s 3,518 people 2,400 people 1,118 people Falkland Islands, Malvinas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Falkland Islands, Malvinas or Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
Falkland Islands, Malvinas, at 3,498 people against 2,400 people in Svalbard and Jan Mayen as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Falkland Islands, Malvinas and Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
1,098 people, with Falkland Islands, Malvinas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Falkland Islands, Malvinas and Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
101 years are reported by both, from 1500 to 2023.
How do Falkland Islands, Malvinas and Svalbard and Jan Mayen rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Falkland Islands, Malvinas ranks 235th and Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 237th 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

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