What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between French Guiana and New Caledonia?

13,529 people, with French Guiana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and New Caledonia?

106 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.

French Guiana vs New Caledonia: The global population hockey stick

French Guiana

303,408 people

in 2023

New Caledonia

289,879 people

in 2023

French Guiana rank

184th

New Caledonia rank

185th

The global population hockey stick over time

French Guiana
New Caledonia

How they compare

French Guiana currently reports 303,408 people against 289,879 people in New Caledonia, a difference of 13,529 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 106 shared years of data; in 1000 it was New Caledonia ahead.

French Guiana ranks 184th and New Caledonia ranks 185th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, French Guiana averaged higher in 1 and New Caledonia in 39.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Guiana	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	994 people	10,265 people	9,271 people	New Caledonia
1100s	1,085 people	11,406 people	10,321 people	New Caledonia
1200s	1,183 people	12,673 people	11,490 people	New Caledonia
1300s	1,291 people	14,082 people	12,791 people	New Caledonia
1400s	1,408 people	15,646 people	14,238 people	New Caledonia
1500s	1,536 people	17,385 people	15,849 people	New Caledonia
1600s	1,676 people	19,317 people	17,641 people	New Caledonia
1700s	1,829 people	21,463 people	19,634 people	New Caledonia
1710s	2,032 people	22,593 people	20,561 people	New Caledonia
1720s	2,258 people	23,782 people	21,524 people	New Caledonia
1730s	2,509 people	25,033 people	22,524 people	New Caledonia
1740s	2,787 people	26,351 people	23,564 people	New Caledonia
1750s	3,097 people	27,738 people	24,641 people	New Caledonia
1760s	3,441 people	29,198 people	25,757 people	New Caledonia
1770s	3,824 people	30,735 people	26,911 people	New Caledonia
1780s	4,249 people	32,352 people	28,103 people	New Caledonia
1790s	4,721 people	34,055 people	29,334 people	New Caledonia
1800s	5,245 people	35,847 people	30,602 people	New Caledonia
1810s	5,828 people	37,734 people	31,906 people	New Caledonia
1820s	6,476 people	39,830 people	33,354 people	New Caledonia
1830s	7,196 people	42,043 people	34,847 people	New Caledonia
1840s	7,995 people	44,379 people	36,384 people	New Caledonia
1850s	8,883 people	46,845 people	37,962 people	New Caledonia
1860s	9,871 people	49,447 people	39,576 people	New Caledonia
1870s	10,967 people	51,152 people	40,185 people	New Caledonia
1880s	12,186 people	52,916 people	40,730 people	New Caledonia
1890s	13,540 people	54,741 people	41,201 people	New Caledonia
1900s	15,045 people	56,628 people	41,583 people	New Caledonia
1910s	16,716 people	58,581 people	41,865 people	New Caledonia
1920s	18,574 people	60,083 people	41,509 people	New Caledonia
1930s	20,637 people	61,624 people	40,987 people	New Caledonia
1940s	22,931 people	63,204 people	40,273 people	New Caledonia
1950s	25,832 people	69,360 people	43,528 people	New Caledonia
1960s	37,970 people	92,033 people	54,063 people	New Caledonia
1970s	54,200 people	131,961 people	77,760 people	New Caledonia
1980s	84,863 people	159,630 people	74,768 people	New Caledonia
1990s	132,643 people	197,789 people	65,146 people	New Caledonia
2000s	197,402 people	241,438 people	44,036 people	New Caledonia
2010s	261,406 people	277,517 people	16,111 people	New Caledonia
2020s	295,953 people	286,606 people	9,348 people	French Guiana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, French Guiana or New Caledonia?: French Guiana, at 303,408 people against 289,879 people in New Caledonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between French Guiana and New Caledonia?: 13,529 people, with French Guiana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and New Caledonia?: 106 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do French Guiana and New Caledonia rank globally for the global population hockey stick?: French Guiana ranks 184th and New Caledonia ranks 185th 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.