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Germany vs Viet Nam: The global population hockey stick

Germany
84.55 million people
in 2023
Viet Nam
100.35 million people
in 2023
Germany rank
20th
Viet Nam rank
17th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Germany
  • Viet Nam
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M100015112023

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 100.35 million people against 84.55 million people in Germany, a difference of 15.80 million people.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

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

Germany ranks 20th and Viet Nam ranks 17th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 38 and Viet Nam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1000s 3.50 million people 800,000 people 2.70 million people Germany
1100s 4.00 million people 1.04 million people 2.96 million people Germany
1200s 6.00 million people 1.28 million people 4.72 million people Germany
1300s 9.00 million people 1.52 million people 7.48 million people Germany
1400s 6.50 million people 1.76 million people 4.74 million people Germany
1500s 9.00 million people 2.00 million people 7.00 million people Germany
1600s 12.00 million people 2.50 million people 9.50 million people Germany
1700s 13.00 million people 3.00 million people 10.00 million people Germany
1710s 13.98 million people 3.30 million people 10.68 million people Germany
1720s 14.96 million people 3.59 million people 11.37 million people Germany
1730s 15.94 million people 3.89 million people 12.05 million people Germany
1740s 16.92 million people 4.18 million people 12.73 million people Germany
1750s 17.90 million people 4.48 million people 13.42 million people Germany
1760s 18.89 million people 4.78 million people 14.12 million people Germany
1770s 19.89 million people 5.07 million people 14.82 million people Germany
1780s 20.88 million people 5.37 million people 15.51 million people Germany
1790s 21.88 million people 5.66 million people 16.21 million people Germany
1800s 19.39 million people 4.48 million people 14.90 million people Germany
1810s 22.81 million people 5.73 million people 17.07 million people Germany
1820s 26.28 million people 6.45 million people 19.83 million people Germany
1830s 29.40 million people 6.28 million people 23.12 million people Germany
1840s 32.28 million people 6.10 million people 26.18 million people Germany
1850s 34.85 million people 6.85 million people 28.00 million people Germany
1860s 37.74 million people 9.04 million people 28.70 million people Germany
1870s 41.62 million people 10.62 million people 31.00 million people Germany
1880s 46.09 million people 10.95 million people 35.14 million people Germany
1890s 51.72 million people 11.28 million people 40.44 million people Germany
1900s 59.66 million people 14.68 million people 44.98 million people Germany
1910s 63.86 million people 18.77 million people 45.09 million people Germany
1920s 64.88 million people 18.03 million people 46.84 million people Germany
1930s 69.40 million people 18.18 million people 51.22 million people Germany
1940s 71.41 million people 21.60 million people 49.81 million people Germany
1950s 70.55 million people 28.01 million people 42.54 million people Germany
1960s 75.50 million people 36.60 million people 38.90 million people Germany
1970s 78.47 million people 46.19 million people 32.28 million people Germany
1980s 78.26 million people 58.33 million people 19.94 million people Germany
1990s 81.46 million people 71.21 million people 10.25 million people Germany
2000s 81.71 million people 81.23 million people 477,330 people Germany
2010s 81.99 million people 92.31 million people 10.32 million people Viet Nam
2020s 83.99 million people 99.26 million people 15.27 million people Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Germany or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 100.35 million people against 84.55 million people in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Germany and Viet Nam?
15.80 million people, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Viet Nam?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Germany and Viet Nam rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Germany ranks 20th and Viet Nam ranks 17th 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.