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Ghana vs Malaysia: The global population hockey stick

Ghana
33.79 million people
in 2023
Malaysia
35.13 million people
in 2023
Ghana rank
47th
Malaysia rank
45th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Ghana
  • Malaysia
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M100015112023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 35.13 million people against 33.79 million people in Ghana, a difference of 1.34 million people.

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

Ghana ranks 47th and Malaysia ranks 45th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 29 and Malaysia in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Malaysia Difference Ahead
1000s 879,733 people 200,000 people 679,733 people Ghana
1100s 1.01 million people 239,200 people 766,210 people Ghana
1200s 1.15 million people 278,400 people 870,640 people Ghana
1300s 1.31 million people 317,600 people 995,590 people Ghana
1400s 1.50 million people 356,800 people 1.14 million people Ghana
1500s 1.72 million people 396,000 people 1.32 million people Ghana
1600s 1.96 million people 495,000 people 1.47 million people Ghana
1700s 2.24 million people 594,000 people 1.65 million people Ghana
1710s 2.26 million people 614,600 people 1.64 million people Ghana
1720s 2.28 million people 635,200 people 1.64 million people Ghana
1730s 2.30 million people 655,800 people 1.64 million people Ghana
1740s 2.32 million people 676,400 people 1.64 million people Ghana
1750s 2.34 million people 697,000 people 1.64 million people Ghana
1760s 2.36 million people 717,600 people 1.65 million people Ghana
1770s 2.39 million people 738,200 people 1.65 million people Ghana
1780s 2.42 million people 758,800 people 1.66 million people Ghana
1790s 2.45 million people 779,400 people 1.67 million people Ghana
1800s 2.02 million people 287,000 people 1.73 million people Ghana
1810s 2.02 million people 287,119 people 1.73 million people Ghana
1820s 2.01 million people 315,797 people 1.69 million people Ghana
1830s 2.00 million people 386,874 people 1.61 million people Ghana
1840s 1.99 million people 474,645 people 1.51 million people Ghana
1850s 2.03 million people 579,559 people 1.45 million people Ghana
1860s 2.13 million people 703,949 people 1.42 million people Ghana
1870s 2.25 million people 912,479 people 1.34 million people Ghana
1880s 2.40 million people 1.27 million people 1.14 million people Ghana
1890s 2.60 million people 1.76 million people 835,911 people Ghana
1900s 2.82 million people 2.36 million people 464,159 people Ghana
1910s 3.04 million people 2.94 million people 101,540 people Ghana
1920s 3.38 million people 3.62 million people 233,946 people Malaysia
1930s 3.91 million people 4.48 million people 572,248 people Malaysia
1940s 4.58 million people 5.42 million people 840,039 people Malaysia
1950s 5.86 million people 6.89 million people 1.04 million people Malaysia
1960s 7.81 million people 8.95 million people 1.14 million people Malaysia
1970s 10.19 million people 11.36 million people 1.17 million people Malaysia
1980s 13.48 million people 15.07 million people 1.58 million people Malaysia
1990s 17.22 million people 20.11 million people 2.88 million people Malaysia
2000s 22.19 million people 25.55 million people 3.35 million people Malaysia
2010s 28.37 million people 31.01 million people 2.64 million people Malaysia
2020s 32.84 million people 34.50 million people 1.66 million people Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Ghana or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 35.13 million people against 33.79 million people in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Ghana and Malaysia?
1.34 million people, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malaysia?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Malaysia rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Ghana ranks 47th and Malaysia ranks 45th 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.