Guinea vs Zimbabwe: The global population hockey stick

Guinea
14.41 million people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
16.34 million people
in 2023
Guinea rank
76th
Zimbabwe rank
75th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Guinea
  • Zimbabwe
05.0M10.0M15.0M100015112023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 16.34 million people against 14.41 million people in Guinea, a difference of 1.94 million people.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 76th and Zimbabwe ranks 75th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 30 and Zimbabwe in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1000s 546,408 people 170,000 people 376,408 people Guinea
1100s 624,466 people 170,000 people 454,466 people Guinea
1200s 713,676 people 170,000 people 543,676 people Guinea
1300s 815,629 people 170,000 people 645,629 people Guinea
1400s 932,148 people 170,000 people 762,148 people Guinea
1500s 1.07 million people 340,000 people 725,310 people Guinea
1600s 1.22 million people 368,900 people 848,600 people Guinea
1700s 1.39 million people 397,800 people 993,630 people Guinea
1710s 1.40 million people 404,601 people 998,049 people Guinea
1720s 1.41 million people 412,333 people 1.00 million people Guinea
1730s 1.43 million people 420,561 people 1.01 million people Guinea
1740s 1.44 million people 429,343 people 1.01 million people Guinea
1750s 1.45 million people 438,745 people 1.02 million people Guinea
1760s 1.47 million people 448,844 people 1.02 million people Guinea
1770s 1.48 million people 459,732 people 1.02 million people Guinea
1780s 1.50 million people 471,520 people 1.03 million people Guinea
1790s 1.52 million people 484,341 people 1.03 million people Guinea
1800s 983,959 people 1.09 million people 101,851 people Zimbabwe
1810s 983,988 people 1.09 million people 101,471 people Zimbabwe
1820s 990,668 people 1.01 million people 18,261 people Zimbabwe
1830s 1.01 million people 858,333 people 147,001 people Guinea
1840s 1.02 million people 729,529 people 290,882 people Guinea
1850s 1.06 million people 698,676 people 363,713 people Guinea
1860s 1.14 million people 771,918 people 372,742 people Guinea
1870s 1.25 million people 854,563 people 390,784 people Guinea
1880s 1.36 million people 946,054 people 415,489 people Guinea
1890s 1.47 million people 1.05 million people 427,131 people Guinea
1900s 1.59 million people 1.19 million people 400,228 people Guinea
1910s 1.75 million people 1.40 million people 347,818 people Guinea
1920s 1.98 million people 1.68 million people 306,903 people Guinea
1930s 2.31 million people 2.06 million people 258,561 people Guinea
1940s 2.71 million people 2.50 million people 210,157 people Guinea
1950s 3.25 million people 3.22 million people 21,650 people Guinea
1960s 3.86 million people 4.41 million people 542,508 people Zimbabwe
1970s 4.62 million people 5.98 million people 1.36 million people Zimbabwe
1980s 5.58 million people 8.52 million people 2.94 million people Zimbabwe
1990s 7.41 million people 10.99 million people 3.57 million people Zimbabwe
2000s 9.20 million people 12.46 million people 3.26 million people Zimbabwe
2010s 11.66 million people 14.31 million people 2.65 million people Zimbabwe
2020s 13.89 million people 15.93 million people 2.05 million people Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Guinea or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 16.34 million people against 14.41 million people in Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Guinea and Zimbabwe?
1.94 million people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Zimbabwe?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Guinea ranks 76th and Zimbabwe ranks 75th 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.