Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Guyana or Réunion?

Réunion, at 874,883 people against 826,357 people in Guyana as of 2023.

What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Guyana and Réunion?

48,526 people, with Réunion ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Réunion?

101 years are reported by both, from 1500 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.

Guyana vs Réunion: The global population hockey stick

Guyana

826,357 people

in 2023

Réunion

874,883 people

in 2023

Guyana rank

165th

Réunion rank

163rd

The global population hockey stick over time

Guyana
Réunion

How they compare

Réunion currently reports 874,883 people against 826,357 people in Guyana, a difference of 48,526 people.

That makes Réunion's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1500 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 165th and Réunion ranks 163rd of 239 countries.

Across the 35 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 30 and Réunion in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Réunion	Difference	Ahead
1500s	90,000 people	373 people	89,627 people	Guyana
1600s	90,000 people	467 people	89,533 people	Guyana
1700s	99,759 people	584 people	99,175 people	Guyana
1710s	104,510 people	986 people	103,524 people	Guyana
1720s	109,486 people	1,667 people	107,819 people	Guyana
1730s	114,700 people	2,817 people	111,883 people	Guyana
1740s	120,162 people	4,760 people	115,402 people	Guyana
1750s	125,884 people	8,043 people	117,841 people	Guyana
1760s	131,878 people	13,590 people	118,288 people	Guyana
1770s	138,158 people	22,963 people	115,195 people	Guyana
1780s	144,737 people	38,800 people	105,937 people	Guyana
1790s	151,630 people	49,800 people	101,830 people	Guyana
1800s	166,034 people	60,800 people	105,234 people	Guyana
1810s	166,034 people	71,200 people	94,834 people	Guyana
1820s	163,465 people	81,200 people	82,265 people	Guyana
1830s	127,648 people	89,000 people	38,648 people	Guyana
1840s	101,190 people	103,922 people	2,732 people	Réunion
1850s	127,122 people	109,100 people	18,022 people	Guyana
1860s	148,488 people	163,950 people	15,462 people	Réunion
1870s	191,470 people	182,700 people	8,770 people	Guyana
1880s	246,293 people	180,800 people	65,493 people	Guyana
1890s	273,149 people	167,070 people	106,079 people	Guyana
1900s	297,513 people	172,600 people	124,913 people	Guyana
1910s	296,177 people	173,740 people	122,437 people	Guyana
1920s	295,538 people	173,260 people	122,278 people	Guyana
1930s	303,521 people	195,430 people	108,091 people	Guyana
1940s	339,001 people	218,690 people	120,311 people	Guyana
1950s	480,257 people	296,081 people	184,176 people	Guyana
1960s	629,003 people	411,726 people	217,277 people	Guyana
1970s	739,621 people	507,233 people	232,389 people	Guyana
1980s	769,583 people	595,789 people	173,794 people	Guyana
1990s	756,574 people	704,376 people	52,197 people	Guyana
2000s	760,199 people	799,889 people	39,690 people	Réunion
2010s	763,602 people	854,352 people	90,750 people	Réunion
2020s	817,741 people	868,991 people	51,250 people	Réunion

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Guyana or Réunion?: Réunion, at 874,883 people against 826,357 people in Guyana as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Guyana and Réunion?: 48,526 people, with Réunion ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Réunion?: 101 years are reported by both, from 1500 to 2023.
How do Guyana and Réunion rank globally for the global population hockey stick?: Guyana ranks 165th and Réunion ranks 163rd 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.