Haiti vs South Sudan: The global population hockey stick

Haiti
11.64 million people
in 2023
South Sudan
11.48 million people
in 2023
Haiti rank
83rd
South Sudan rank
84th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Haiti
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

Haiti currently reports 11.64 million people against 11.48 million people in South Sudan, a difference of 154,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 226 shared years of data; in 1600 it was South Sudan ahead.

Haiti ranks 83rd and South Sudan ranks 84th of 239 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 10 and South Sudan in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti South Sudan Difference Ahead
1600s 39,747 people 859,300 people 819,553 people South Sudan
1700s 49,684 people 900,200 people 850,516 people South Sudan
1800s 544,022 people 1.03 million people 489,492 people South Sudan
1810s 654,265 people 1.05 million people 395,655 people South Sudan
1820s 751,529 people 1.08 million people 328,554 people South Sudan
1830s 820,264 people 1.13 million people 305,367 people South Sudan
1840s 894,656 people 1.18 million people 282,150 people South Sudan
1850s 985,655 people 1.26 million people 271,153 people South Sudan
1860s 1.10 million people 1.38 million people 276,496 people South Sudan
1870s 1.22 million people 1.50 million people 276,758 people South Sudan
1880s 1.36 million people 1.64 million people 271,793 people South Sudan
1890s 1.52 million people 1.78 million people 259,964 people South Sudan
1900s 1.73 million people 1.93 million people 202,955 people South Sudan
1910s 2.03 million people 2.10 million people 64,735 people South Sudan
1920s 2.36 million people 2.21 million people 142,864 people Haiti
1930s 2.68 million people 2.31 million people 368,386 people Haiti
1940s 3.03 million people 2.42 million people 615,402 people Haiti
1950s 3.51 million people 2.69 million people 827,918 people Haiti
1960s 4.19 million people 3.15 million people 1.04 million people Haiti
1970s 5.06 million people 3.79 million people 1.27 million people Haiti
1980s 6.14 million people 4.70 million people 1.44 million people Haiti
1990s 7.50 million people 5.20 million people 2.30 million people Haiti
2000s 8.99 million people 7.51 million people 1.48 million people Haiti
2010s 10.45 million people 10.59 million people 147,126 people South Sudan
2020s 11.44 million people 11.02 million people 422,625 people Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Haiti or South Sudan?
Haiti, at 11.64 million people against 11.48 million people in South Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Haiti and South Sudan?
154,000 people, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and South Sudan?
226 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2023.
How do Haiti and South Sudan rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Haiti ranks 83rd and South Sudan ranks 84th 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
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.