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
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) β 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
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.