Hong Kong, China vs Turkmenistan: The global population hockey stick
Hong Kong, China
7.44 million people
in 2023
Turkmenistan
7.36 million people
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
105th
Turkmenistan rank
106th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 7.44 million people against 7.36 million people in Turkmenistan, a difference of 78,300 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 105th and Turkmenistan ranks 106th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 13 and Turkmenistan in 27.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 179,978 people | 170,000 people | 9,978 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1100s | 443,565 people | 182,000 people | 261,565 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1200s | 506,955 people | 194,000 people | 312,955 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1300s | 13,463 people | 206,000 people | 192,537 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1400s | 13,150 people | 220,000 people | 206,850 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1500s | 12,844 people | 240,000 people | 227,156 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1600s | 12,545 people | 280,000 people | 267,455 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1700s | 12,254 people | 310,000 people | 297,746 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1710s | 12,764 people | 330,823 people | 318,059 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1720s | 13,296 people | 349,202 people | 335,906 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1730s | 13,850 people | 368,602 people | 354,752 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1740s | 14,427 people | 389,080 people | 374,653 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1750s | 15,028 people | 410,695 people | 395,667 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1760s | 15,655 people | 433,512 people | 417,857 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1770s | 16,307 people | 457,596 people | 441,289 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1780s | 16,986 people | 483,018 people | 466,032 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1790s | 17,694 people | 509,852 people | 492,158 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1800s | 20,000 people | 367,215 people | 347,215 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1810s | 20,274 people | 367,282 people | 347,009 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1820s | 22,030 people | 383,055 people | 361,025 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1830s | 25,637 people | 419,402 people | 393,765 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1840s | 31,870 people | 459,517 people | 427,648 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1850s | 50,245 people | 503,365 people | 453,119 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1860s | 89,849 people | 551,258 people | 461,409 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1870s | 139,424 people | 603,709 people | 464,285 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1880s | 186,619 people | 661,150 people | 474,531 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1890s | 256,971 people | 724,056 people | 467,085 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1900s | 367,403 people | 792,948 people | 425,545 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 529,548 people | 868,406 people | 338,858 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1920s | 706,487 people | 951,349 people | 244,862 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1930s | 1.10 million people | 1.04 million people | 60,879 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1940s | 1.70 million people | 1.14 million people | 557,308 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1950s | 2.45 million people | 1.41 million people | 1.03 million people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1960s | 3.27 million people | 1.89 million people | 1.38 million people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 4.36 million people | 2.47 million people | 1.90 million people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 5.31 million people | 3.22 million people | 2.09 million people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 6.09 million people | 4.14 million people | 1.95 million people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 6.89 million people | 5.01 million people | 1.89 million people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 7.32 million people | 6.16 million people | 1.16 million people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 7.47 million people | 7.16 million people | 311,722 people | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Hong Kong, China or Turkmenistan?
- Hong Kong, China, at 7.44 million people against 7.36 million people in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Hong Kong, China and Turkmenistan?
- 78,300 people, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Turkmenistan?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Turkmenistan rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 105th and Turkmenistan ranks 106th 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.