How many years of comparable data are there for Jersey and Tonga?

76 years are reported by both, from 1800 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.

Jersey vs Tonga: The global population hockey stick

Jersey

103,680 people

in 2023

Tonga

104,613 people

in 2023

Jersey rank

200th

Tonga rank

199th

The global population hockey stick over time

Jersey
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 104,613 people against 103,680 people in Jersey, a difference of 933 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Jersey ahead.

Jersey ranks 200th and Tonga ranks 199th of 239 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Jersey averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jersey	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1800s	24,420 people	18,658 people	5,762 people	Jersey
1820s	24,420 people	18,579 people	5,841 people	Jersey
1950s	60,236 people	56,673 people	3,563 people	Jersey
1960s	66,546 people	74,806 people	8,259 people	Tonga
1970s	73,523 people	91,712 people	18,189 people	Tonga
1980s	79,911 people	98,256 people	18,345 people	Tonga
1990s	85,901 people	100,467 people	14,566 people	Tonga
2000s	91,822 people	105,241 people	13,419 people	Tonga
2010s	100,488 people	106,449 people	5,961 people	Tonga
2020s	103,412 people	105,223 people	1,810 people	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Jersey or Tonga?: Tonga, at 104,613 people against 103,680 people in Jersey as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Jersey and Tonga?: 933 people, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jersey and Tonga?: 76 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
How do Jersey and Tonga rank globally for the global population hockey stick?: Jersey ranks 200th and Tonga ranks 199th 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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About this data

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.