Kiribati vs Seychelles: The global population hockey stick
Kiribati
132,540 people
in 2023
Seychelles
127,961 people
in 2023
Kiribati rank
194th
Seychelles rank
195th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Kiribati
- Seychelles
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 132,540 people against 127,961 people in Seychelles, a difference of 4,579 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 224 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 194th and Seychelles ranks 195th of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 20 and Seychelles in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 17,876 people | 12,522 people | 5,354 people | Kiribati |
| 1810s | 17,878 people | 12,523 people | 5,355 people | Kiribati |
| 1820s | 18,277 people | 12,725 people | 5,552 people | Kiribati |
| 1830s | 19,172 people | 13,175 people | 5,997 people | Kiribati |
| 1840s | 20,119 people | 13,645 people | 6,474 people | Kiribati |
| 1850s | 21,286 people | 14,268 people | 7,018 people | Kiribati |
| 1860s | 22,738 people | 15,090 people | 7,648 people | Kiribati |
| 1870s | 24,281 people | 15,952 people | 8,329 people | Kiribati |
| 1880s | 25,922 people | 16,861 people | 9,060 people | Kiribati |
| 1890s | 27,664 people | 18,988 people | 8,677 people | Kiribati |
| 1900s | 29,516 people | 23,171 people | 6,346 people | Kiribati |
| 1910s | 31,468 people | 27,154 people | 4,314 people | Kiribati |
| 1920s | 33,170 people | 29,609 people | 3,562 people | Kiribati |
| 1930s | 34,808 people | 33,390 people | 1,419 people | Kiribati |
| 1940s | 36,538 people | 37,030 people | 492.3 people | Seychelles |
| 1950s | 41,753 people | 40,131 people | 1,622 people | Kiribati |
| 1960s | 52,285 people | 47,920 people | 4,365 people | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 60,012 people | 60,356 people | 343.5 people | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 66,483 people | 69,555 people | 3,072 people | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 80,866 people | 77,765 people | 3,100 people | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 97,242 people | 88,644 people | 8,598 people | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 116,248 people | 106,061 people | 10,187 people | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 129,380 people | 124,198 people | 5,182 people | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Kiribati or Seychelles?
- Kiribati, at 132,540 people against 127,961 people in Seychelles as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Kiribati and Seychelles?
- 4,579 people, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Seychelles?
- 224 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Seychelles rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Kiribati ranks 194th and Seychelles ranks 195th 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.