Luxembourg vs Macau, China: The global population hockey stick
Luxembourg
665,101 people
in 2023
Macau, China
713,916 people
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
169th
Macau, China rank
168th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Luxembourg
- Macau, China
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 713,916 people against 665,101 people in Luxembourg, a difference of 48,815 people.
That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 169th and Macau, China ranks 168th of 239 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 12 and Macau, China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 127,030 people | 17,310 people | 109,720 people | Luxembourg |
| 1830s | 176,980 people | 24,000 people | 152,980 people | Luxembourg |
| 1860s | 202,043 people | 85,000 people | 117,043 people | Luxembourg |
| 1900s | 235,574 people | 64,000 people | 171,574 people | Luxembourg |
| 1910s | 258,721 people | 76,000 people | 182,721 people | Luxembourg |
| 1920s | 279,924 people | 120,500 people | 159,424 people | Luxembourg |
| 1930s | 300,294 people | 170,000 people | 130,294 people | Luxembourg |
| 1940s | 300,207 people | 375,000 people | 74,793 people | Macau, China |
| 1950s | 304,262 people | 193,265 people | 110,998 people | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 327,259 people | 223,459 people | 103,800 people | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 351,978 people | 242,606 people | 109,372 people | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 368,169 people | 288,549 people | 79,620 people | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 405,536 people | 393,099 people | 12,437 people | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 464,014 people | 490,161 people | 26,147 people | Macau, China |
| 2010s | 563,443 people | 616,778 people | 53,335 people | Macau, China |
| 2020s | 647,322 people | 698,937 people | 51,615 people | Macau, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Luxembourg or Macau, China?
- Macau, China, at 713,916 people against 665,101 people in Luxembourg as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Luxembourg and Macau, China?
- 48,815 people, with Macau, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Macau, China?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and Macau, China rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Luxembourg ranks 169th and Macau, China ranks 168th 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
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.