Macau, China vs Solomon Islands: The global population hockey stick
Macau, China
713,916 people
in 2023
Solomon Islands
800,014 people
in 2023
Macau, China rank
168th
Solomon Islands rank
166th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Macau, China
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 800,014 people against 713,916 people in Macau, China, a difference of 86,098 people.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.1 times Macau, China's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Macau, China ranks 168th and Solomon Islands ranks 166th of 239 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 8 and Solomon Islands in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macau, China | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 17,310 people | 56,998 people | 39,688 people | Solomon Islands |
| 1830s | 24,000 people | 68,452 people | 44,452 people | Solomon Islands |
| 1860s | 85,000 people | 87,415 people | 2,415 people | Solomon Islands |
| 1900s | 64,000 people | 133,028 people | 69,028 people | Solomon Islands |
| 1910s | 76,000 people | 146,847 people | 70,847 people | Solomon Islands |
| 1920s | 120,500 people | 125,554 people | 5,054 people | Solomon Islands |
| 1930s | 170,000 people | 93,101 people | 76,899 people | Macau, China |
| 1940s | 375,000 people | 93,992 people | 281,008 people | Macau, China |
| 1950s | 193,265 people | 121,318 people | 71,947 people | Macau, China |
| 1960s | 223,459 people | 155,367 people | 68,091 people | Macau, China |
| 1970s | 242,606 people | 200,149 people | 42,456 people | Macau, China |
| 1980s | 288,549 people | 278,551 people | 9,998 people | Macau, China |
| 1990s | 393,099 people | 379,977 people | 13,122 people | Macau, China |
| 2000s | 490,161 people | 478,989 people | 11,172 people | Macau, China |
| 2010s | 616,778 people | 629,618 people | 12,839 people | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 698,937 people | 772,047 people | 73,110 people | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Macau, China or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 800,014 people against 713,916 people in Macau, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Macau, China and Solomon Islands?
- 86,098 people, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Solomon Islands?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Macau, China and Solomon Islands rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Macau, China ranks 168th and Solomon Islands ranks 166th 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.