Madagascar vs Mozambique: The global population hockey stick
Madagascar
31.20 million people
in 2023
Mozambique
33.64 million people
in 2023
Madagascar rank
50th
Mozambique rank
48th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Madagascar
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 33.64 million people against 31.20 million people in Madagascar, a difference of 2.44 million people.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
Across all 241 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 50th and Mozambique ranks 48th of 239 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 200,000 people | 300,000 people | 100,000 people | Mozambique |
| 1100s | 283,333 people | 440,000 people | 156,667 people | Mozambique |
| 1200s | 366,666 people | 580,000 people | 213,334 people | Mozambique |
| 1300s | 450,000 people | 720,000 people | 270,000 people | Mozambique |
| 1400s | 533,333 people | 860,000 people | 326,667 people | Mozambique |
| 1500s | 700,000 people | 1.00 million people | 300,000 people | Mozambique |
| 1600s | 850,000 people | 1.25 million people | 400,000 people | Mozambique |
| 1700s | 1.00 million people | 1.50 million people | 500,000 people | Mozambique |
| 1710s | 1.02 million people | 1.55 million people | 530,690 people | Mozambique |
| 1720s | 1.03 million people | 1.60 million people | 565,800 people | Mozambique |
| 1730s | 1.05 million people | 1.65 million people | 600,050 people | Mozambique |
| 1740s | 1.07 million people | 1.70 million people | 633,360 people | Mozambique |
| 1750s | 1.08 million people | 1.75 million people | 665,590 people | Mozambique |
| 1760s | 1.10 million people | 1.80 million people | 696,650 people | Mozambique |
| 1770s | 1.12 million people | 1.85 million people | 726,370 people | Mozambique |
| 1780s | 1.14 million people | 1.90 million people | 754,570 people | Mozambique |
| 1790s | 1.17 million people | 1.95 million people | 781,060 people | Mozambique |
| 1800s | 1.54 million people | 2.02 million people | 481,687 people | Mozambique |
| 1810s | 1.63 million people | 2.07 million people | 439,126 people | Mozambique |
| 1820s | 1.80 million people | 2.38 million people | 580,055 people | Mozambique |
| 1830s | 2.09 million people | 3.13 million people | 1.03 million people | Mozambique |
| 1840s | 2.43 million people | 4.10 million people | 1.68 million people | Mozambique |
| 1850s | 2.65 million people | 4.72 million people | 2.07 million people | Mozambique |
| 1860s | 2.71 million people | 4.67 million people | 1.96 million people | Mozambique |
| 1870s | 2.77 million people | 4.55 million people | 1.78 million people | Mozambique |
| 1880s | 2.85 million people | 4.48 million people | 1.63 million people | Mozambique |
| 1890s | 2.79 million people | 4.38 million people | 1.58 million people | Mozambique |
| 1900s | 2.61 million people | 4.09 million people | 1.48 million people | Mozambique |
| 1910s | 2.51 million people | 3.81 million people | 1.30 million people | Mozambique |
| 1920s | 2.65 million people | 3.98 million people | 1.33 million people | Mozambique |
| 1930s | 3.06 million people | 4.59 million people | 1.54 million people | Mozambique |
| 1940s | 3.58 million people | 5.38 million people | 1.80 million people | Mozambique |
| 1950s | 4.45 million people | 6.25 million people | 1.80 million people | Mozambique |
| 1960s | 5.77 million people | 7.35 million people | 1.59 million people | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 7.66 million people | 9.49 million people | 1.83 million people | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 10.31 million people | 12.30 million people | 1.99 million people | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 13.91 million people | 15.36 million people | 1.45 million people | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 18.95 million people | 20.14 million people | 1.20 million people | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 25.14 million people | 26.28 million people | 1.14 million people | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 30.07 million people | 32.20 million people | 2.13 million people | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Madagascar or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 33.64 million people against 31.20 million people in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Madagascar and Mozambique?
- 2.44 million people, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mozambique?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Mozambique rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Madagascar ranks 50th and Mozambique ranks 48th 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.