Madagascar vs Nepal: The global population hockey stick

Madagascar
31.20 million people
in 2023
Nepal
29.69 million people
in 2023
Madagascar rank
50th
Nepal rank
52nd

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Madagascar
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 31.20 million people against 29.69 million people in Nepal, a difference of 1.50 million people.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nepal ahead.

Madagascar ranks 50th and Nepal ranks 52nd of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 39.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Nepal Difference Ahead
1000s 200,000 people 1.50 million people 1.30 million people Nepal
1100s 283,333 people 1.60 million people 1.32 million people Nepal
1200s 366,666 people 1.70 million people 1.33 million people Nepal
1300s 450,000 people 1.80 million people 1.35 million people Nepal
1400s 533,333 people 1.90 million people 1.37 million people Nepal
1500s 700,000 people 2.00 million people 1.30 million people Nepal
1600s 850,000 people 2.50 million people 1.65 million people Nepal
1700s 1.00 million people 3.00 million people 2.00 million people Nepal
1710s 1.02 million people 3.07 million people 2.05 million people Nepal
1720s 1.03 million people 3.15 million people 2.11 million people Nepal
1730s 1.05 million people 3.22 million people 2.17 million people Nepal
1740s 1.07 million people 3.29 million people 2.23 million people Nepal
1750s 1.08 million people 3.37 million people 2.28 million people Nepal
1760s 1.10 million people 3.44 million people 2.34 million people Nepal
1770s 1.12 million people 3.51 million people 2.39 million people Nepal
1780s 1.14 million people 3.59 million people 2.44 million people Nepal
1790s 1.17 million people 3.66 million people 2.49 million people Nepal
1800s 1.54 million people 3.97 million people 2.43 million people Nepal
1810s 1.63 million people 3.91 million people 2.28 million people Nepal
1820s 1.80 million people 3.95 million people 2.15 million people Nepal
1830s 2.09 million people 4.10 million people 2.01 million people Nepal
1840s 2.43 million people 4.26 million people 1.84 million people Nepal
1850s 2.65 million people 4.41 million people 1.76 million people Nepal
1860s 2.71 million people 4.55 million people 1.85 million people Nepal
1870s 2.77 million people 4.72 million people 1.95 million people Nepal
1880s 2.85 million people 4.93 million people 2.08 million people Nepal
1890s 2.79 million people 5.07 million people 2.28 million people Nepal
1900s 2.61 million people 5.24 million people 2.63 million people Nepal
1910s 2.51 million people 5.38 million people 2.87 million people Nepal
1920s 2.65 million people 5.35 million people 2.70 million people Nepal
1930s 3.06 million people 5.35 million people 2.29 million people Nepal
1940s 3.58 million people 6.70 million people 3.12 million people Nepal
1950s 4.45 million people 9.17 million people 4.72 million people Nepal
1960s 5.77 million people 11.09 million people 5.33 million people Nepal
1970s 7.66 million people 13.76 million people 6.10 million people Nepal
1980s 10.31 million people 17.28 million people 6.97 million people Nepal
1990s 13.91 million people 21.91 million people 7.99 million people Nepal
2000s 18.95 million people 26.04 million people 7.09 million people Nepal
2010s 25.14 million people 27.79 million people 2.65 million people Nepal
2020s 30.07 million people 29.46 million people 606,575 people Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Madagascar or Nepal?
Madagascar, at 31.20 million people against 29.69 million people in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Madagascar and Nepal?
1.50 million people, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nepal?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Nepal rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Madagascar ranks 50th and Nepal ranks 52nd 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

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.