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Malawi vs Taiwan, China: The global population hockey stick

Malawi
21.10 million people
in 2023
Taiwan, China
23.32 million people
in 2023
Malawi rank
63rd
Taiwan, China rank
60th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Malawi
  • Taiwan, China
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How they compare

Taiwan, China currently reports 23.32 million people against 21.10 million people in Malawi, a difference of 2.21 million people.

That makes Taiwan, China's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

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

Malawi ranks 63rd and Taiwan, China ranks 60th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 7 and Taiwan, China in 33.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Taiwan, China Difference Ahead
1000s 178,500 people 99,087 people 79,413 people Malawi
1100s 214,200 people 118,905 people 95,295 people Malawi
1200s 249,900 people 138,722 people 111,178 people Malawi
1300s 285,600 people 158,540 people 127,060 people Malawi
1400s 321,300 people 178,357 people 142,943 people Malawi
1500s 357,000 people 198,175 people 158,825 people Malawi
1600s 387,345 people 198,175 people 189,170 people Malawi
1700s 417,690 people 990,877 people 573,187 people Taiwan, China
1710s 435,095 people 1.13 million people 692,125 people Taiwan, China
1720s 443,408 people 1.19 million people 743,142 people Taiwan, China
1730s 452,257 people 1.25 million people 796,743 people Taiwan, China
1740s 461,701 people 1.31 million people 853,039 people Taiwan, China
1750s 471,811 people 1.38 million people 912,119 people Taiwan, China
1760s 482,671 people 1.46 million people 974,099 people Taiwan, China
1770s 494,380 people 1.53 million people 1.04 million people Taiwan, China
1780s 507,057 people 1.61 million people 1.11 million people Taiwan, China
1790s 520,844 people 1.70 million people 1.18 million people Taiwan, China
1800s 813,236 people 2.00 million people 1.19 million people Taiwan, China
1810s 1.01 million people 2.01 million people 996,748 people Taiwan, China
1820s 1.25 million people 2.04 million people 786,320 people Taiwan, China
1830s 1.55 million people 2.09 million people 546,249 people Taiwan, China
1840s 1.92 million people 2.16 million people 244,333 people Taiwan, China
1850s 2.15 million people 2.23 million people 79,261 people Taiwan, China
1860s 2.14 million people 2.29 million people 146,853 people Taiwan, China
1870s 2.13 million people 2.36 million people 230,423 people Taiwan, China
1880s 2.13 million people 2.43 million people 298,033 people Taiwan, China
1890s 2.11 million people 2.62 million people 508,159 people Taiwan, China
1900s 2.00 million people 2.99 million people 988,495 people Taiwan, China
1910s 1.89 million people 3.42 million people 1.54 million people Taiwan, China
1920s 1.98 million people 3.97 million people 1.99 million people Taiwan, China
1930s 2.28 million people 5.06 million people 2.78 million people Taiwan, China
1940s 2.67 million people 6.33 million people 3.66 million people Taiwan, China
1950s 3.23 million people 9.01 million people 5.79 million people Taiwan, China
1960s 4.06 million people 12.87 million people 8.81 million people Taiwan, China
1970s 5.26 million people 16.24 million people 10.98 million people Taiwan, China
1980s 7.57 million people 19.36 million people 11.79 million people Taiwan, China
1990s 10.29 million people 21.43 million people 11.14 million people Taiwan, China
2000s 12.75 million people 22.78 million people 10.03 million people Taiwan, China
2010s 16.88 million people 23.48 million people 6.60 million people Taiwan, China
2020s 20.31 million people 23.49 million people 3.18 million people Taiwan, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Malawi or Taiwan, China?
Taiwan, China, at 23.32 million people against 21.10 million people in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Malawi and Taiwan, China?
2.21 million people, with Taiwan, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Taiwan, China?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Taiwan, China rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Malawi ranks 63rd and Taiwan, China ranks 60th 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.