Mali vs Taiwan, China: The global population hockey stick

Mali
23.77 million people
in 2023
Taiwan, China
23.32 million people
in 2023
Mali rank
58th
Taiwan, China rank
60th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Mali
  • Taiwan, China
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 23.77 million people against 23.32 million people in Taiwan, China, a difference of 452,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 58th and Taiwan, China ranks 60th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 17 and Taiwan, China in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Taiwan, China Difference Ahead
1000s 722,000 people 99,087 people 622,913 people Mali
1100s 776,150 people 118,905 people 657,245 people Mali
1200s 830,300 people 138,722 people 691,578 people Mali
1300s 900,000 people 158,540 people 741,460 people Mali
1400s 1.00 million people 178,357 people 821,643 people Mali
1500s 1.08 million people 198,175 people 884,825 people Mali
1600s 1.26 million people 198,175 people 1.07 million people Mali
1700s 1.44 million people 990,877 people 453,123 people Mali
1710s 1.62 million people 1.13 million people 494,140 people Mali
1720s 1.64 million people 1.19 million people 452,920 people Mali
1730s 1.66 million people 1.25 million people 409,580 people Mali
1740s 1.68 million people 1.31 million people 364,060 people Mali
1750s 1.70 million people 1.38 million people 316,320 people Mali
1760s 1.72 million people 1.46 million people 266,310 people Mali
1770s 1.75 million people 1.53 million people 214,020 people Mali
1780s 1.77 million people 1.61 million people 159,420 people Mali
1790s 1.80 million people 1.70 million people 102,540 people Mali
1800s 1.40 million people 2.00 million people 596,600 people Taiwan, China
1810s 1.40 million people 2.01 million people 601,567 people Taiwan, China
1820s 1.42 million people 2.04 million people 617,722 people Taiwan, China
1830s 1.45 million people 2.09 million people 644,255 people Taiwan, China
1840s 1.48 million people 2.16 million people 678,528 people Taiwan, China
1850s 1.56 million people 2.23 million people 670,417 people Taiwan, China
1860s 1.68 million people 2.29 million people 607,460 people Taiwan, China
1870s 1.83 million people 2.36 million people 524,893 people Taiwan, China
1880s 2.01 million people 2.43 million people 420,896 people Taiwan, China
1890s 2.20 million people 2.62 million people 418,502 people Taiwan, China
1900s 2.49 million people 2.99 million people 495,092 people Taiwan, China
1910s 2.87 million people 3.42 million people 557,641 people Taiwan, China
1920s 3.23 million people 3.97 million people 742,924 people Taiwan, China
1930s 3.69 million people 5.06 million people 1.37 million people Taiwan, China
1940s 4.28 million people 6.33 million people 2.05 million people Taiwan, China
1950s 5.01 million people 9.01 million people 4.00 million people Taiwan, China
1960s 5.78 million people 12.87 million people 7.09 million people Taiwan, China
1970s 6.79 million people 16.24 million people 9.45 million people Taiwan, China
1980s 8.27 million people 19.36 million people 11.08 million people Taiwan, China
1990s 10.12 million people 21.43 million people 11.31 million people Taiwan, China
2000s 13.39 million people 22.78 million people 9.38 million people Taiwan, China
2010s 18.40 million people 23.48 million people 5.09 million people Taiwan, China
2020s 22.74 million people 23.49 million people 753,725 people Taiwan, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Mali or Taiwan, China?
Mali, at 23.77 million people against 23.32 million people in Taiwan, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Mali and Taiwan, China?
452,000 people, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Taiwan, China?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Mali and Taiwan, China rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Mali ranks 58th 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.