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
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) 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.