What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Mayotte and New Caledonia?

26,149 people, with Mayotte ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mayotte and New Caledonia?

100 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2023.

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.

Mayotte vs New Caledonia: The global population hockey stick

Mayotte

316,028 people

in 2023

New Caledonia

289,879 people

in 2023

Mayotte rank

183rd

New Caledonia rank

185th

The global population hockey stick over time

Mayotte
New Caledonia

How they compare

Mayotte currently reports 316,028 people against 289,879 people in New Caledonia, a difference of 26,149 people.

That makes Mayotte's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 100 shared years of data; in 1600 it was New Caledonia ahead.

Mayotte ranks 183rd and New Caledonia ranks 185th of 239 countries.

Across the 34 decades both report, Mayotte averaged higher in 1 and New Caledonia in 33.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mayotte	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
1600s	5 people	19,317 people	19,312 people	New Caledonia
1700s	7 people	21,463 people	21,456 people	New Caledonia
1710s	8 people	22,593 people	22,585 people	New Caledonia
1720s	10 people	23,782 people	23,772 people	New Caledonia
1730s	13 people	25,033 people	25,020 people	New Caledonia
1740s	17 people	26,351 people	26,334 people	New Caledonia
1750s	21 people	27,738 people	27,717 people	New Caledonia
1760s	26 people	29,198 people	29,172 people	New Caledonia
1770s	33 people	30,735 people	30,702 people	New Caledonia
1780s	41 people	32,352 people	32,311 people	New Caledonia
1790s	52 people	34,055 people	34,003 people	New Caledonia
1800s	65 people	35,847 people	35,782 people	New Caledonia
1810s	81 people	37,734 people	37,653 people	New Caledonia
1820s	102 people	39,830 people	39,728 people	New Caledonia
1830s	128 people	42,043 people	41,915 people	New Caledonia
1840s	160 people	44,379 people	44,219 people	New Caledonia
1850s	200 people	46,845 people	46,645 people	New Caledonia
1860s	200 people	49,447 people	49,247 people	New Caledonia
1870s	200 people	51,152 people	50,952 people	New Caledonia
1880s	200 people	52,916 people	52,716 people	New Caledonia
1890s	200 people	54,741 people	54,541 people	New Caledonia
1900s	200 people	56,628 people	56,428 people	New Caledonia
1910s	200 people	58,581 people	58,381 people	New Caledonia
1920s	200 people	60,083 people	59,883 people	New Caledonia
1930s	200 people	61,624 people	61,424 people	New Caledonia
1940s	200 people	63,204 people	63,004 people	New Caledonia
1950s	22,720 people	69,360 people	46,640 people	New Caledonia
1960s	29,904 people	92,033 people	62,129 people	New Caledonia
1970s	40,673 people	131,961 people	91,287 people	New Caledonia
1980s	65,312 people	159,630 people	94,318 people	New Caledonia
1990s	119,348 people	197,789 people	78,441 people	New Caledonia
2000s	178,780 people	241,438 people	62,658 people	New Caledonia
2010s	241,314 people	277,517 people	36,203 people	New Caledonia
2020s	300,030 people	286,606 people	13,424 people	Mayotte

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Mayotte or New Caledonia?: Mayotte, at 316,028 people against 289,879 people in New Caledonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Mayotte and New Caledonia?: 26,149 people, with Mayotte ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mayotte and New Caledonia?: 100 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2023.
How do Mayotte and New Caledonia rank globally for the global population hockey stick?: Mayotte ranks 183rd and New Caledonia ranks 185th 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: 28 August 2026

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