Mexico vs Russian Federation: The global population hockey stick
Mexico
129.74 million people
in 2023
Russian Federation
145.44 million people
in 2023
Mexico rank
11th
Russian Federation rank
10th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Mexico
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 145.44 million people against 129.74 million people in Mexico, a difference of 15.70 million people.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 11th and Russian Federation ranks 10th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Russian Federation in 34.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 14.86 million people | 2.52 million people | 12.34 million people | Mexico |
| 1100s | 16.75 million people | 3.78 million people | 12.97 million people | Mexico |
| 1200s | 18.66 million people | 5.67 million people | 12.99 million people | Mexico |
| 1300s | 20.58 million people | 5.87 million people | 14.72 million people | Mexico |
| 1400s | 22.52 million people | 5.87 million people | 16.65 million people | Mexico |
| 1500s | 24.46 million people | 7.56 million people | 16.90 million people | Mexico |
| 1600s | 1.00 million people | 9.45 million people | 8.45 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1700s | 4.00 million people | 10.71 million people | 6.71 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1710s | 4.34 million people | 13.04 million people | 8.70 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1720s | 4.67 million people | 15.36 million people | 10.69 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1730s | 5.01 million people | 17.69 million people | 12.69 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1740s | 5.34 million people | 20.02 million people | 14.68 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1750s | 5.68 million people | 22.35 million people | 16.67 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1760s | 6.01 million people | 24.67 million people | 18.66 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1770s | 6.35 million people | 27.00 million people | 20.65 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1780s | 6.69 million people | 29.33 million people | 22.64 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1790s | 7.02 million people | 31.66 million people | 24.64 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1800s | 5.41 million people | 31.30 million people | 25.89 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1810s | 6.14 million people | 31.53 million people | 25.38 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1820s | 6.49 million people | 32.97 million people | 26.49 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1830s | 6.68 million people | 35.83 million people | 29.14 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1840s | 7.32 million people | 39.27 million people | 31.96 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1850s | 8.15 million people | 43.03 million people | 34.87 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1860s | 8.93 million people | 47.10 million people | 38.17 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1870s | 9.64 million people | 51.51 million people | 41.87 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1880s | 10.81 million people | 56.38 million people | 45.56 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1890s | 12.30 million people | 61.72 million people | 49.42 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1900s | 13.87 million people | 67.56 million people | 53.70 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1910s | 14.51 million people | 73.93 million people | 59.42 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1920s | 15.44 million people | 81.02 million people | 65.58 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1930s | 18.03 million people | 88.82 million people | 70.79 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1940s | 23.14 million people | 97.37 million people | 74.23 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1950s | 31.37 million people | 110.56 million people | 79.19 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1960s | 42.68 million people | 125.61 million people | 82.93 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1970s | 58.18 million people | 133.89 million people | 75.71 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1980s | 74.28 million people | 143.21 million people | 68.93 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | 90.02 million people | 148.28 million people | 58.26 million people | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 105.19 million people | 145.00 million people | 39.81 million people | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 120.09 million people | 145.20 million people | 25.12 million people | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 128.20 million people | 145.81 million people | 17.61 million people | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Mexico or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 145.44 million people against 129.74 million people in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Mexico and Russian Federation?
- 15.70 million people, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Russian Federation?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Russian Federation rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Mexico ranks 11th and Russian Federation ranks 10th 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.