What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Micronesia, Federated States of and Seychelles?

15,315 people, with Seychelles ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia, Federated States of and Seychelles?

224 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.

Micronesia, Federated States of vs Seychelles: The global population hockey stick

Micronesia, Federated States of

112,646 people

in 2023

Seychelles

127,961 people

in 2023

Micronesia, Federated States of rank

197th

Seychelles rank

195th

The global population hockey stick over time

Micronesia, Federated States of
Seychelles

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 127,961 people against 112,646 people in Micronesia, Federated States of, a difference of 15,315 people.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Micronesia, Federated States of's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 224 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Micronesia, Federated States of ahead.

Micronesia, Federated States of ranks 197th and Seychelles ranks 195th of 239 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Micronesia, Federated States of averaged higher in 17 and Seychelles in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Micronesia, Federated States of	Seychelles	Difference	Ahead
1800s	16,416 people	12,522 people	3,894 people	Micronesia, Federated States of
1810s	16,418 people	12,523 people	3,895 people	Micronesia, Federated States of
1820s	16,784 people	12,725 people	4,059 people	Micronesia, Federated States of
1830s	17,606 people	13,175 people	4,431 people	Micronesia, Federated States of
1840s	18,476 people	13,645 people	4,831 people	Micronesia, Federated States of
1850s	19,417 people	14,268 people	5,149 people	Micronesia, Federated States of
1860s	20,444 people	15,090 people	5,354 people	Micronesia, Federated States of
1870s	21,525 people	15,952 people	5,573 people	Micronesia, Federated States of
1880s	22,662 people	16,861 people	5,801 people	Micronesia, Federated States of
1890s	23,860 people	18,988 people	4,872 people	Micronesia, Federated States of
1900s	25,120 people	23,171 people	1,950 people	Micronesia, Federated States of
1910s	26,445 people	27,154 people	709.2 people	Seychelles
1920s	27,776 people	29,609 people	1,833 people	Seychelles
1930s	29,147 people	33,390 people	4,243 people	Seychelles
1940s	30,602 people	37,030 people	6,428 people	Seychelles
1950s	36,643 people	40,131 people	3,488 people	Seychelles
1960s	50,039 people	47,920 people	2,119 people	Micronesia, Federated States of
1970s	66,678 people	60,356 people	6,323 people	Micronesia, Federated States of
1980s	88,434 people	69,555 people	18,879 people	Micronesia, Federated States of
1990s	107,980 people	77,765 people	30,215 people	Micronesia, Federated States of
2000s	111,012 people	88,644 people	22,368 people	Micronesia, Federated States of
2010s	108,725 people	106,061 people	2,664 people	Micronesia, Federated States of
2020s	111,833 people	124,198 people	12,365 people	Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Micronesia, Federated States of or Seychelles?: Seychelles, at 127,961 people against 112,646 people in Micronesia, Federated States of as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Micronesia, Federated States of and Seychelles?: 15,315 people, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia, Federated States of and Seychelles?: 224 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
How do Micronesia, Federated States of and Seychelles rank globally for the global population hockey stick?: Micronesia, Federated States of ranks 197th and Seychelles ranks 195th 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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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.