Montserrat vs Tokelau: The global population hockey stick
Montserrat
4,440 people
in 2023
Tokelau
2,424 people
in 2023
Montserrat rank
234th
Tokelau rank
236th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Montserrat
- Tokelau
How they compare
Montserrat currently reports 4,440 people against 2,424 people in Tokelau, a difference of 2,016 people.
That makes Montserrat's figure about 1.8 times Tokelau's.
Across all 78 years both countries report, Montserrat has been ahead every year.
Montserrat ranks 234th and Tokelau ranks 236th of 239 countries.
Montserrat has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Montserrat | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 4,039 people | 917 people | 3,122 people | Montserrat |
| 1800s | 8,881 people | 1,009 people | 7,872 people | Montserrat |
| 1850s | 10,956 people | 1,000 people | 9,956 people | Montserrat |
| 1900s | 12,966 people | 350 people | 12,616 people | Montserrat |
| 1950s | 12,547 people | 1,633 people | 10,914 people | Montserrat |
| 1960s | 11,718 people | 1,873 people | 9,845 people | Montserrat |
| 1970s | 11,412 people | 1,677 people | 9,735 people | Montserrat |
| 1980s | 11,064 people | 1,745 people | 9,319 people | Montserrat |
| 1990s | 8,437 people | 1,801 people | 6,636 people | Montserrat |
| 2000s | 4,651 people | 1,714 people | 2,938 people | Montserrat |
| 2010s | 4,714 people | 1,754 people | 2,960 people | Montserrat |
| 2020s | 4,488 people | 2,278 people | 2,210 people | Montserrat |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Montserrat or Tokelau?
- Montserrat, at 4,440 people against 2,424 people in Tokelau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Montserrat and Tokelau?
- 2,016 people, with Montserrat ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Montserrat and Tokelau?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2023.
- How do Montserrat and Tokelau rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Montserrat ranks 234th and Tokelau ranks 236th 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.