Mozambique vs Peru: The global population hockey stick
Mozambique
33.64 million people
in 2023
Peru
33.85 million people
in 2023
Mozambique rank
48th
Peru rank
46th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Mozambique
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 33.85 million people against 33.64 million people in Mozambique, a difference of 210,400 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Peru ahead.
Mozambique ranks 48th and Peru ranks 46th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 20 and Peru in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 300,000 people | 3.00 million people | 2.70 million people | Peru |
| 1100s | 440,000 people | 3.20 million people | 2.76 million people | Peru |
| 1200s | 580,000 people | 3.40 million people | 2.82 million people | Peru |
| 1300s | 720,000 people | 3.60 million people | 2.88 million people | Peru |
| 1400s | 860,000 people | 3.80 million people | 2.94 million people | Peru |
| 1500s | 1.00 million people | 4.00 million people | 3.00 million people | Peru |
| 1600s | 1.25 million people | 1.30 million people | 50,000 people | Peru |
| 1700s | 1.50 million people | 1.50 million people | 490 people | Peru |
| 1710s | 1.55 million people | 1.48 million people | 65,400 people | Mozambique |
| 1720s | 1.60 million people | 1.47 million people | 131,110 people | Mozambique |
| 1730s | 1.65 million people | 1.45 million people | 196,650 people | Mozambique |
| 1740s | 1.70 million people | 1.44 million people | 262,020 people | Mozambique |
| 1750s | 1.75 million people | 1.42 million people | 327,210 people | Mozambique |
| 1760s | 1.80 million people | 1.41 million people | 392,250 people | Mozambique |
| 1770s | 1.85 million people | 1.39 million people | 457,110 people | Mozambique |
| 1780s | 1.90 million people | 1.38 million people | 521,810 people | Mozambique |
| 1790s | 1.95 million people | 1.36 million people | 586,350 people | Mozambique |
| 1800s | 2.02 million people | 1.28 million people | 740,030 people | Mozambique |
| 1810s | 2.07 million people | 1.30 million people | 765,997 people | Mozambique |
| 1820s | 2.38 million people | 1.34 million people | 1.04 million people | Mozambique |
| 1830s | 3.13 million people | 1.70 million people | 1.42 million people | Mozambique |
| 1840s | 4.10 million people | 2.66 million people | 1.44 million people | Mozambique |
| 1850s | 4.72 million people | 2.94 million people | 1.78 million people | Mozambique |
| 1860s | 4.67 million people | 2.55 million people | 2.12 million people | Mozambique |
| 1870s | 4.55 million people | 2.76 million people | 1.79 million people | Mozambique |
| 1880s | 4.48 million people | 3.13 million people | 1.35 million people | Mozambique |
| 1890s | 4.38 million people | 3.48 million people | 899,515 people | Mozambique |
| 1900s | 4.09 million people | 3.86 million people | 227,433 people | Mozambique |
| 1910s | 3.81 million people | 4.38 million people | 570,766 people | Peru |
| 1920s | 3.98 million people | 5.04 million people | 1.06 million people | Peru |
| 1930s | 4.59 million people | 5.90 million people | 1.31 million people | Peru |
| 1940s | 5.38 million people | 6.96 million people | 1.59 million people | Peru |
| 1950s | 6.25 million people | 8.73 million people | 2.49 million people | Peru |
| 1960s | 7.35 million people | 11.62 million people | 4.27 million people | Peru |
| 1970s | 9.49 million people | 15.17 million people | 5.68 million people | Peru |
| 1980s | 12.30 million people | 19.42 million people | 7.13 million people | Peru |
| 1990s | 15.36 million people | 24.11 million people | 8.75 million people | Peru |
| 2000s | 20.14 million people | 27.89 million people | 7.74 million people | Peru |
| 2010s | 26.28 million people | 30.49 million people | 4.21 million people | Peru |
| 2020s | 32.20 million people | 33.33 million people | 1.13 million people | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Mozambique or Peru?
- Peru, at 33.85 million people against 33.64 million people in Mozambique as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Mozambique and Peru?
- 210,400 people, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Peru?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Mozambique and Peru rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Mozambique ranks 48th and Peru ranks 46th 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.