Naoero vs Palau: The global population hockey stick
Naoero
11,900 people
in 2023
Palau
17,751 people
in 2023
Naoero rank
228th
Palau rank
225th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Naoero
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 17,751 people against 11,900 people in Naoero, a difference of 5,851 people.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.5 times Naoero's.
Across all 224 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Naoero ranks 228th and Palau ranks 225th of 239 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Naoero | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 1,834 people | 3,875 people | 2,041 people | Palau |
| 1810s | 1,834 people | 3,875 people | 2,041 people | Palau |
| 1820s | 1,841 people | 3,962 people | 2,121 people | Palau |
| 1830s | 1,857 people | 4,156 people | 2,299 people | Palau |
| 1840s | 1,873 people | 4,361 people | 2,488 people | Palau |
| 1850s | 1,886 people | 4,580 people | 2,694 people | Palau |
| 1860s | 1,893 people | 4,814 people | 2,921 people | Palau |
| 1870s | 1,901 people | 5,060 people | 3,159 people | Palau |
| 1880s | 1,909 people | 5,318 people | 3,410 people | Palau |
| 1890s | 1,916 people | 5,590 people | 3,674 people | Palau |
| 1900s | 1,924 people | 5,876 people | 3,952 people | Palau |
| 1910s | 1,933 people | 6,176 people | 4,242 people | Palau |
| 1920s | 2,350 people | 6,483 people | 4,134 people | Palau |
| 1930s | 2,900 people | 6,804 people | 3,904 people | Palau |
| 1940s | 3,096 people | 7,143 people | 4,047 people | Palau |
| 1950s | 3,902 people | 8,314 people | 4,412 people | Palau |
| 1960s | 5,622 people | 10,381 people | 4,758 people | Palau |
| 1970s | 7,026 people | 12,335 people | 5,309 people | Palau |
| 1980s | 8,514 people | 13,557 people | 5,043 people | Palau |
| 1990s | 10,088 people | 17,063 people | 6,974 people | Palau |
| 2000s | 10,086 people | 19,418 people | 9,332 people | Palau |
| 2010s | 10,838 people | 17,884 people | 7,045 people | Palau |
| 2020s | 11,778 people | 17,790 people | 6,012 people | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Naoero or Palau?
- Palau, at 17,751 people against 11,900 people in Naoero as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Naoero and Palau?
- 5,851 people, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Naoero and Palau?
- 224 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Naoero and Palau rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Naoero ranks 228th and Palau ranks 225th 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.