Naoero vs Tuvalu: The global population hockey stick
Naoero
11,900 people
in 2023
Tuvalu
9,837 people
in 2023
Naoero rank
228th
Tuvalu rank
231st
The global population hockey stick over time
- Naoero
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Naoero currently reports 11,900 people against 9,837 people in Tuvalu, a difference of 2,063 people.
That makes Naoero's figure about 1.2 times Tuvalu's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 224 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Naoero ranks 228th and Tuvalu ranks 231st of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Naoero averaged higher in 5 and Tuvalu in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Naoero | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 1,834 people | 2,499 people | 665 people | Tuvalu |
| 1810s | 1,834 people | 2,499 people | 665.2 people | Tuvalu |
| 1820s | 1,841 people | 2,555 people | 713.7 people | Tuvalu |
| 1830s | 1,857 people | 2,680 people | 823 people | Tuvalu |
| 1840s | 1,873 people | 2,813 people | 939.2 people | Tuvalu |
| 1850s | 1,886 people | 2,953 people | 1,067 people | Tuvalu |
| 1860s | 1,893 people | 3,102 people | 1,209 people | Tuvalu |
| 1870s | 1,901 people | 3,259 people | 1,358 people | Tuvalu |
| 1880s | 1,909 people | 3,424 people | 1,515 people | Tuvalu |
| 1890s | 1,916 people | 3,597 people | 1,681 people | Tuvalu |
| 1900s | 1,924 people | 3,779 people | 1,855 people | Tuvalu |
| 1910s | 1,933 people | 3,970 people | 2,037 people | Tuvalu |
| 1920s | 2,350 people | 4,167 people | 1,818 people | Tuvalu |
| 1930s | 2,900 people | 4,373 people | 1,474 people | Tuvalu |
| 1940s | 3,096 people | 4,590 people | 1,494 people | Tuvalu |
| 1950s | 3,902 people | 5,261 people | 1,359 people | Tuvalu |
| 1960s | 5,622 people | 5,696 people | 73.5 people | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 7,026 people | 6,210 people | 815.6 people | Naoero |
| 1980s | 8,514 people | 8,028 people | 486.3 people | Naoero |
| 1990s | 10,088 people | 9,228 people | 859.9 people | Naoero |
| 2000s | 10,086 people | 9,944 people | 141.4 people | Naoero |
| 2010s | 10,838 people | 10,864 people | 25.6 people | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 11,778 people | 10,122 people | 1,657 people | Naoero |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Naoero or Tuvalu?
- Naoero, at 11,900 people against 9,837 people in Tuvalu as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Naoero and Tuvalu?
- 2,063 people, with Naoero ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Naoero and Tuvalu?
- 224 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Naoero and Tuvalu rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Naoero ranks 228th and Tuvalu ranks 231st 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.