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Netherlands vs Senegal: The global population hockey stick

Netherlands
18.09 million people
in 2023
Senegal
18.08 million people
in 2023
Netherlands rank
71st
Senegal rank
72nd

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Netherlands
  • Senegal
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M100015112023

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 18.09 million people against 18.08 million people in Senegal, a difference of 14,900 people.

Across all 241 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 71st and Senegal ranks 72nd of 239 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Senegal Difference Ahead
1000s 369,012 people 121,508 people 247,504 people Netherlands
1100s 442,815 people 151,885 people 290,930 people Netherlands
1200s 498,167 people 189,856 people 308,311 people Netherlands
1300s 881,372 people 237,320 people 644,052 people Netherlands
1400s 629,551 people 296,650 people 332,901 people Netherlands
1500s 1.09 million people 370,813 people 715,557 people Netherlands
1600s 1.54 million people 463,516 people 1.08 million people Netherlands
1700s 2.00 million people 579,396 people 1.42 million people Netherlands
1710s 2.03 million people 587,622 people 1.45 million people Netherlands
1720s 2.07 million people 596,319 people 1.47 million people Netherlands
1730s 2.10 million people 605,533 people 1.49 million people Netherlands
1740s 2.13 million people 615,323 people 1.52 million people Netherlands
1750s 2.16 million people 625,752 people 1.54 million people Netherlands
1760s 2.20 million people 636,897 people 1.56 million people Netherlands
1770s 2.23 million people 648,850 people 1.58 million people Netherlands
1780s 2.26 million people 661,717 people 1.60 million people Netherlands
1790s 2.29 million people 675,627 people 1.62 million people Netherlands
1800s 2.02 million people 1.01 million people 1.01 million people Netherlands
1810s 2.17 million people 1.01 million people 1.16 million people Netherlands
1820s 2.47 million people 997,563 people 1.47 million people Netherlands
1830s 2.74 million people 971,318 people 1.77 million people Netherlands
1840s 2.98 million people 945,719 people 2.03 million people Netherlands
1850s 3.20 million people 956,409 people 2.24 million people Netherlands
1860s 3.45 million people 1.02 million people 2.43 million people Netherlands
1870s 3.80 million people 1.12 million people 2.68 million people Netherlands
1880s 4.26 million people 1.23 million people 3.03 million people Netherlands
1890s 4.80 million people 1.33 million people 3.47 million people Netherlands
1900s 5.48 million people 1.42 million people 4.06 million people Netherlands
1910s 6.32 million people 1.51 million people 4.81 million people Netherlands
1920s 7.29 million people 1.67 million people 5.62 million people Netherlands
1930s 8.31 million people 1.93 million people 6.38 million people Netherlands
1940s 9.41 million people 2.26 million people 7.15 million people Netherlands
1950s 10.71 million people 2.88 million people 7.82 million people Netherlands
1960s 12.20 million people 3.81 million people 8.39 million people Netherlands
1970s 13.60 million people 5.09 million people 8.50 million people Netherlands
1980s 14.53 million people 6.63 million people 7.90 million people Netherlands
1990s 15.50 million people 8.73 million people 6.77 million people Netherlands
2000s 16.41 million people 11.12 million people 5.29 million people Netherlands
2010s 17.11 million people 14.41 million people 2.70 million people Netherlands
2020s 17.84 million people 17.43 million people 406,350 people Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Netherlands or Senegal?
Netherlands, at 18.09 million people against 18.08 million people in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Netherlands and Senegal?
14,900 people, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Senegal?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Senegal rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Netherlands ranks 71st and Senegal ranks 72nd 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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About this data

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
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.