Niger vs Syrian Arab Republic: The global population hockey stick
Niger
26.16 million people
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
23.59 million people
in 2023
Niger rank
57th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
59th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Niger
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Niger currently reports 26.16 million people against 23.59 million people in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 2.57 million people.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Syrian Arab Republic's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
Niger ranks 57th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 59th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 548,000 people | 1.06 million people | 517,000 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1100s | 589,100 people | 1.12 million people | 535,230 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1200s | 630,200 people | 1.18 million people | 553,470 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1300s | 700,000 people | 1.24 million people | 543,000 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1400s | 750,000 people | 994,000 people | 244,000 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1500s | 822,000 people | 1.06 million people | 243,000 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1600s | 959,000 people | 1.24 million people | 284,000 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1700s | 1.10 million people | 1.25 million people | 154,000 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1710s | 1.16 million people | 1.26 million people | 96,690 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1720s | 1.17 million people | 1.26 million people | 94,190 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1730s | 1.18 million people | 1.27 million people | 91,170 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1740s | 1.19 million people | 1.28 million people | 87,590 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1750s | 1.20 million people | 1.29 million people | 83,390 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1760s | 1.22 million people | 1.29 million people | 78,490 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1770s | 1.23 million people | 1.30 million people | 72,810 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1780s | 1.24 million people | 1.31 million people | 66,260 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1790s | 1.26 million people | 1.32 million people | 58,730 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1800s | 852,737 people | 1.27 million people | 416,391 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1810s | 856,297 people | 1.31 million people | 456,267 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1820s | 878,260 people | 1.36 million people | 479,218 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1830s | 920,687 people | 1.40 million people | 483,253 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1840s | 970,265 people | 1.45 million people | 481,725 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1850s | 1.02 million people | 1.50 million people | 486,112 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1860s | 1.06 million people | 1.56 million people | 490,588 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1870s | 1.13 million people | 1.61 million people | 483,750 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1880s | 1.20 million people | 1.67 million people | 469,403 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1890s | 1.27 million people | 1.73 million people | 453,204 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1900s | 1.40 million people | 1.87 million people | 472,671 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1910s | 1.56 million people | 2.14 million people | 573,981 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1920s | 1.75 million people | 2.46 million people | 709,381 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1930s | 2.00 million people | 2.83 million people | 828,782 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1940s | 2.32 million people | 3.26 million people | 936,368 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1950s | 3.00 million people | 4.03 million people | 1.03 million people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1960s | 4.00 million people | 5.38 million people | 1.38 million people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1970s | 5.27 million people | 7.47 million people | 2.20 million people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1980s | 7.04 million people | 10.49 million people | 3.45 million people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1990s | 9.62 million people | 14.41 million people | 4.79 million people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2000s | 13.60 million people | 19.03 million people | 5.44 million people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2010s | 19.65 million people | 20.78 million people | 1.13 million people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2020s | 24.92 million people | 22.18 million people | 2.74 million people | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Niger or Syrian Arab Republic?
- Niger, at 26.16 million people against 23.59 million people in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Niger and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 2.57 million people, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Niger ranks 57th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 59th 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.