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Niger vs Taiwan, China: The global population hockey stick

Niger
26.16 million people
in 2023
Taiwan, China
23.32 million people
in 2023
Niger rank
57th
Taiwan, China rank
60th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Niger
  • Taiwan, China
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 26.16 million people against 23.32 million people in Taiwan, China, a difference of 2.84 million people.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan, China's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 57th and Taiwan, China ranks 60th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 10 and Taiwan, China in 30.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Taiwan, China Difference Ahead
1000s 548,000 people 99,087 people 448,913 people Niger
1100s 589,100 people 118,905 people 470,195 people Niger
1200s 630,200 people 138,722 people 491,478 people Niger
1300s 700,000 people 158,540 people 541,460 people Niger
1400s 750,000 people 178,357 people 571,643 people Niger
1500s 822,000 people 198,175 people 623,825 people Niger
1600s 959,000 people 198,175 people 760,825 people Niger
1700s 1.10 million people 990,877 people 105,123 people Niger
1710s 1.16 million people 1.13 million people 33,340 people Niger
1720s 1.17 million people 1.19 million people 16,240 people Taiwan, China
1730s 1.18 million people 1.25 million people 68,420 people Taiwan, China
1740s 1.19 million people 1.31 million people 123,330 people Taiwan, China
1750s 1.20 million people 1.38 million people 181,070 people Taiwan, China
1760s 1.22 million people 1.46 million people 241,760 people Taiwan, China
1770s 1.23 million people 1.53 million people 305,500 people Taiwan, China
1780s 1.24 million people 1.61 million people 372,410 people Taiwan, China
1790s 1.26 million people 1.70 million people 442,590 people Taiwan, China
1800s 852,737 people 2.00 million people 1.15 million people Taiwan, China
1810s 856,297 people 2.01 million people 1.15 million people Taiwan, China
1820s 878,260 people 2.04 million people 1.16 million people Taiwan, China
1830s 920,687 people 2.09 million people 1.17 million people Taiwan, China
1840s 970,265 people 2.16 million people 1.19 million people Taiwan, China
1850s 1.02 million people 2.23 million people 1.21 million people Taiwan, China
1860s 1.06 million people 2.29 million people 1.23 million people Taiwan, China
1870s 1.13 million people 2.36 million people 1.23 million people Taiwan, China
1880s 1.20 million people 2.43 million people 1.23 million people Taiwan, China
1890s 1.27 million people 2.62 million people 1.35 million people Taiwan, China
1900s 1.40 million people 2.99 million people 1.59 million people Taiwan, China
1910s 1.56 million people 3.42 million people 1.86 million people Taiwan, China
1920s 1.75 million people 3.97 million people 2.22 million people Taiwan, China
1930s 2.00 million people 5.06 million people 3.06 million people Taiwan, China
1940s 2.32 million people 6.33 million people 4.01 million people Taiwan, China
1950s 3.00 million people 9.01 million people 6.02 million people Taiwan, China
1960s 4.00 million people 12.87 million people 8.86 million people Taiwan, China
1970s 5.27 million people 16.24 million people 10.97 million people Taiwan, China
1980s 7.04 million people 19.36 million people 12.32 million people Taiwan, China
1990s 9.62 million people 21.43 million people 11.81 million people Taiwan, China
2000s 13.60 million people 22.78 million people 9.18 million people Taiwan, China
2010s 19.65 million people 23.48 million people 3.83 million people Taiwan, China
2020s 24.92 million people 23.49 million people 1.43 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 Taiwan, China?
Niger, at 26.16 million people against 23.32 million people in Taiwan, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Niger and Taiwan, China?
2.84 million people, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Taiwan, China?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Niger and Taiwan, China rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Niger ranks 57th and Taiwan, China ranks 60th 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
Last refreshed

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