Niue vs Svalbard and Jan Mayen: The global population hockey stick
Niue
1,841 people
in 2023
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
2,400 people
in 2023
Niue rank
238th
Svalbard and Jan Mayen rank
237th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Niue
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
How they compare
Svalbard and Jan Mayen currently reports 2,400 people against 1,841 people in Niue, a difference of 559 people.
That makes Svalbard and Jan Mayen's figure about 1.3 times Niue's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niue ahead.
Niue ranks 238th and Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 237th of 239 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niue averaged higher in 5 and Svalbard and Jan Mayen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4,657 people | 20.6 people | 4,637 people | Niue |
| 1960s | 5,103 people | 59.7 people | 5,044 people | Niue |
| 1970s | 4,390 people | 171.9 people | 4,218 people | Niue |
| 1980s | 2,949 people | 494.2 people | 2,455 people | Niue |
| 1990s | 2,337 people | 1,418 people | 919.2 people | Niue |
| 2000s | 1,894 people | 2,402 people | 507.8 people | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 2010s | 1,796 people | 2,400 people | 604.5 people | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 2020s | 1,836 people | 2,400 people | 564.25 people | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Niue or Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen, at 2,400 people against 1,841 people in Niue as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Niue and Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- 559 people, with Svalbard and Jan Mayen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Niue and Svalbard and Jan Mayen rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Niue ranks 238th and Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 237th 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
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.