Niue vs Tokelau: The global population hockey stick
Niue
1,841 people
in 2023
Tokelau
2,424 people
in 2023
Niue rank
238th
Tokelau rank
236th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Niue
- Tokelau
How they compare
Tokelau currently reports 2,424 people against 1,841 people in Niue, a difference of 583 people.
That makes Tokelau'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 Tokelau ranks 236th of 239 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niue averaged higher in 7 and Tokelau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4,657 people | 1,633 people | 3,024 people | Niue |
| 1960s | 5,103 people | 1,873 people | 3,230 people | Niue |
| 1970s | 4,390 people | 1,677 people | 2,713 people | Niue |
| 1980s | 2,949 people | 1,745 people | 1,204 people | Niue |
| 1990s | 2,337 people | 1,801 people | 536.3 people | Niue |
| 2000s | 1,894 people | 1,714 people | 180.6 people | Niue |
| 2010s | 1,796 people | 1,754 people | 41.3 people | Niue |
| 2020s | 1,836 people | 2,278 people | 442.5 people | Tokelau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Niue or Tokelau?
- Tokelau, at 2,424 people against 1,841 people in Niue as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Niue and Tokelau?
- 583 people, with Tokelau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Tokelau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Niue and Tokelau rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Niue ranks 238th and Tokelau ranks 236th 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.