Norway vs Palestine, State of: The global population hockey stick
Norway
5.52 million people
in 2023
Palestine, State of
5.41 million people
in 2023
Norway rank
119th
Palestine, State of rank
122nd
The global population hockey stick over time
- Norway
- Palestine, State of
How they compare
Norway currently reports 5.52 million people against 5.41 million people in Palestine, State of, a difference of 109,970 people.
Across all 224 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 119th and Palestine, State of ranks 122nd of 239 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Palestine, State of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 893,229 people | 165,944 people | 727,285 people | Norway |
| 1810s | 923,558 people | 165,944 people | 757,614 people | Norway |
| 1820s | 1.04 million people | 165,944 people | 872,025 people | Norway |
| 1830s | 1.18 million people | 165,944 people | 1.01 million people | Norway |
| 1840s | 1.31 million people | 167,034 people | 1.14 million people | Norway |
| 1850s | 1.48 million people | 174,442 people | 1.31 million people | Norway |
| 1860s | 1.66 million people | 190,647 people | 1.47 million people | Norway |
| 1870s | 1.82 million people | 211,956 people | 1.61 million people | Norway |
| 1880s | 1.96 million people | 238,817 people | 1.72 million people | Norway |
| 1890s | 2.11 million people | 271,237 people | 1.84 million people | Norway |
| 1900s | 2.31 million people | 311,489 people | 2.00 million people | Norway |
| 1910s | 2.51 million people | 347,932 people | 2.16 million people | Norway |
| 1920s | 2.72 million people | 398,274 people | 2.33 million people | Norway |
| 1930s | 2.90 million people | 575,470 people | 2.32 million people | Norway |
| 1940s | 3.12 million people | 828,966 people | 2.29 million people | Norway |
| 1950s | 3.41 million people | 994,231 people | 2.42 million people | Norway |
| 1960s | 3.71 million people | 1.12 million people | 2.59 million people | Norway |
| 1970s | 3.99 million people | 1.26 million people | 2.72 million people | Norway |
| 1980s | 4.15 million people | 1.73 million people | 2.42 million people | Norway |
| 1990s | 4.35 million people | 2.59 million people | 1.76 million people | Norway |
| 2000s | 4.63 million people | 3.53 million people | 1.10 million people | Norway |
| 2010s | 5.14 million people | 4.48 million people | 665,544 people | Norway |
| 2020s | 5.44 million people | 5.24 million people | 198,458 people | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Norway or Palestine, State of?
- Norway, at 5.52 million people against 5.41 million people in Palestine, State of as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Norway and Palestine, State of?
- 109,970 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Palestine, State of?
- 224 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Palestine, State of rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Norway ranks 119th and Palestine, State of ranks 122nd 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.