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