Pakistan vs United States of America: The global population hockey stick
Pakistan
247.50 million people
in 2023
United States of America
343.48 million people
in 2023
Pakistan rank
6th
United States of America rank
3rd
The global population hockey stick over time
- Pakistan
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 343.48 million people against 247.50 million people in Pakistan, a difference of 95.97 million people.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.4 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 20 and United States of America in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 6.54 million people | 1.22 million people | 5.33 million people | Pakistan |
| 1100s | 6.80 million people | 1.31 million people | 5.49 million people | Pakistan |
| 1200s | 7.05 million people | 1.45 million people | 5.60 million people | Pakistan |
| 1300s | 7.05 million people | 1.57 million people | 5.48 million people | Pakistan |
| 1400s | 7.99 million people | 1.74 million people | 6.25 million people | Pakistan |
| 1500s | 8.50 million people | 1.89 million people | 6.61 million people | Pakistan |
| 1600s | 11.05 million people | 778,503 people | 10.27 million people | Pakistan |
| 1700s | 13.60 million people | 927,076 people | 12.67 million people | Pakistan |
| 1710s | 13.74 million people | 1.37 million people | 12.37 million people | Pakistan |
| 1720s | 14.02 million people | 1.82 million people | 12.20 million people | Pakistan |
| 1730s | 14.31 million people | 2.26 million people | 12.04 million people | Pakistan |
| 1740s | 14.60 million people | 2.71 million people | 11.89 million people | Pakistan |
| 1750s | 14.90 million people | 3.16 million people | 11.74 million people | Pakistan |
| 1760s | 15.20 million people | 3.60 million people | 11.60 million people | Pakistan |
| 1770s | 15.51 million people | 4.05 million people | 11.46 million people | Pakistan |
| 1780s | 15.83 million people | 4.49 million people | 11.33 million people | Pakistan |
| 1790s | 16.15 million people | 4.94 million people | 11.21 million people | Pakistan |
| 1800s | 13.24 million people | 6.54 million people | 6.70 million people | Pakistan |
| 1810s | 13.52 million people | 8.42 million people | 5.10 million people | Pakistan |
| 1820s | 13.86 million people | 11.38 million people | 2.48 million people | Pakistan |
| 1830s | 14.32 million people | 15.05 million people | 729,710 people | United States of America |
| 1840s | 14.80 million people | 20.07 million people | 5.28 million people | United States of America |
| 1850s | 15.24 million people | 27.06 million people | 11.82 million people | United States of America |
| 1860s | 15.64 million people | 35.24 million people | 19.60 million people | United States of America |
| 1870s | 16.20 million people | 44.20 million people | 28.00 million people | United States of America |
| 1880s | 16.98 million people | 55.20 million people | 38.22 million people | United States of America |
| 1890s | 17.80 million people | 67.69 million people | 49.89 million people | United States of America |
| 1900s | 18.66 million people | 81.59 million people | 62.93 million people | United States of America |
| 1910s | 20.27 million people | 96.24 million people | 75.97 million people | United States of America |
| 1920s | 23.62 million people | 111.00 million people | 87.39 million people | United States of America |
| 1930s | 28.34 million people | 123.98 million people | 95.65 million people | United States of America |
| 1940s | 34.02 million people | 137.35 million people | 103.33 million people | United States of America |
| 1950s | 39.84 million people | 165.22 million people | 125.38 million people | United States of America |
| 1960s | 51.74 million people | 193.61 million people | 141.87 million people | United States of America |
| 1970s | 68.88 million people | 217.97 million people | 149.09 million people | United States of America |
| 1980s | 97.06 million people | 240.39 million people | 143.33 million people | United States of America |
| 1990s | 133.03 million people | 266.50 million people | 133.47 million people | United States of America |
| 2000s | 173.93 million people | 294.48 million people | 120.56 million people | United States of America |
| 2010s | 215.44 million people | 324.59 million people | 109.14 million people | United States of America |
| 2020s | 241.42 million people | 341.15 million people | 99.73 million people | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Pakistan or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 343.48 million people against 247.50 million people in Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Pakistan and United States of America?
- 95.97 million people, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and United States of America?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Pakistan and United States of America rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Pakistan ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 3rd 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.