Papua New Guinea vs Tajikistan: The global population hockey stick
Papua New Guinea
10.39 million people
in 2023
Tajikistan
10.39 million people
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
94th
Tajikistan rank
93rd
The global population hockey stick over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 10.39 million people against 10.39 million people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 200 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 94th and Tajikistan ranks 93rd of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 27 and Tajikistan in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 890,178 people | 220,000 people | 670,178 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1100s | 932,567 people | 230,000 people | 702,567 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1200s | 976,975 people | 250,000 people | 726,975 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1300s | 1.02 million people | 270,000 people | 753,500 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1400s | 1.07 million people | 290,000 people | 782,240 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1500s | 1.12 million people | 310,000 people | 813,300 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1600s | 1.18 million people | 350,000 people | 826,780 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1700s | 1.23 million people | 390,000 people | 842,820 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1710s | 1.24 million people | 418,380 people | 818,570 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1720s | 1.24 million people | 441,623 people | 799,457 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1730s | 1.25 million people | 466,158 people | 779,072 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1740s | 1.25 million people | 492,055 people | 757,345 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1750s | 1.25 million people | 519,392 people | 734,188 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1760s | 1.26 million people | 548,247 people | 709,523 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1770s | 1.26 million people | 578,705 people | 683,275 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1780s | 1.27 million people | 610,855 people | 655,345 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1790s | 1.27 million people | 644,792 people | 625,638 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1800s | 754,894 people | 466,629 people | 288,265 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1810s | 754,900 people | 466,715 people | 288,185 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1820s | 756,202 people | 486,757 people | 269,445 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1830s | 759,041 people | 532,944 people | 226,097 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1840s | 761,913 people | 583,920 people | 177,993 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1850s | 770,443 people | 639,080 people | 131,362 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1860s | 785,943 people | 698,553 people | 87,390 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1870s | 801,549 people | 763,556 people | 37,994 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1880s | 817,263 people | 834,603 people | 17,340 people | Tajikistan |
| 1890s | 833,084 people | 912,255 people | 79,171 people | Tajikistan |
| 1900s | 848,203 people | 997,126 people | 148,923 people | Tajikistan |
| 1910s | 700,377 people | 1.09 million people | 389,593 people | Tajikistan |
| 1920s | 557,264 people | 1.19 million people | 636,176 people | Tajikistan |
| 1930s | 733,782 people | 1.31 million people | 573,814 people | Tajikistan |
| 1940s | 1.21 million people | 1.43 million people | 228,010 people | Tajikistan |
| 1950s | 1.73 million people | 1.78 million people | 57,746 people | Tajikistan |
| 1960s | 2.22 million people | 2.46 million people | 246,367 people | Tajikistan |
| 1970s | 2.78 million people | 3.39 million people | 606,371 people | Tajikistan |
| 1980s | 3.45 million people | 4.59 million people | 1.14 million people | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | 4.58 million people | 5.87 million people | 1.28 million people | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 6.45 million people | 6.87 million people | 420,036 people | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 8.63 million people | 8.56 million people | 72,161 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 10.11 million people | 10.07 million people | 33,305 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Papua New Guinea or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 10.39 million people against 10.39 million people in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?
- 200 people, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 94th and Tajikistan ranks 93rd 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.