Paraguay vs Turkmenistan: The global population hockey stick
Paraguay
6.84 million people
in 2023
Turkmenistan
7.36 million people
in 2023
Paraguay rank
109th
Turkmenistan rank
106th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Paraguay
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 7.36 million people against 6.84 million people in Paraguay, a difference of 520,290 people.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Paraguay ranks 109th and Turkmenistan ranks 106th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 7 and Turkmenistan in 33.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 100,000 people | 170,000 people | 70,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1100s | 120,000 people | 182,000 people | 62,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1200s | 140,000 people | 194,000 people | 54,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1300s | 160,000 people | 206,000 people | 46,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1400s | 180,000 people | 220,000 people | 40,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1500s | 200,000 people | 240,000 people | 40,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1600s | 200,000 people | 280,000 people | 80,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1700s | 200,000 people | 310,000 people | 110,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1710s | 210,000 people | 330,823 people | 120,823 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1720s | 220,000 people | 349,202 people | 129,202 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1730s | 230,000 people | 368,602 people | 138,602 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1740s | 240,000 people | 389,080 people | 149,080 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1750s | 250,000 people | 410,695 people | 160,695 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1760s | 260,000 people | 433,512 people | 173,512 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1770s | 270,000 people | 457,596 people | 187,596 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1780s | 280,000 people | 483,018 people | 203,018 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1790s | 290,000 people | 509,852 people | 219,852 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1800s | 255,373 people | 367,215 people | 111,842 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1810s | 176,745 people | 367,282 people | 190,537 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1820s | 165,065 people | 383,055 people | 217,990 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1830s | 221,413 people | 419,402 people | 197,989 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1840s | 298,208 people | 459,517 people | 161,310 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1850s | 357,228 people | 503,365 people | 146,137 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1860s | 375,728 people | 551,258 people | 175,530 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1870s | 328,546 people | 603,709 people | 275,163 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1880s | 416,004 people | 661,150 people | 245,146 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1890s | 548,164 people | 724,056 people | 175,892 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1900s | 499,836 people | 792,948 people | 293,111 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 629,015 people | 868,406 people | 239,391 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1920s | 793,433 people | 951,349 people | 157,916 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1930s | 1.00 million people | 1.04 million people | 41,979 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 1.29 million people | 1.14 million people | 151,569 people | Paraguay |
| 1950s | 1.67 million people | 1.41 million people | 254,158 people | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 2.10 million people | 1.89 million people | 213,970 people | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 2.67 million people | 2.47 million people | 197,716 people | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 3.47 million people | 3.22 million people | 251,697 people | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 4.52 million people | 4.14 million people | 382,812 people | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 5.41 million people | 5.01 million people | 397,239 people | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 6.12 million people | 6.16 million people | 42,207 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 6.72 million people | 7.16 million people | 436,018 people | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Paraguay or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 7.36 million people against 6.84 million people in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Paraguay and Turkmenistan?
- 520,290 people, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Turkmenistan?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Paraguay and Turkmenistan rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Paraguay ranks 109th and Turkmenistan ranks 106th 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.