Peru vs Uzbekistan: The global population hockey stick
Peru
33.85 million people
in 2023
Uzbekistan
35.65 million people
in 2023
Peru rank
46th
Uzbekistan rank
44th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Peru
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 35.65 million people against 33.85 million people in Peru, a difference of 1.81 million people.
That makes Uzbekistan's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 46th and Uzbekistan ranks 44th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 17 and Uzbekistan in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.00 million people | 900,000 people | 2.10 million people | Peru |
| 1100s | 3.20 million people | 970,000 people | 2.23 million people | Peru |
| 1200s | 3.40 million people | 1.04 million people | 2.36 million people | Peru |
| 1300s | 3.60 million people | 1.11 million people | 2.49 million people | Peru |
| 1400s | 3.80 million people | 1.18 million people | 2.62 million people | Peru |
| 1500s | 4.00 million people | 1.26 million people | 2.74 million people | Peru |
| 1600s | 1.30 million people | 1.44 million people | 140,000 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1700s | 1.50 million people | 1.62 million people | 119,510 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1710s | 1.48 million people | 1.71 million people | 226,960 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1720s | 1.47 million people | 1.81 million people | 338,080 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1730s | 1.45 million people | 1.91 million people | 454,300 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1740s | 1.44 million people | 2.01 million people | 575,930 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1750s | 1.42 million people | 2.12 million people | 703,270 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1760s | 1.41 million people | 2.24 million people | 836,660 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1770s | 1.39 million people | 2.37 million people | 976,430 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1780s | 1.38 million people | 2.50 million people | 1.12 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1790s | 1.36 million people | 2.64 million people | 1.28 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1800s | 1.28 million people | 1.92 million people | 637,935 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1810s | 1.30 million people | 1.92 million people | 615,239 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1820s | 1.34 million people | 2.00 million people | 658,062 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1830s | 1.70 million people | 2.19 million people | 488,215 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1840s | 2.66 million people | 2.40 million people | 256,690 people | Peru |
| 1850s | 2.94 million people | 2.63 million people | 310,255 people | Peru |
| 1860s | 2.55 million people | 2.87 million people | 322,021 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1870s | 2.76 million people | 3.14 million people | 374,704 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1880s | 3.13 million people | 3.42 million people | 298,762 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1890s | 3.48 million people | 3.74 million people | 261,598 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1900s | 3.86 million people | 4.09 million people | 221,450 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1910s | 4.38 million people | 4.46 million people | 82,615 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1920s | 5.04 million people | 4.89 million people | 151,204 people | Peru |
| 1930s | 5.90 million people | 5.35 million people | 547,165 people | Peru |
| 1940s | 6.96 million people | 5.87 million people | 1.10 million people | Peru |
| 1950s | 8.73 million people | 7.01 million people | 1.72 million people | Peru |
| 1960s | 11.62 million people | 9.76 million people | 1.86 million people | Peru |
| 1970s | 15.17 million people | 13.44 million people | 1.73 million people | Peru |
| 1980s | 19.42 million people | 17.70 million people | 1.72 million people | Peru |
| 1990s | 24.11 million people | 22.60 million people | 1.51 million people | Peru |
| 2000s | 27.89 million people | 26.26 million people | 1.63 million people | Peru |
| 2010s | 30.49 million people | 30.56 million people | 73,920 people | Uzbekistan |
| 2020s | 33.33 million people | 34.61 million people | 1.28 million people | Uzbekistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Peru or Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 35.65 million people against 33.85 million people in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Peru and Uzbekistan?
- 1.81 million people, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Uzbekistan?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Peru and Uzbekistan rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Peru ranks 46th and Uzbekistan ranks 44th 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.