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Portugal vs United Arab Emirates: The global population hockey stick

Portugal
10.43 million people
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
10.64 million people
in 2023
Portugal rank
92nd
United Arab Emirates rank
90th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Portugal
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 10.64 million people against 10.43 million people in Portugal, a difference of 211,400 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 92nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 90th of 239 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1000s 550,565 people 31,000 people 519,565 people Portugal
1100s 688,207 people 31,000 people 657,207 people Portugal
1200s 825,848 people 31,000 people 794,848 people Portugal
1300s 1.15 million people 31,000 people 1.12 million people Portugal
1400s 825,848 people 31,000 people 794,848 people Portugal
1500s 1.15 million people 31,000 people 1.12 million people Portugal
1600s 1.84 million people 42,000 people 1.79 million people Portugal
1700s 1.84 million people 53,000 people 1.78 million people Portugal
1710s 2.43 million people 48,529 people 2.38 million people Portugal
1720s 2.51 million people 47,181 people 2.46 million people Portugal
1730s 2.56 million people 45,871 people 2.51 million people Portugal
1740s 2.61 million people 44,596 people 2.56 million people Portugal
1750s 2.66 million people 43,358 people 2.62 million people Portugal
1760s 2.72 million people 42,153 people 2.67 million people Portugal
1770s 2.77 million people 40,982 people 2.73 million people Portugal
1780s 2.83 million people 39,844 people 2.79 million people Portugal
1790s 2.89 million people 38,737 people 2.85 million people Portugal
1800s 2.87 million people 40,153 people 2.83 million people Portugal
1810s 3.14 million people 40,153 people 3.10 million people Portugal
1820s 3.38 million people 40,153 people 3.34 million people Portugal
1830s 3.59 million people 40,153 people 3.55 million people Portugal
1840s 3.75 million people 40,153 people 3.71 million people Portugal
1850s 3.90 million people 40,220 people 3.86 million people Portugal
1860s 4.14 million people 40,374 people 4.10 million people Portugal
1870s 4.45 million people 41,651 people 4.41 million people Portugal
1880s 4.79 million people 44,359 people 4.75 million people Portugal
1890s 5.19 million people 47,263 people 5.14 million people Portugal
1900s 5.61 million people 50,360 people 5.56 million people Portugal
1910s 5.94 million people 54,270 people 5.88 million people Portugal
1920s 6.36 million people 59,107 people 6.30 million people Portugal
1930s 7.17 million people 64,322 people 7.10 million people Portugal
1940s 8.00 million people 70,041 people 7.93 million people Portugal
1950s 8.63 million people 98,947 people 8.54 million people Portugal
1960s 8.86 million people 168,616 people 8.69 million people Portugal
1970s 9.13 million people 552,238 people 8.58 million people Portugal
1980s 9.93 million people 1.37 million people 8.56 million people Portugal
1990s 10.05 million people 2.47 million people 7.57 million people Portugal
2000s 10.47 million people 4.81 million people 5.66 million people Portugal
2010s 10.42 million people 8.34 million people 2.09 million people Portugal
2020s 10.40 million people 10.03 million people 371,878 people Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Portugal or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 10.64 million people against 10.43 million people in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Portugal and United Arab Emirates?
211,400 people, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Arab Emirates?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Portugal and United Arab Emirates rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Portugal ranks 92nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 90th 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.