Saint Helena vs Tuvalu: The global population hockey stick
Saint Helena
5,316 people
in 2023
Tuvalu
9,837 people
in 2023
Saint Helena rank
233rd
Tuvalu rank
231st
The global population hockey stick over time
- Saint Helena
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 9,837 people against 5,316 people in Saint Helena, a difference of 4,521 people.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.9 times Saint Helena's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Saint Helena ranks 233rd and Tuvalu ranks 231st of 239 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Saint Helena averaged higher in 7 and Tuvalu in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Helena | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 1,997 people | 2,499 people | 502 people | Tuvalu |
| 1820s | 1,997 people | 2,506 people | 509 people | Tuvalu |
| 1850s | 6,300 people | 2,945 people | 3,355 people | Saint Helena |
| 1860s | 6,900 people | 3,049 people | 3,851 people | Saint Helena |
| 1870s | 6,200 people | 3,203 people | 2,997 people | Saint Helena |
| 1880s | 5,100 people | 3,365 people | 1,735 people | Saint Helena |
| 1890s | 3,900 people | 3,535 people | 365 people | Saint Helena |
| 1900s | 3,300 people | 3,714 people | 414 people | Tuvalu |
| 1910s | 3,500 people | 3,902 people | 402 people | Tuvalu |
| 1920s | 3,700 people | 4,097 people | 397 people | Tuvalu |
| 1930s | 4,200 people | 4,300 people | 100 people | Tuvalu |
| 1940s | 5,000 people | 4,622 people | 378 people | Saint Helena |
| 1950s | 5,324 people | 5,261 people | 63.4 people | Saint Helena |
| 1960s | 5,513 people | 5,696 people | 183.1 people | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 6,101 people | 6,210 people | 109 people | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 6,616 people | 8,028 people | 1,412 people | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 6,394 people | 9,228 people | 2,834 people | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 5,633 people | 9,944 people | 4,311 people | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 5,471 people | 10,864 people | 5,393 people | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 5,388 people | 10,122 people | 4,734 people | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Saint Helena or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 9,837 people against 5,316 people in Saint Helena as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Saint Helena and Tuvalu?
- 4,521 people, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Helena and Tuvalu?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Saint Helena and Tuvalu rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Saint Helena ranks 233rd and Tuvalu ranks 231st 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.