Seychelles vs Saint Lucia: The global population hockey stick
Seychelles
127,961 people
in 2023
Saint Lucia
179,291 people
in 2023
Seychelles rank
195th
Saint Lucia rank
192nd
The global population hockey stick over time
- Seychelles
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 179,291 people against 127,961 people in Seychelles, a difference of 51,330 people.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.4 times Seychelles's.
Across all 224 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.
Seychelles ranks 195th and Saint Lucia ranks 192nd of 239 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 12,522 people | 24,000 people | 11,478 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1810s | 12,523 people | 24,000 people | 11,477 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1820s | 12,725 people | 24,000 people | 11,275 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1830s | 13,175 people | 24,000 people | 10,825 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1840s | 13,645 people | 24,006 people | 10,361 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1850s | 14,268 people | 25,519 people | 11,252 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1860s | 15,090 people | 29,825 people | 14,735 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1870s | 15,952 people | 36,308 people | 20,356 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1880s | 16,861 people | 42,337 people | 25,476 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1890s | 18,988 people | 48,476 people | 29,488 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1900s | 23,171 people | 53,413 people | 30,242 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1910s | 27,154 people | 55,098 people | 27,945 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1920s | 29,609 people | 60,983 people | 31,374 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1930s | 33,390 people | 70,683 people | 37,293 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1940s | 37,030 people | 81,203 people | 44,173 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1950s | 40,131 people | 93,539 people | 53,409 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 47,920 people | 97,082 people | 49,163 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 60,356 people | 110,112 people | 49,756 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 69,555 people | 128,094 people | 58,539 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 77,765 people | 147,135 people | 69,369 people | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 88,644 people | 164,634 people | 75,990 people | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 106,061 people | 174,448 people | 68,387 people | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 124,198 people | 178,722 people | 54,523 people | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Seychelles or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 179,291 people against 127,961 people in Seychelles as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Seychelles and Saint Lucia?
- 51,330 people, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Saint Lucia?
- 224 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Seychelles and Saint Lucia rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Seychelles ranks 195th and Saint Lucia ranks 192nd 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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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.