How many years of comparable data are there for Svalbard and Jan Mayen and Tokelau?

78 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2023.

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.

Svalbard and Jan Mayen vs Tokelau: The global population hockey stick

Svalbard and Jan Mayen

2,400 people

in 2023

Tokelau

2,424 people

in 2023

Svalbard and Jan Mayen rank

237th

Tokelau rank

236th

The global population hockey stick over time

Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Tokelau

How they compare

Tokelau currently reports 2,424 people against 2,400 people in Svalbard and Jan Mayen, a difference of 24 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Tokelau ahead.

Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 237th and Tokelau ranks 236th of 239 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Svalbard and Jan Mayen averaged higher in 3 and Tokelau in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Svalbard and Jan Mayen	Tokelau	Difference	Ahead
1700s	2 people	917 people	915 people	Tokelau
1800s	4 people	1,009 people	1,005 people	Tokelau
1850s	6 people	1,000 people	994 people	Tokelau
1900s	8 people	350 people	342 people	Tokelau
1950s	20.6 people	1,633 people	1,613 people	Tokelau
1960s	59.7 people	1,873 people	1,813 people	Tokelau
1970s	171.9 people	1,677 people	1,505 people	Tokelau
1980s	494.2 people	1,745 people	1,251 people	Tokelau
1990s	1,418 people	1,801 people	382.9 people	Tokelau
2000s	2,402 people	1,714 people	688.4 people	Svalbard and Jan Mayen
2010s	2,400 people	1,754 people	645.8 people	Svalbard and Jan Mayen
2020s	2,400 people	2,278 people	121.75 people	Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Svalbard and Jan Mayen or Tokelau?: Tokelau, at 2,424 people against 2,400 people in Svalbard and Jan Mayen as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Svalbard and Jan Mayen and Tokelau?: 24 people, with Tokelau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Svalbard and Jan Mayen and Tokelau?: 78 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2023.
How do Svalbard and Jan Mayen and Tokelau rank globally for the global population hockey stick?: Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 237th and Tokelau ranks 236th 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

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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.