Syrian Arab Republic vs Chinese Taipei: The global population hockey stick
Syrian Arab Republic
23.59 million people
in 2023
Chinese Taipei
23.32 million people
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic rank
59th
Chinese Taipei rank
60th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Chinese Taipei
How they compare
Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 23.59 million people against 23.32 million people in Chinese Taipei, a difference of 277,500 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 59th and Chinese Taipei ranks 60th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Syrian Arab Republic averaged higher in 11 and Chinese Taipei in 29.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syrian Arab Republic | Chinese Taipei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.06 million people | 99,087 people | 965,913 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1100s | 1.12 million people | 118,905 people | 1.01 million people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1200s | 1.18 million people | 138,722 people | 1.04 million people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1300s | 1.24 million people | 158,540 people | 1.08 million people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1400s | 994,000 people | 178,357 people | 815,643 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1500s | 1.06 million people | 198,175 people | 866,825 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1600s | 1.24 million people | 198,175 people | 1.04 million people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1700s | 1.25 million people | 990,877 people | 259,123 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1710s | 1.26 million people | 1.13 million people | 130,030 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1720s | 1.26 million people | 1.19 million people | 77,950 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1730s | 1.27 million people | 1.25 million people | 22,750 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1740s | 1.28 million people | 1.31 million people | 35,740 people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1750s | 1.29 million people | 1.38 million people | 97,680 people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1760s | 1.29 million people | 1.46 million people | 163,270 people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1770s | 1.30 million people | 1.53 million people | 232,690 people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1780s | 1.31 million people | 1.61 million people | 306,150 people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1790s | 1.32 million people | 1.70 million people | 383,860 people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1800s | 1.27 million people | 2.00 million people | 730,872 people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1810s | 1.31 million people | 2.01 million people | 692,467 people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1820s | 1.36 million people | 2.04 million people | 678,378 people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1830s | 1.40 million people | 2.09 million people | 690,823 people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1840s | 1.45 million people | 2.16 million people | 710,417 people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1850s | 1.50 million people | 2.23 million people | 725,931 people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1860s | 1.56 million people | 2.29 million people | 735,911 people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1870s | 1.61 million people | 2.36 million people | 745,591 people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1880s | 1.67 million people | 2.43 million people | 760,254 people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1890s | 1.73 million people | 2.62 million people | 896,123 people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1900s | 1.87 million people | 2.99 million people | 1.12 million people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1910s | 2.14 million people | 3.42 million people | 1.28 million people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1920s | 2.46 million people | 3.97 million people | 1.51 million people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1930s | 2.83 million people | 5.06 million people | 2.23 million people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1940s | 3.26 million people | 6.33 million people | 3.07 million people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1950s | 4.03 million people | 9.01 million people | 4.99 million people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1960s | 5.38 million people | 12.87 million people | 7.48 million people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1970s | 7.47 million people | 16.24 million people | 8.77 million people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1980s | 10.49 million people | 19.36 million people | 8.87 million people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1990s | 14.41 million people | 21.43 million people | 7.02 million people | Chinese Taipei |
| 2000s | 19.03 million people | 22.78 million people | 3.74 million people | Chinese Taipei |
| 2010s | 20.78 million people | 23.48 million people | 2.70 million people | Chinese Taipei |
| 2020s | 22.18 million people | 23.49 million people | 1.31 million people | Chinese Taipei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Syrian Arab Republic or Chinese Taipei?
- Syrian Arab Republic, at 23.59 million people against 23.32 million people in Chinese Taipei as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Syrian Arab Republic and Chinese Taipei?
- 277,500 people, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Chinese Taipei?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Syrian Arab Republic and Chinese Taipei rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 59th and Chinese Taipei ranks 60th 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.