Tanzania, United Republic of vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: The global population hockey stick

Tanzania, United Republic of
66.62 million people
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
68.68 million people
in 2023
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
23rd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
22nd

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 68.68 million people against 66.62 million people in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 2.07 million people.

Across all 241 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 23rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 22nd of 239 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania, United Republic of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1000s 800,000 people 1.70 million people 902,270 people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1100s 1.27 million people 2.56 million people 1.29 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1200s 1.75 million people 4.53 million people 2.78 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1300s 2.23 million people 6.33 million people 4.10 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1400s 2.70 million people 2.90 million people 203,870 people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1500s 1.75 million people 4.21 million people 2.46 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1600s 2.12 million people 5.01 million people 2.88 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1700s 2.50 million people 6.76 million people 4.26 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1710s 2.53 million people 7.25 million people 4.72 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1720s 2.56 million people 7.75 million people 5.18 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1730s 2.59 million people 8.25 million people 5.66 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1740s 2.63 million people 8.76 million people 6.14 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1750s 2.66 million people 9.29 million people 6.63 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1760s 2.70 million people 9.82 million people 7.12 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1770s 2.74 million people 10.37 million people 7.63 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1780s 2.78 million people 10.94 million people 8.16 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1790s 2.83 million people 11.52 million people 8.69 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1800s 3.00 million people 11.29 million people 8.28 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1810s 3.02 million people 15.78 million people 12.76 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1820s 3.31 million people 22.44 million people 19.13 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1830s 4.03 million people 25.28 million people 21.25 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1840s 4.91 million people 26.92 million people 22.01 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1850s 5.43 million people 27.95 million people 22.52 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1860s 5.38 million people 30.00 million people 24.62 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1870s 5.32 million people 32.81 million people 27.49 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1880s 5.33 million people 35.86 million people 30.53 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1890s 5.19 million people 39.07 million people 33.88 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1900s 4.87 million people 42.76 million people 37.88 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1910s 4.76 million people 45.67 million people 40.91 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1920s 5.10 million people 46.29 million people 41.19 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1930s 5.88 million people 46.86 million people 40.98 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1940s 6.89 million people 48.99 million people 42.10 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1950s 8.57 million people 51.10 million people 42.53 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1960s 11.36 million people 54.11 million people 42.74 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 15.93 million people 56.10 million people 40.17 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 22.22 million people 56.61 million people 34.39 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 29.68 million people 58.09 million people 28.41 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 38.79 million people 60.56 million people 21.77 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 51.54 million people 65.12 million people 13.58 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 63.78 million people 67.97 million people 4.19 million people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Tanzania, United Republic of or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 68.68 million people against 66.62 million people in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Tanzania, United Republic of and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
2.07 million people, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Tanzania, United Republic of and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 23rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 22nd 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.