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Timor-Leste vs Trinidad and Tobago: The global population hockey stick

Timor-Leste
1.38 million people
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
1.50 million people
in 2023
Timor-Leste rank
156th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
155th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Timor-Leste
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 1.50 million people against 1.38 million people in Timor-Leste, a difference of 118,650 people.

That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times Timor-Leste's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Timor-Leste ranks 156th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 155th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Timor-Leste averaged higher in 28 and Trinidad and Tobago in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Timor-Leste Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1000s 33,609 people 3 people 33,606 people Timor-Leste
1100s 42,012 people 7 people 42,005 people Timor-Leste
1200s 52,515 people 14 people 52,501 people Timor-Leste
1300s 65,643 people 28 people 65,615 people Timor-Leste
1400s 82,054 people 57 people 81,997 people Timor-Leste
1500s 102,568 people 115 people 102,453 people Timor-Leste
1600s 128,210 people 231 people 127,979 people Timor-Leste
1700s 160,263 people 462 people 159,801 people Timor-Leste
1710s 163,231 people 693 people 162,538 people Timor-Leste
1720s 166,254 people 1,040 people 165,214 people Timor-Leste
1730s 169,332 people 1,560 people 167,772 people Timor-Leste
1740s 172,468 people 2,341 people 170,127 people Timor-Leste
1750s 175,662 people 3,511 people 172,151 people Timor-Leste
1760s 178,915 people 5,267 people 173,648 people Timor-Leste
1770s 182,228 people 7,901 people 174,327 people Timor-Leste
1780s 185,603 people 11,851 people 173,752 people Timor-Leste
1790s 189,040 people 17,777 people 171,263 people Timor-Leste
1800s 137,262 people 25,928 people 111,334 people Timor-Leste
1810s 137,298 people 44,989 people 92,310 people Timor-Leste
1820s 145,896 people 62,468 people 83,428 people Timor-Leste
1830s 166,224 people 68,983 people 97,241 people Timor-Leste
1840s 189,571 people 75,945 people 113,626 people Timor-Leste
1850s 215,132 people 88,488 people 126,644 people Timor-Leste
1860s 242,715 people 110,485 people 132,230 people Timor-Leste
1870s 273,761 people 145,467 people 128,294 people Timor-Leste
1880s 298,864 people 193,710 people 105,154 people Timor-Leste
1890s 317,194 people 243,737 people 73,457 people Timor-Leste
1900s 339,422 people 301,462 people 37,960 people Timor-Leste
1910s 359,377 people 364,852 people 5,475 people Trinidad and Tobago
1920s 399,739 people 405,902 people 6,162 people Trinidad and Tobago
1930s 428,670 people 447,675 people 19,005 people Trinidad and Tobago
1940s 415,199 people 557,200 people 142,002 people Trinidad and Tobago
1950s 435,882 people 733,530 people 297,648 people Trinidad and Tobago
1960s 504,008 people 917,562 people 413,554 people Trinidad and Tobago
1970s 595,434 people 1.05 million people 452,366 people Trinidad and Tobago
1980s 694,199 people 1.18 million people 487,590 people Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 845,877 people 1.29 million people 442,301 people Trinidad and Tobago
2000s 930,350 people 1.35 million people 418,526 people Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 1.19 million people 1.43 million people 235,370 people Trinidad and Tobago
2020s 1.36 million people 1.49 million people 134,458 people Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Timor-Leste or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 1.50 million people against 1.38 million people in Timor-Leste as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Timor-Leste and Trinidad and Tobago?
118,650 people, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Trinidad and Tobago?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Timor-Leste and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Timor-Leste ranks 156th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 155th 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
Last refreshed

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