Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Tokelau or Vatican?

Tokelau, at 2,424 people against 501 people in Vatican as of 2023.

What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Tokelau and Vatican?

1,923 people, with Tokelau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Tokelau and Vatican?

78 years are reported by both, from 1800 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.

Tokelau vs Vatican: The global population hockey stick

Tokelau

2,424 people

in 2023

Vatican

501 people

in 2023

Tokelau rank

236th

Vatican rank

239th

The global population hockey stick over time

Tokelau
Vatican

How they compare

Tokelau currently reports 2,424 people against 501 people in Vatican, a difference of 1,923 people.

That makes Tokelau's figure about 4.8 times Vatican's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Tokelau ahead.

Tokelau ranks 236th and Vatican ranks 239th of 239 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Tokelau averaged higher in 11 and Vatican in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tokelau	Vatican	Difference	Ahead
1800s	1,009 people	905 people	104 people	Tokelau
1840s	1,000 people	905 people	95 people	Tokelau
1850s	1,000 people	905 people	95 people	Tokelau
1900s	350 people	905 people	555 people	Vatican
1950s	1,633 people	914.2 people	719.1 people	Tokelau
1960s	1,873 people	876.8 people	996.3 people	Tokelau
1970s	1,677 people	748.6 people	928.7 people	Tokelau
1980s	1,745 people	744.3 people	1,001 people	Tokelau
1990s	1,801 people	720 people	1,081 people	Tokelau
2000s	1,714 people	669 people	1,045 people	Tokelau
2010s	1,754 people	585.8 people	1,168 people	Tokelau
2020s	2,278 people	519.25 people	1,759 people	Tokelau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Tokelau or Vatican?: Tokelau, at 2,424 people against 501 people in Vatican as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Tokelau and Vatican?: 1,923 people, with Tokelau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tokelau and Vatican?: 78 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
How do Tokelau and Vatican rank globally for the global population hockey stick?: Tokelau ranks 236th and Vatican ranks 239th 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: 28 August 2026

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