Türkiye vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: The global population hockey stick
Türkiye
87.27 million people
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
68.68 million people
in 2023
Türkiye rank
19th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
22nd
The global population hockey stick over time
- Türkiye
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 87.27 million people against 68.68 million people in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 18.59 million people.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.3 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Türkiye ahead.
Türkiye ranks 19th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 22nd of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Türkiye averaged higher in 16 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 24.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Türkiye | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 7.25 million people | 1.70 million people | 5.55 million people | Türkiye |
| 1100s | 5.30 million people | 2.56 million people | 2.74 million people | Türkiye |
| 1200s | 6.25 million people | 4.53 million people | 1.72 million people | Türkiye |
| 1300s | 7.20 million people | 6.33 million people | 871,970 people | Türkiye |
| 1400s | 5.80 million people | 2.90 million people | 2.90 million people | Türkiye |
| 1500s | 6.25 million people | 4.21 million people | 2.04 million people | Türkiye |
| 1600s | 8.00 million people | 5.01 million people | 2.99 million people | Türkiye |
| 1700s | 8.50 million people | 6.76 million people | 1.74 million people | Türkiye |
| 1710s | 8.60 million people | 7.25 million people | 1.35 million people | Türkiye |
| 1720s | 8.72 million people | 7.75 million people | 976,010 people | Türkiye |
| 1730s | 8.85 million people | 8.25 million people | 598,410 people | Türkiye |
| 1740s | 8.98 million people | 8.76 million people | 213,690 people | Türkiye |
| 1750s | 9.11 million people | 9.29 million people | 179,420 people | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1760s | 9.24 million people | 9.82 million people | 582,370 people | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1770s | 9.37 million people | 10.37 million people | 996,900 people | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1780s | 9.51 million people | 10.94 million people | 1.42 million people | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1790s | 9.65 million people | 11.52 million people | 1.87 million people | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1800s | 9.83 million people | 11.29 million people | 1.46 million people | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1810s | 9.99 million people | 15.78 million people | 5.79 million people | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1820s | 10.22 million people | 22.44 million people | 12.22 million people | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1830s | 10.55 million people | 25.28 million people | 14.74 million people | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1840s | 10.88 million people | 26.92 million people | 16.04 million people | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1850s | 11.22 million people | 27.95 million people | 16.73 million people | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1860s | 11.56 million people | 30.00 million people | 18.44 million people | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1870s | 12.06 million people | 32.81 million people | 20.75 million people | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1880s | 12.77 million people | 35.86 million people | 23.08 million people | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1890s | 13.54 million people | 39.07 million people | 25.53 million people | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1900s | 14.34 million people | 42.76 million people | 28.42 million people | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1910s | 14.28 million people | 45.67 million people | 31.39 million people | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1920s | 14.16 million people | 46.29 million people | 32.13 million people | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1930s | 15.97 million people | 46.86 million people | 30.89 million people | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1940s | 18.99 million people | 48.99 million people | 29.99 million people | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1950s | 24.10 million people | 51.10 million people | 27.00 million people | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1960s | 31.99 million people | 54.11 million people | 22.11 million people | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1970s | 40.60 million people | 56.10 million people | 15.50 million people | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1980s | 50.13 million people | 56.61 million people | 6.48 million people | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1990s | 60.42 million people | 58.09 million people | 2.33 million people | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 68.93 million people | 60.56 million people | 8.37 million people | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 79.17 million people | 65.12 million people | 14.05 million people | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 86.78 million people | 67.97 million people | 18.81 million people | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Türkiye or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Türkiye, at 87.27 million people against 68.68 million people in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Türkiye and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 18.59 million people, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Türkiye and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Türkiye and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Türkiye ranks 19th 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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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.