The global population hockey stick in Niue
Niue: The global population hockey stick was 1,841 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1,841 people
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
238th
of 239 countries
All-time high
5,262 people
in 1967
All-time low
1,776 people
in 2011
Years of data
74
1950–2023
The global population hockey stick in Niue, 1950–2023
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Niue recorded 1,841 people for the global population hockey stick in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, the global population hockey stick in Niue peaked at 5,262 people in 1967 and was at its lowest, 1,776 people, in 2011.
Niue ranks 238th of 239 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
The global population hockey stick in Niue, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4,519 people | — |
| 1951 | 4,565 people | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 4,581 people | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 4,600 people | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 4,620 people | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 4,649 people | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 4,690 people | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 4,738 people | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 4,785 people | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 4,826 people | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 4,847 people | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 4,870 people | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 4,945 people | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 5,055 people | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 5,150 people | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 5,227 people | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 5,259 people | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 5,262 people | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 5,234 people | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 5,183 people | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 5,133 people | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 5,059 people | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 4,914 people | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 4,718 people | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 4,497 people | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 4,253 people | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 4,013 people | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 3,868 people | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 3,776 people | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 3,673 people | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 3,550 people | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 3,413 people | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 3,281 people | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 3,129 people | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 2,974 people | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 2,803 people | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 2,658 people | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 2,584 people | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 2,559 people | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 2,537 people | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 2,506 people | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 2,476 people | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 2,443 people | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 2,403 people | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 2,362 people | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 2,326 people | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 2,290 people | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 2,242 people | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 2,187 people | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 2,138 people | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 2,068 people | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 2,007 people | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 1,965 people | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1,928 people | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1,891 people | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1,849 people | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 1,818 people | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1,810 people | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,805 people | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,801 people | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,786 people | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1,776 people | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1,784 people | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1,786 people | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,792 people | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,803 people | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1,806 people | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,803 people | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,805 people | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,814 people | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1,822 people | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1,836 people | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1,844 people | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,841 people | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4,657 people | 4,519 people | 4,826 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 5,103 people | 4,847 people | 5,262 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,390 people | 3,673 people | 5,133 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,949 people | 2,537 people | 3,550 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,337 people | 2,138 people | 2,506 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,894 people | 1,801 people | 2,068 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,796 people | 1,776 people | 1,814 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,836 people | 1,822 people | 1,844 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niue
- 235 Falkland Islands 3,498 people compare
- 236 Tokelau 2,424 people compare
- 237 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 2,400 people compare
- 239 Vatican 501 people compare
More population data for Niue
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.25 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.25 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3117 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Population density 9.25 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 135 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is the global population hockey stick in Niue?
- The global population hockey stick in Niue was 1,841 people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest the global population hockey stick recorded in Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 5,262 people in 1967.
- What is the lowest the global population hockey stick recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,776 people in 2011.
- How does Niue rank for the global population hockey stick?
- Niue ranks 238th out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
- Is the global population hockey stick rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niue data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of The global population hockey stick. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.