Bulgaria vs Congo: The global population hockey stick
Bulgaria
6.80 million people
in 2023
Congo
6.18 million people
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
111th
Congo rank
114th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Bulgaria
- Congo
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 6.80 million people against 6.18 million people in Congo, a difference of 612,910 people.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
Across all 241 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 111th and Congo ranks 114th of 239 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 800,000 people | 134,803 people | 665,197 people | Bulgaria |
| 1100s | 870,000 people | 154,061 people | 715,939 people | Bulgaria |
| 1200s | 930,000 people | 176,069 people | 753,931 people | Bulgaria |
| 1300s | 1.00 million people | 201,222 people | 798,778 people | Bulgaria |
| 1400s | 550,000 people | 229,968 people | 320,032 people | Bulgaria |
| 1500s | 800,000 people | 262,821 people | 537,179 people | Bulgaria |
| 1600s | 1.25 million people | 300,367 people | 949,633 people | Bulgaria |
| 1700s | 1.25 million people | 343,277 people | 906,723 people | Bulgaria |
| 1710s | 1.29 million people | 345,002 people | 947,378 people | Bulgaria |
| 1720s | 1.35 million people | 348,194 people | 1.01 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1730s | 1.42 million people | 351,556 people | 1.07 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1740s | 1.49 million people | 355,107 people | 1.13 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1750s | 1.56 million people | 358,867 people | 1.20 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1760s | 1.63 million people | 362,858 people | 1.27 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1770s | 1.71 million people | 367,109 people | 1.34 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1780s | 1.79 million people | 371,651 people | 1.42 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1790s | 1.88 million people | 376,524 people | 1.50 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1800s | 2.24 million people | 314,465 people | 1.92 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1810s | 2.20 million people | 314,566 people | 1.89 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1820s | 2.23 million people | 338,726 people | 1.89 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1830s | 2.33 million people | 396,890 people | 1.94 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1840s | 2.44 million people | 465,425 people | 1.97 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1850s | 2.52 million people | 508,125 people | 2.01 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1860s | 2.56 million people | 525,358 people | 2.03 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1870s | 2.75 million people | 565,197 people | 2.19 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 3.17 million people | 611,793 people | 2.55 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 3.66 million people | 623,787 people | 3.03 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 4.18 million people | 583,246 people | 3.60 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 4.71 million people | 539,895 people | 4.17 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 5.42 million people | 560,193 people | 4.86 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 6.23 million people | 646,175 people | 5.58 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 6.84 million people | 756,582 people | 6.08 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 7.51 million people | 927,333 people | 6.58 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 8.16 million people | 1.20 million people | 6.96 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 8.68 million people | 1.60 million people | 7.09 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 8.94 million people | 2.05 million people | 6.89 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 8.40 million people | 2.71 million people | 5.70 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 7.73 million people | 3.67 million people | 4.06 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 7.20 million people | 5.04 million people | 2.16 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 6.86 million people | 5.97 million people | 892,392 people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Bulgaria or Congo?
- Bulgaria, at 6.80 million people against 6.18 million people in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Bulgaria and Congo?
- 612,910 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Congo?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Congo rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Bulgaria ranks 111th and Congo ranks 114th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β 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.