Bulgaria vs Serbia: The global population hockey stick
Bulgaria
6.80 million people
in 2023
Serbia
6.77 million people
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
111th
Serbia rank
112th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Bulgaria
- Serbia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 6.80 million people against 6.77 million people in Serbia, a difference of 22,600 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 224 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 111th and Serbia ranks 112th of 239 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 2.24 million people | 2.15 million people | 88,488 people | Bulgaria |
| 1810s | 2.20 million people | 2.15 million people | 57,314 people | Bulgaria |
| 1820s | 2.23 million people | 2.13 million people | 105,121 people | Bulgaria |
| 1830s | 2.33 million people | 2.09 million people | 248,066 people | Bulgaria |
| 1840s | 2.44 million people | 2.04 million people | 396,037 people | Bulgaria |
| 1850s | 2.52 million people | 1.99 million people | 526,920 people | Bulgaria |
| 1860s | 2.56 million people | 1.92 million people | 634,688 people | Bulgaria |
| 1870s | 2.75 million people | 1.85 million people | 895,962 people | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 3.17 million people | 1.92 million people | 1.25 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 3.66 million people | 2.16 million people | 1.50 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 4.18 million people | 2.46 million people | 1.72 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 4.71 million people | 2.91 million people | 1.80 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 5.42 million people | 3.56 million people | 1.86 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 6.23 million people | 4.39 million people | 1.84 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 6.84 million people | 5.41 million people | 1.43 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 7.51 million people | 6.31 million people | 1.20 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 8.16 million people | 6.99 million people | 1.17 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 8.68 million people | 7.55 million people | 1.14 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 8.94 million people | 7.86 million people | 1.07 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 8.40 million people | 7.82 million people | 582,359 people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 7.73 million people | 7.55 million people | 175,737 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 7.20 million people | 7.20 million people | 5,174 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 6.86 million people | 6.83 million people | 31,220 people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Bulgaria or Serbia?
- Bulgaria, at 6.80 million people against 6.77 million people in Serbia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 22,600 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 224 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Bulgaria ranks 111th and Serbia ranks 112th 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.