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Colombia vs Italy: The global population hockey stick

Colombia
52.32 million people
in 2023
Italy
59.50 million people
in 2023
Colombia rank
29th
Italy rank
26th

The global population hockey stick over time

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  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 59.50 million people against 52.32 million people in Colombia, a difference of 7.18 million people.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

Across all 241 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 29th and Italy ranks 26th of 239 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Italy Difference Ahead
1000s 2.40 million people 5.20 million people 2.81 million people Italy
1100s 2.72 million people 6.50 million people 3.79 million people Italy
1200s 3.04 million people 8.50 million people 5.47 million people Italy
1300s 3.36 million people 12.50 million people 9.15 million people Italy
1400s 3.68 million people 8.00 million people 4.33 million people Italy
1500s 3.99 million people 9.00 million people 5.01 million people Italy
1600s 1.26 million people 13.28 million people 12.02 million people Italy
1700s 798,995 people 13.49 million people 12.69 million people Italy
1710s 854,924 people 13.90 million people 13.05 million people Italy
1720s 910,854 people 14.38 million people 13.47 million people Italy
1730s 966,784 people 14.88 million people 13.91 million people Italy
1740s 1.02 million people 15.39 million people 14.37 million people Italy
1750s 1.08 million people 15.92 million people 14.84 million people Italy
1760s 1.13 million people 16.47 million people 15.33 million people Italy
1770s 1.19 million people 17.04 million people 15.85 million people Italy
1780s 1.25 million people 17.62 million people 16.38 million people Italy
1790s 1.30 million people 18.23 million people 16.93 million people Italy
1800s 1.21 million people 19.26 million people 18.05 million people Italy
1810s 1.21 million people 19.85 million people 18.64 million people Italy
1820s 1.41 million people 20.78 million people 19.36 million people Italy
1830s 1.79 million people 22.15 million people 20.36 million people Italy
1840s 1.99 million people 23.62 million people 21.63 million people Italy
1850s 2.34 million people 25.16 million people 22.82 million people Italy
1860s 2.55 million people 26.80 million people 24.24 million people Italy
1870s 2.60 million people 28.46 million people 25.86 million people Italy
1880s 3.09 million people 30.26 million people 27.17 million people Italy
1890s 3.67 million people 32.25 million people 28.58 million people Italy
1900s 4.42 million people 34.52 million people 30.10 million people Italy
1910s 5.51 million people 36.39 million people 30.87 million people Italy
1920s 7.01 million people 38.32 million people 31.31 million people Italy
1930s 8.54 million people 41.71 million people 33.17 million people Italy
1940s 10.33 million people 44.87 million people 34.54 million people Italy
1950s 13.35 million people 47.87 million people 34.52 million people Italy
1960s 17.92 million people 51.26 million people 33.34 million people Italy
1970s 23.12 million people 54.88 million people 31.77 million people Italy
1980s 28.93 million people 56.79 million people 27.85 million people Italy
1990s 35.45 million people 57.20 million people 21.75 million people Italy
2000s 41.77 million people 58.38 million people 16.61 million people Italy
2010s 46.99 million people 60.42 million people 13.43 million people Italy
2020s 51.47 million people 59.69 million people 8.22 million people Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Colombia or Italy?
Italy, at 59.50 million people against 52.32 million people in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Colombia and Italy?
7.18 million people, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Italy?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Italy rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Colombia ranks 29th and Italy ranks 26th 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

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

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