Colombia vs Republic of Korea: The global population hockey stick
Colombia
52.32 million people
in 2023
Republic of Korea
51.75 million people
in 2023
Colombia rank
29th
Republic of Korea rank
30th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Colombia
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 52.32 million people against 51.75 million people in Republic of Korea, a difference of 572,500 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 29th and Republic of Korea ranks 30th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Republic of Korea in 34.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.40 million people | 1.60 million people | 796,980 people | Colombia |
| 1100s | 2.72 million people | 1.92 million people | 796,580 people | Colombia |
| 1200s | 3.04 million people | 2.56 million people | 476,180 people | Colombia |
| 1300s | 3.36 million people | 1.92 million people | 1.44 million people | Colombia |
| 1400s | 3.68 million people | 2.24 million people | 1.44 million people | Colombia |
| 1500s | 3.99 million people | 2.56 million people | 1.43 million people | Colombia |
| 1600s | 1.26 million people | 3.20 million people | 1.94 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1700s | 798,995 people | 4.00 million people | 3.20 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1710s | 854,924 people | 4.40 million people | 3.54 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1720s | 910,854 people | 4.71 million people | 3.80 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1730s | 966,784 people | 5.05 million people | 4.08 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1740s | 1.02 million people | 5.41 million people | 4.39 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1750s | 1.08 million people | 5.80 million people | 4.72 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1760s | 1.13 million people | 6.21 million people | 5.08 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1770s | 1.19 million people | 6.65 million people | 5.46 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1780s | 1.25 million people | 7.13 million people | 5.88 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1790s | 1.30 million people | 7.64 million people | 6.34 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1800s | 1.21 million people | 9.39 million people | 8.19 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1810s | 1.21 million people | 9.40 million people | 8.19 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1820s | 1.41 million people | 9.42 million people | 8.00 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1830s | 1.79 million people | 9.47 million people | 7.68 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1840s | 1.99 million people | 9.52 million people | 7.53 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1850s | 2.34 million people | 9.57 million people | 7.23 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1860s | 2.55 million people | 9.63 million people | 7.08 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1870s | 2.60 million people | 9.67 million people | 7.07 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1880s | 3.09 million people | 9.67 million people | 6.59 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1890s | 3.67 million people | 9.68 million people | 6.01 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1900s | 4.42 million people | 9.75 million people | 5.33 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1910s | 5.51 million people | 10.55 million people | 5.04 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1920s | 7.01 million people | 12.35 million people | 5.33 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1930s | 8.54 million people | 14.23 million people | 5.69 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1940s | 10.33 million people | 17.36 million people | 7.03 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1950s | 13.35 million people | 22.05 million people | 8.69 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1960s | 17.92 million people | 29.00 million people | 11.08 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 23.12 million people | 35.37 million people | 12.26 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 28.93 million people | 40.84 million people | 11.91 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 35.45 million people | 45.29 million people | 9.84 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 41.77 million people | 47.73 million people | 5.96 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 46.99 million people | 50.53 million people | 3.53 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 51.47 million people | 51.81 million people | 340,200 people | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Colombia or Republic of Korea?
- Colombia, at 52.32 million people against 51.75 million people in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Colombia and Republic of Korea?
- 572,500 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Republic of Korea?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Republic of Korea rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Colombia ranks 29th and Republic of Korea ranks 30th 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.