Congo vs Serbia: The global population hockey stick
Congo
6.18 million people
in 2023
Serbia
6.77 million people
in 2023
Congo rank
114th
Serbia rank
112th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Congo
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 6.77 million people against 6.18 million people in Congo, a difference of 590,310 people.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
Across all 224 years both countries report, Serbia has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 114th and Serbia ranks 112th of 239 countries.
Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 314,465 people | 2.15 million people | 1.83 million people | Serbia |
| 1810s | 314,566 people | 2.15 million people | 1.83 million people | Serbia |
| 1820s | 338,726 people | 2.13 million people | 1.79 million people | Serbia |
| 1830s | 396,890 people | 2.09 million people | 1.69 million people | Serbia |
| 1840s | 465,425 people | 2.04 million people | 1.58 million people | Serbia |
| 1850s | 508,125 people | 1.99 million people | 1.48 million people | Serbia |
| 1860s | 525,358 people | 1.92 million people | 1.40 million people | Serbia |
| 1870s | 565,197 people | 1.85 million people | 1.29 million people | Serbia |
| 1880s | 611,793 people | 1.92 million people | 1.30 million people | Serbia |
| 1890s | 623,787 people | 2.16 million people | 1.53 million people | Serbia |
| 1900s | 583,246 people | 2.46 million people | 1.88 million people | Serbia |
| 1910s | 539,895 people | 2.91 million people | 2.37 million people | Serbia |
| 1920s | 560,193 people | 3.56 million people | 3.00 million people | Serbia |
| 1930s | 646,175 people | 4.39 million people | 3.74 million people | Serbia |
| 1940s | 756,582 people | 5.41 million people | 4.65 million people | Serbia |
| 1950s | 927,333 people | 6.31 million people | 5.39 million people | Serbia |
| 1960s | 1.20 million people | 6.99 million people | 5.80 million people | Serbia |
| 1970s | 1.60 million people | 7.55 million people | 5.95 million people | Serbia |
| 1980s | 2.05 million people | 7.86 million people | 5.81 million people | Serbia |
| 1990s | 2.71 million people | 7.82 million people | 5.11 million people | Serbia |
| 2000s | 3.67 million people | 7.55 million people | 3.88 million people | Serbia |
| 2010s | 5.04 million people | 7.20 million people | 2.15 million people | Serbia |
| 2020s | 5.97 million people | 6.83 million people | 861,172 people | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Congo or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 6.77 million people against 6.18 million people in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Congo and Serbia?
- 590,310 people, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Serbia?
- 224 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Serbia rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Congo ranks 114th 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.