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
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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) – 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.