Congo vs Singapore: The global population hockey stick

Congo
6.18 million people
in 2023
Singapore
5.79 million people
in 2023
Congo rank
114th
Singapore rank
116th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Congo
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 6.18 million people against 5.79 million people in Singapore, a difference of 393,800 people.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 114th and Singapore ranks 116th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 32 and Singapore in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Singapore Difference Ahead
1000s 134,803 people 78 people 134,725 people Congo
1100s 154,061 people 118 people 153,943 people Congo
1200s 176,069 people 177 people 175,892 people Congo
1300s 201,222 people 265 people 200,957 people Congo
1400s 229,968 people 398 people 229,570 people Congo
1500s 262,821 people 597 people 262,224 people Congo
1600s 300,367 people 896 people 299,471 people Congo
1700s 343,277 people 1,345 people 341,932 people Congo
1710s 345,002 people 1,740 people 343,262 people Congo
1720s 348,194 people 2,252 people 345,942 people Congo
1730s 351,556 people 2,915 people 348,641 people Congo
1740s 355,107 people 3,772 people 351,335 people Congo
1750s 358,867 people 4,882 people 353,985 people Congo
1760s 362,858 people 6,318 people 356,540 people Congo
1770s 367,109 people 8,176 people 358,933 people Congo
1780s 371,651 people 10,581 people 361,070 people Congo
1790s 376,524 people 13,693 people 362,831 people Congo
1800s 314,465 people 30,000 people 284,465 people Congo
1810s 314,566 people 30,013 people 284,554 people Congo
1820s 338,726 people 33,066 people 305,659 people Congo
1830s 396,890 people 40,654 people 356,237 people Congo
1840s 465,425 people 50,055 people 415,369 people Congo
1850s 508,125 people 61,363 people 446,762 people Congo
1860s 525,358 people 74,877 people 450,480 people Congo
1870s 565,197 people 96,297 people 468,900 people Congo
1880s 611,793 people 131,029 people 480,764 people Congo
1890s 623,787 people 178,602 people 445,185 people Congo
1900s 583,246 people 254,774 people 328,472 people Congo
1910s 539,895 people 343,343 people 196,551 people Congo
1920s 560,193 people 464,790 people 95,403 people Congo
1930s 646,175 people 644,850 people 1,325 people Congo
1940s 756,582 people 844,742 people 88,160 people Singapore
1950s 927,333 people 1.29 million people 362,692 people Singapore
1960s 1.20 million people 1.84 million people 644,760 people Singapore
1970s 1.60 million people 2.25 million people 648,957 people Singapore
1980s 2.05 million people 2.71 million people 656,899 people Singapore
1990s 2.71 million people 3.50 million people 793,425 people Singapore
2000s 3.67 million people 4.37 million people 696,163 people Singapore
2010s 5.04 million people 5.44 million people 399,099 people Singapore
2020s 5.97 million people 5.65 million people 314,388 people Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Congo or Singapore?
Congo, at 6.18 million people against 5.79 million people in Singapore as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Congo and Singapore?
393,800 people, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Singapore?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Congo and Singapore rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Congo ranks 114th and Singapore ranks 116th 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.