Denmark vs Serbia: The global population hockey stick
Denmark
5.95 million people
in 2023
Serbia
6.77 million people
in 2023
Denmark rank
115th
Serbia rank
112th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Denmark
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 6.77 million people against 5.95 million people in Denmark, a difference of 825,070 people.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 224 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Serbia ahead.
Denmark ranks 115th and Serbia ranks 112th of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Serbia in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 1.03 million people | 2.15 million people | 1.11 million people | Serbia |
| 1810s | 1.11 million people | 2.15 million people | 1.04 million people | Serbia |
| 1820s | 1.21 million people | 2.13 million people | 920,044 people | Serbia |
| 1830s | 1.31 million people | 2.09 million people | 775,060 people | Serbia |
| 1840s | 1.42 million people | 2.04 million people | 623,183 people | Serbia |
| 1850s | 1.59 million people | 1.99 million people | 403,230 people | Serbia |
| 1860s | 1.78 million people | 1.92 million people | 139,783 people | Serbia |
| 1870s | 1.97 million people | 1.85 million people | 119,407 people | Denmark |
| 1880s | 2.18 million people | 1.92 million people | 260,297 people | Denmark |
| 1890s | 2.41 million people | 2.16 million people | 256,946 people | Denmark |
| 1900s | 2.71 million people | 2.46 million people | 242,019 people | Denmark |
| 1910s | 3.04 million people | 2.91 million people | 139,617 people | Denmark |
| 1920s | 3.38 million people | 3.56 million people | 183,745 people | Serbia |
| 1930s | 3.68 million people | 4.39 million people | 713,628 people | Serbia |
| 1940s | 4.03 million people | 5.41 million people | 1.37 million people | Serbia |
| 1950s | 4.41 million people | 6.31 million people | 1.90 million people | Serbia |
| 1960s | 4.74 million people | 6.99 million people | 2.26 million people | Serbia |
| 1970s | 5.04 million people | 7.55 million people | 2.51 million people | Serbia |
| 1980s | 5.12 million people | 7.86 million people | 2.74 million people | Serbia |
| 1990s | 5.23 million people | 7.82 million people | 2.59 million people | Serbia |
| 2000s | 5.42 million people | 7.55 million people | 2.13 million people | Serbia |
| 2010s | 5.68 million people | 7.20 million people | 1.52 million people | Serbia |
| 2020s | 5.88 million people | 6.83 million people | 942,082 people | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Denmark or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 6.77 million people against 5.95 million people in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Denmark and Serbia?
- 825,070 people, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Serbia?
- 224 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Serbia rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Denmark ranks 115th 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.