Denmark vs Singapore: The global population hockey stick

Denmark
5.95 million people
in 2023
Singapore
5.79 million people
in 2023
Denmark rank
115th
Singapore rank
116th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Denmark
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 5.95 million people against 5.79 million people in Singapore, a difference of 159,040 people.

Across all 241 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 115th and Singapore ranks 116th of 239 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Singapore Difference Ahead
1000s 400,000 people 78 people 399,922 people Denmark
1100s 466,963 people 118 people 466,845 people Denmark
1200s 535,422 people 177 people 535,245 people Denmark
1300s 600,000 people 265 people 599,735 people Denmark
1400s 400,000 people 398 people 399,602 people Denmark
1500s 600,000 people 597 people 599,403 people Denmark
1600s 700,000 people 896 people 699,104 people Denmark
1700s 800,000 people 1,345 people 798,655 people Denmark
1710s 815,422 people 1,740 people 813,682 people Denmark
1720s 831,743 people 2,252 people 829,491 people Denmark
1730s 848,860 people 2,915 people 845,945 people Denmark
1740s 866,863 people 3,772 people 863,091 people Denmark
1750s 885,854 people 4,882 people 880,972 people Denmark
1760s 920,000 people 6,318 people 913,682 people Denmark
1770s 940,000 people 8,176 people 931,824 people Denmark
1780s 960,000 people 10,581 people 949,419 people Denmark
1790s 980,000 people 13,693 people 966,307 people Denmark
1800s 1.03 million people 30,000 people 1.00 million people Denmark
1810s 1.11 million people 30,013 people 1.08 million people Denmark
1820s 1.21 million people 33,066 people 1.17 million people Denmark
1830s 1.31 million people 40,654 people 1.27 million people Denmark
1840s 1.42 million people 50,055 people 1.37 million people Denmark
1850s 1.59 million people 61,363 people 1.52 million people Denmark
1860s 1.78 million people 74,877 people 1.71 million people Denmark
1870s 1.97 million people 96,297 people 1.88 million people Denmark
1880s 2.18 million people 131,029 people 2.05 million people Denmark
1890s 2.41 million people 178,602 people 2.24 million people Denmark
1900s 2.71 million people 254,774 people 2.45 million people Denmark
1910s 3.04 million people 343,343 people 2.70 million people Denmark
1920s 3.38 million people 464,790 people 2.91 million people Denmark
1930s 3.68 million people 644,850 people 3.03 million people Denmark
1940s 4.03 million people 844,742 people 3.19 million people Denmark
1950s 4.41 million people 1.29 million people 3.12 million people Denmark
1960s 4.74 million people 1.84 million people 2.90 million people Denmark
1970s 5.04 million people 2.25 million people 2.79 million people Denmark
1980s 5.12 million people 2.71 million people 2.42 million people Denmark
1990s 5.23 million people 3.50 million people 1.73 million people Denmark
2000s 5.42 million people 4.37 million people 1.05 million people Denmark
2010s 5.68 million people 5.44 million people 234,786 people Denmark
2020s 5.88 million people 5.65 million people 233,478 people Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Denmark or Singapore?
Denmark, at 5.95 million people against 5.79 million people in Singapore as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Denmark and Singapore?
159,040 people, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Singapore?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Singapore rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Denmark ranks 115th 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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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
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.