El Salvador vs Serbia: The global population hockey stick
El Salvador
6.31 million people
in 2023
Serbia
6.77 million people
in 2023
El Salvador rank
113th
Serbia rank
112th
The global population hockey stick over time
- El Salvador
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 6.77 million people against 6.31 million people in El Salvador, a difference of 463,570 people.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
Across all 224 years both countries report, Serbia has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 113th 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 | El Salvador | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 207,868 people | 2.15 million people | 1.94 million people | Serbia |
| 1810s | 200,834 people | 2.15 million people | 1.95 million people | Serbia |
| 1820s | 262,607 people | 2.13 million people | 1.86 million people | Serbia |
| 1830s | 299,588 people | 2.09 million people | 1.79 million people | Serbia |
| 1840s | 341,102 people | 2.04 million people | 1.70 million people | Serbia |
| 1850s | 394,842 people | 1.99 million people | 1.59 million people | Serbia |
| 1860s | 465,729 people | 1.92 million people | 1.46 million people | Serbia |
| 1870s | 568,156 people | 1.85 million people | 1.29 million people | Serbia |
| 1880s | 691,999 people | 1.92 million people | 1.22 million people | Serbia |
| 1890s | 788,322 people | 2.16 million people | 1.37 million people | Serbia |
| 1900s | 925,639 people | 2.46 million people | 1.54 million people | Serbia |
| 1910s | 1.16 million people | 2.91 million people | 1.74 million people | Serbia |
| 1920s | 1.44 million people | 3.56 million people | 2.13 million people | Serbia |
| 1930s | 1.70 million people | 4.39 million people | 2.69 million people | Serbia |
| 1940s | 1.97 million people | 5.41 million people | 3.43 million people | Serbia |
| 1950s | 2.44 million people | 6.31 million people | 3.88 million people | Serbia |
| 1960s | 3.17 million people | 6.99 million people | 3.83 million people | Serbia |
| 1970s | 4.07 million people | 7.55 million people | 3.47 million people | Serbia |
| 1980s | 4.87 million people | 7.86 million people | 2.99 million people | Serbia |
| 1990s | 5.71 million people | 7.82 million people | 2.11 million people | Serbia |
| 2000s | 6.00 million people | 7.55 million people | 1.55 million people | Serbia |
| 2010s | 6.16 million people | 7.20 million people | 1.03 million people | Serbia |
| 2020s | 6.27 million people | 6.83 million people | 556,812 people | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, El Salvador or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 6.77 million people against 6.31 million people in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between El Salvador and Serbia?
- 463,570 people, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Serbia?
- 224 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Serbia rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- El Salvador ranks 113th 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.