Gibraltar vs Monaco: The global population hockey stick

Gibraltar
38,493 people
in 2023
Monaco
38,979 people
in 2023
Gibraltar rank
221st
Monaco rank
219th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Gibraltar
  • Monaco
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How they compare

Monaco currently reports 38,979 people against 38,493 people in Gibraltar, a difference of 486 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Gibraltar ahead.

Gibraltar ranks 221st and Monaco ranks 219th of 239 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Gibraltar averaged higher in 5 and Monaco in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gibraltar Monaco Difference Ahead
1800s 9,873 people 7,789 people 2,084 people Gibraltar
1820s 9,873 people 7,846 people 2,027 people Gibraltar
1950s 21,740 people 20,758 people 981.7 people Gibraltar
1960s 23,724 people 22,768 people 955.9 people Gibraltar
1970s 27,787 people 25,538 people 2,249 people Gibraltar
1980s 28,411 people 28,567 people 156 people Monaco
1990s 27,333 people 31,482 people 4,149 people Monaco
2000s 29,043 people 32,254 people 3,211 people Monaco
2010s 33,184 people 36,162 people 2,978 people Monaco
2020s 37,301 people 38,638 people 1,337 people Monaco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Gibraltar or Monaco?
Monaco, at 38,979 people against 38,493 people in Gibraltar as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Gibraltar and Monaco?
486 people, with Monaco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and Monaco?
76 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
How do Gibraltar and Monaco rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Gibraltar ranks 221st and Monaco ranks 219th 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.