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
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) 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.