Gibraltar vs San Marino: The global population hockey stick
Gibraltar
38,493 people
in 2023
San Marino
33,761 people
in 2023
Gibraltar rank
221st
San Marino rank
222nd
The global population hockey stick over time
- Gibraltar
- San Marino
How they compare
Gibraltar currently reports 38,493 people against 33,761 people in San Marino, a difference of 4,732 people.
That makes Gibraltar's figure about 1.1 times San Marino's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Gibraltar ahead.
Gibraltar ranks 221st and San Marino ranks 222nd of 239 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Gibraltar averaged higher in 9 and San Marino in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gibraltar | San Marino | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 9,873 people | 5,492 people | 4,381 people | Gibraltar |
| 1820s | 9,873 people | 5,518 people | 4,355 people | Gibraltar |
| 1950s | 21,740 people | 13,864 people | 7,875 people | Gibraltar |
| 1960s | 23,724 people | 16,960 people | 6,763 people | Gibraltar |
| 1970s | 27,787 people | 19,417 people | 8,370 people | Gibraltar |
| 1980s | 28,411 people | 22,410 people | 6,001 people | Gibraltar |
| 1990s | 27,333 people | 24,997 people | 2,336 people | Gibraltar |
| 2000s | 29,043 people | 28,435 people | 608.4 people | Gibraltar |
| 2010s | 33,184 people | 33,548 people | 364.2 people | San Marino |
| 2020s | 37,301 people | 34,317 people | 2,984 people | Gibraltar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Gibraltar or San Marino?
- Gibraltar, at 38,493 people against 33,761 people in San Marino as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Gibraltar and San Marino?
- 4,732 people, with Gibraltar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and San Marino?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Gibraltar and San Marino rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Gibraltar ranks 221st and San Marino ranks 222nd 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.