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Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Syrian Arab Republic: The global population hockey stick

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
26.42 million people
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
23.59 million people
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
56th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
59th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 26.42 million people against 23.59 million people in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 2.82 million people.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 56th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 59th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 37 and Syrian Arab Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1000s 900,000 people 1.06 million people 165,000 people Syrian Arab Republic
1100s 1.08 million people 1.12 million people 44,330 people Syrian Arab Republic
1200s 1.44 million people 1.18 million people 256,330 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1300s 1.08 million people 1.24 million people 163,000 people Syrian Arab Republic
1400s 1.26 million people 994,000 people 266,000 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1500s 1.44 million people 1.06 million people 375,000 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1600s 1.80 million people 1.24 million people 557,000 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1700s 2.25 million people 1.25 million people 1.00 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1710s 2.47 million people 1.26 million people 1.21 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1720s 2.60 million people 1.26 million people 1.34 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1730s 2.74 million people 1.27 million people 1.47 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1740s 2.88 million people 1.28 million people 1.60 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1750s 3.03 million people 1.29 million people 1.75 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1760s 3.19 million people 1.29 million people 1.90 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1770s 3.36 million people 1.30 million people 2.06 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1780s 3.54 million people 1.31 million people 2.23 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1790s 3.73 million people 1.32 million people 2.41 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1800s 4.34 million people 1.27 million people 3.08 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1810s 4.35 million people 1.31 million people 3.03 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1820s 4.36 million people 1.36 million people 3.00 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1830s 4.39 million people 1.40 million people 2.99 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1840s 4.43 million people 1.45 million people 2.97 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1850s 4.51 million people 1.50 million people 3.01 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1860s 4.66 million people 1.56 million people 3.11 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1870s 4.85 million people 1.61 million people 3.24 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1880s 5.07 million people 1.67 million people 3.41 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1890s 5.30 million people 1.73 million people 3.58 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1900s 5.54 million people 1.87 million people 3.67 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1910s 6.19 million people 2.14 million people 4.05 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1920s 7.33 million people 2.46 million people 4.87 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1930s 8.65 million people 2.83 million people 5.81 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1940s 10.20 million people 3.26 million people 6.94 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1950s 10.68 million people 4.03 million people 6.66 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1960s 13.13 million people 5.38 million people 7.75 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s 16.72 million people 7.47 million people 9.25 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 19.49 million people 10.49 million people 9.00 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 22.42 million people 14.41 million people 8.02 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 24.30 million people 19.03 million people 5.26 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 25.51 million people 20.78 million people 4.73 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 26.28 million people 22.18 million people 4.10 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Syrian Arab Republic?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 26.42 million people against 23.59 million people in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Syrian Arab Republic?
2.82 million people, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Syrian Arab Republic?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 56th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 59th 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.