Republic of Korea vs Myanmar: The global population hockey stick

Republic of Korea
51.75 million people
in 2023
Myanmar
54.13 million people
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
30th
Myanmar rank
28th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Myanmar
020.0M40.0M60.0M100015112023

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 54.13 million people against 51.75 million people in Republic of Korea, a difference of 2.39 million people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Myanmar ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 30th and Myanmar ranks 28th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 24 and Myanmar in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Myanmar Difference Ahead
1000s 1.60 million people 2.00 million people 400,000 people Myanmar
1100s 1.92 million people 2.50 million people 580,000 people Myanmar
1200s 2.56 million people 3.00 million people 440,000 people Myanmar
1300s 1.92 million people 2.90 million people 980,000 people Myanmar
1400s 2.24 million people 3.45 million people 1.21 million people Myanmar
1500s 2.56 million people 4.00 million people 1.44 million people Myanmar
1600s 3.20 million people 4.50 million people 1.30 million people Myanmar
1700s 4.00 million people 5.00 million people 1.00 million people Myanmar
1710s 4.40 million people 5.10 million people 701,530 people Myanmar
1720s 4.71 million people 5.20 million people 487,360 people Myanmar
1730s 5.05 million people 5.30 million people 250,740 people Myanmar
1740s 5.41 million people 5.40 million people 9,920 people Republic of Korea
1750s 5.80 million people 5.50 million people 296,340 people Republic of Korea
1760s 6.21 million people 5.60 million people 610,370 people Republic of Korea
1770s 6.65 million people 5.70 million people 953,970 people Republic of Korea
1780s 7.13 million people 5.80 million people 1.33 million people Republic of Korea
1790s 7.64 million people 5.90 million people 1.74 million people Republic of Korea
1800s 9.39 million people 5.33 million people 4.06 million people Republic of Korea
1810s 9.40 million people 4.08 million people 5.31 million people Republic of Korea
1820s 9.42 million people 3.58 million people 5.84 million people Republic of Korea
1830s 9.47 million people 3.71 million people 5.76 million people Republic of Korea
1840s 9.52 million people 3.85 million people 5.67 million people Republic of Korea
1850s 9.57 million people 3.98 million people 5.60 million people Republic of Korea
1860s 9.63 million people 4.07 million people 5.56 million people Republic of Korea
1870s 9.67 million people 3.88 million people 5.79 million people Republic of Korea
1880s 9.67 million people 5.01 million people 4.67 million people Republic of Korea
1890s 9.68 million people 8.09 million people 1.58 million people Republic of Korea
1900s 9.75 million people 10.13 million people 380,838 people Myanmar
1910s 10.55 million people 11.37 million people 820,601 people Myanmar
1920s 12.35 million people 12.49 million people 140,220 people Myanmar
1930s 14.23 million people 14.04 million people 189,170 people Republic of Korea
1940s 17.36 million people 16.25 million people 1.10 million people Republic of Korea
1950s 22.05 million people 19.41 million people 2.63 million people Republic of Korea
1960s 29.00 million people 24.07 million people 4.93 million people Republic of Korea
1970s 35.37 million people 29.89 million people 5.48 million people Republic of Korea
1980s 40.84 million people 36.24 million people 4.61 million people Republic of Korea
1990s 45.29 million people 42.32 million people 2.96 million people Republic of Korea
2000s 47.73 million people 47.14 million people 582,960 people Republic of Korea
2010s 50.53 million people 50.86 million people 333,510 people Myanmar
2020s 51.81 million people 53.57 million people 1.76 million people Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Republic of Korea or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 54.13 million people against 51.75 million people in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Republic of Korea and Myanmar?
2.39 million people, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Myanmar?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and Myanmar rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Republic of Korea ranks 30th and Myanmar ranks 28th 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.