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Lebanon vs Slovakia: The global population hockey stick

Lebanon
5.77 million people
in 2023
Slovakia
5.52 million people
in 2023
Lebanon rank
117th
Slovakia rank
120th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Lebanon
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 5.77 million people against 5.52 million people in Slovakia, a difference of 255,430 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 117th and Slovakia ranks 120th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 4 and Slovakia in 36.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Slovakia Difference Ahead
1000s 435,000 people 350,000 people 85,000 people Lebanon
1100s 459,333 people 420,000 people 39,333 people Lebanon
1200s 483,666 people 560,000 people 76,334 people Slovakia
1300s 508,000 people 840,000 people 332,000 people Slovakia
1400s 406,000 people 700,000 people 294,000 people Slovakia
1500s 435,000 people 840,000 people 405,000 people Slovakia
1600s 508,000 people 1.26 million people 752,000 people Slovakia
1700s 435,000 people 1.14 million people 706,550 people Slovakia
1710s 412,800 people 1.19 million people 775,340 people Slovakia
1720s 404,706 people 1.24 million people 831,934 people Slovakia
1730s 396,770 people 1.29 million people 890,340 people Slovakia
1740s 388,990 people 1.34 million people 950,660 people Slovakia
1750s 381,363 people 1.39 million people 1.01 million people Slovakia
1760s 373,885 people 1.45 million people 1.08 million people Slovakia
1770s 366,554 people 1.51 million people 1.14 million people Slovakia
1780s 359,367 people 1.57 million people 1.21 million people Slovakia
1790s 352,321 people 1.64 million people 1.28 million people Slovakia
1800s 306,952 people 2.14 million people 1.83 million people Slovakia
1810s 322,931 people 2.14 million people 1.82 million people Slovakia
1820s 343,089 people 2.18 million people 1.83 million people Slovakia
1830s 368,663 people 2.26 million people 1.89 million people Slovakia
1840s 396,208 people 2.34 million people 1.95 million people Slovakia
1850s 425,345 people 2.43 million people 2.01 million people Slovakia
1860s 455,975 people 2.52 million people 2.06 million people Slovakia
1870s 476,502 people 2.61 million people 2.14 million people Slovakia
1880s 483,422 people 2.71 million people 2.23 million people Slovakia
1890s 490,470 people 2.81 million people 2.32 million people Slovakia
1900s 557,671 people 2.91 million people 2.36 million people Slovakia
1910s 695,527 people 3.02 million people 2.32 million people Slovakia
1920s 837,352 people 3.13 million people 2.30 million people Slovakia
1930s 1.01 million people 3.25 million people 2.24 million people Slovakia
1940s 1.21 million people 3.38 million people 2.16 million people Slovakia
1950s 1.54 million people 3.76 million people 2.23 million people Slovakia
1960s 2.06 million people 4.33 million people 2.27 million people Slovakia
1970s 2.64 million people 4.72 million people 2.08 million people Slovakia
1980s 3.21 million people 5.13 million people 1.91 million people Slovakia
1990s 3.93 million people 5.34 million people 1.41 million people Slovakia
2000s 4.65 million people 5.38 million people 728,052 people Slovakia
2010s 5.82 million people 5.42 million people 400,026 people Lebanon
2020s 5.73 million people 5.47 million people 262,362 people Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Lebanon or Slovakia?
Lebanon, at 5.77 million people against 5.52 million people in Slovakia as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Lebanon and Slovakia?
255,430 people, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Slovakia?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Slovakia rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Lebanon ranks 117th and Slovakia ranks 120th 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.